SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE What are Wai Mei and Ann talking about? They are talking of a fact about ducks. What tense is used for such sentences? The Simple Present tense is used. We use the Simple Present tense to show a truth or a | fact. He drinks coffee every morning. They often play football. ‘The verbs ‘drinks’ and ‘play’ are also used in the Simple Present tense. What do these verbs show? They show actions which are done regularly or habitually. 56 Powered by (3 CamScannerSIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Words like ‘every day’, ‘always’, ‘often’, ‘sometimes’, ‘usually’, etc, are often used in such sentences. We also use the Simple Present tense for actions that are done regularly or habitually. EXERCISE 61 — SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE in the blanks with the Simple Present tense of the verbs in brackets. Use ‘is’ or ‘are’ for (be). e.g. Mary sometimes +. (visit) her aunt. Mary sometimes visits her aunt. 1. My brother . 2. Siew Ying (play) badminton every evening. sleep) early every night. 3. We usually (get) up at six o’clock. 4, My teacher often .. (tell) us stories. 5. Those boys always .. (write) neatly. 6. She (buy) a new dress once a month. 7. They sometimes ... (fish) in the river. 8. The earth . (be) round. 9. A butcher sell) meat. 10, The sun rise) in the east; it .......... (set) in the west. 11. My aunt ......... (be) a nurse. She .......... (work) in that hospital. 12, 1 (go) to school by bus. The bus .......... (leave) the station at seven. EXERCISE 62 — SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present tense of the verbs in brackets. My father My father does Powered by (3 CamScannerSIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 10. 11. 12. Every day 1.......... (leave) the house at seven and .. (return) at five in the evening. She usually .......... (keep) quiet and .......... (do) her work. It often .......... (rain) at this time of the year. Sometimes our village (get) flooded. My sister (have) a fever. She.......... (be) often ill. He seldom +. (tell) lies. He ... (be) quite honest. How you .......... (like) your new dress? I......... (not like) it at all. I know Mary. She .... (speak) well. +. (be) friendly and she You mustn’t .......... (eat) and .......... (talk) at the same time. This diamond is real. It . . (shine) and . (glitter). Please .... (help) me to find my pen. It ... . (have) a gold cap. He .......... (not live) here. He .... hut by the river. ... (live) in that little EXERCISE 63 — SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Fil the blanks with the Simple Present or Present Continuous tense of the verbs in brackets. eg. We always.......... (go) to the market. We .......... (go) AOA eye 2 there now. We always go to the market. We are going there now. Look at the moon. It ... I cannot go out because it a Please listen. 1.......... (talk) to you. (go) to the library once a week. .. (rain) during the monsoon season. Mr Wong . (not read) the newspaper now. Wai Mei (visit) her aunt once a year. She usually sssseses (GO) there during the holidays. He usually .......... (speak) English but now he .. (speak) French. It usually 58 Powered by (3 CamScannerSIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 9. you .... (know) that man who .. (talk) with her? 10. He seldom ... (work) hard, but he (work) now. 11. Mary ... (wait) for the train. She often wee (gO) to Singapore by train. 12. Look at Kim Seng. He.......... (run) to catch the bus because it .......... (move) away. EXERCISE 64 — SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Fill in the blanks with the Simpie Present or Present Continuous tense of the verbs in brackets. eg. Lusually .......... (go) home at five, but this evening I sees (Work) late. I usually go home at five, but this evening Iam working late. I ......s++ (like) bananas. I. Mother usually ....... sssssssees (COOK) NOW. Listen! Who The wind .. - . (eat) one now. . (cook) in the mornings. She ne (shout) over there? blow) now, and I. Hurry up! They (wait) for you. + not . (look) now. He... (be) the time, please?” ssseee (De) seven by my watch.” That shop .......... (open) at eight in the morning and (close) at nine every night. 9. Look at the postman. He .. .. (stand) at the gate. .. (be) cold. RoE (walk) away. 2 The dog ... (bark) at him. 10. Look! ‘There «++ (be) a fire. The fire-engine .......... (come). 11. We... . (know) that hawker. He .. .. (sell) mangoes every day. 12. Bats usually . ... (sleep) during the day; they . (go) looking for food at night. 59 Powered by (3 CamScanner