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Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense is used to show an action carried out in the present time. Examples: I walk to school. He walks to school.
The simple present tense is used to show a regular or habitual action. It is usually used with adverbs like often, everyday, sometimes and always. Examples: I Tony sometimes goes to go the to the library library. everyday.
We also use the simple present tense to show a general truth. Examples: The Most sun children rises in like the east. chocolate.
For the third person singular (he, she, it), the verbs take a change in form by: a) adding s to the verb. Examples: I eat She eats You b) We They c) I We d) You changing cry adding go do a verb ending in adding study es wish watch es to verbs to verbs ending He with She He ending She It y She to in sh or studies ch. wishes watches o. goes does ies. cries
Examples:
Examples:
Examples:
try
He
tries
The negative form of the simple present tense is made by adding: a) do not before the basic form of the verb (plural case). Examples: You They b) She It does not does does do do before the not not not basic form of in eat like play the verb the swimming. badminton. (singular case).
Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. to her. 5. Most birds can (flies, fly) but some (does, do) not. Everyone _______________ (like) him. Iron _______________ (conduct) electricity but wood The gardener _______________ (trim) the hedge and The fishermen sometimes _______________ (catch) a lot of fish. I _______________ (to be) a student of that school. He _______________ (represent) our school in the debate He _______________ (appear) frequently on television. The students _______________ (clean) their classroom every Grandmother _______________ (walk) at the park every evening. Cows ________________ (eat) grass. Our basketball practice (is, are) usually held at 5.00 p.m. Babies usually (cry, cries) when they (is, are) hungry. Maimunah (cut, cuts) her hair whenever it (grow, grows) long. She seldom (visited, visits) her aunt even though she stays quite near
competition.
morning.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Ali does not (likes, like) anyone touching his things. Do not (read, reads) others letter without permission. My mother does not (cook, cooks) on Sunday. Can you (understand, understands) English? The movie (start, starts) at 6.30 p.m. and (ends, end) at 9.30 p.m.