Simple present tense Notes-4

Time

Present : Today

Past : Last week, Last year, yesterday

Future : Next week, Next year, Tomorrow

Present simple tense

Persons

Examples:

1. Jaya sings very well.

2. She goes to music club every day.

3. The Sun rises in the east.

4. I like pizza.

5. Mr. Sharma arrives at the office at 9 o'clock.

6. He works on a computer.

7. The dog barks at strangers.

Examples:

More examples

1. She catches the ball.

2. Ravina goes to school.

3. She studies in grade 5.

4. My mom teaches me.

5. My sister takes a cup of tea every morning.

We use the Present Simple form of the verb in the following situations:

1. Universal truth or facts:

Examples :

The moon goes round the earth.

The Sun sets n the west. When The Sun sets, birds go to their home.

2. Repeated or regular actions in the present time period:

Examples:

The class starts at nine o'clock every day.

The trains for Mumbai leave every hour.

3. Habitual actions.

We often use adverbs like daily, usually, always, often, never, frequently etc.

Examples:

I usually take my lunch in school.  

Samira always plays Soccer in field.

Ravi goes to school daily.

4. The things which are always/generally true in the present time period:

Examples:

I live in a very big house in Delhi.    

It rains a lot in the southern part of India.

Many people go to Kashmir every year.

Read this information about Siya.

Siya is a professional singer.

She sings very well.

She enjoys her work.

She works very hard and earns a lot of money.

She lives in a big house.

She lives a very healthy life.

She goes to bed early and gets up early.

She carries her lunch box to her work place.

She chooses nice songs to sing.

Every week she goes to a small school. There she teaches poor children.

Practice exercises

1. The river _____ through Rishikesh.

2. Ravi _____ to eat potato chips.

3. My mother _____ in an office.

4. That student _____ late every morning.

5. Doctors & engineers _____ (get) high salaries.

6. My grandmother _____ (tell) a story every night.  

7. My parents _____ (go) on holiday to hills every summer.

8. It _____ (rain) a lot in Kerela.

9. Children _____ (learn) foreign languages easily.

10. Mr. Verma is a teacher. He _____ (teach) Maths.

11. Shreya is a singer. She _____ (sing) pop songs.

12. Rahul is a student. He _____ (study) law.

13. Sunil is an Interior designer. He _____ (design) houses.

Answers:

1. b

2. b

3. b

4. b

5. get

6. tells

7. go

8. rains

9. learn

10. teaches

11. sings

12. studies

13. designs