Present Indefinite Tense - No 1

Simple Present Tense

1️⃣ Definition

The Simple Present Tense is used to describe an action that happens regularly, always, or is generally true.

It shows habits, daily routines, facts, and permanent situations.

📌 Simple idea:
Something happens regularly or is always true.

Example:
• I read a book every day.

2️⃣ Structure

Subject + {base verb} (s/es \  with he, she, it})

Helping rule:

• Add s/es with he, she, it
• Do not add s/es with I, you, we, they

Example structure:

• She plays
• They watch

3️⃣ Five Examples

1. I study every day.
2. She cooks dinner at home.
3. They play football in the ground.
4. We watch TV at night.
5. He sleeps early.

4️⃣ Use Cases (When we use Simple Present)

a) Daily routine or habit

• I wake up at 6 am.

b) General truth or fact

• The sun rises in the east.

c) Permanent situation

• She lives in Lahore.

d) Repeated action

• He goes to school every day.

5️⃣ Common Mistakes

❌ He play football.
✔ He plays football.

❌ She go to school.
✔ She goes to school.

❌ They plays cricket.
✔ They play cricket.

❌ I studies English.
✔ I study English.

Tip:
Use s/es only with he, she, it.

6️⃣ Exercise Questions

Choose the correct option:

1. She ___ a book every day.
   A) read
   B) reads
   C) reading
   D) is read
2. They ___ cricket on Sunday.
   A) plays
   B) play
   C) playing
   D) played
3. He ___ to school daily.
   A) go
   B) goes
   C) going
   D) gone
4. We ___ TV at night.
   A) watches
   B) watch
   C) watching
   D) watched
5. I ___ English grammar.
   A) studies
   B) study
   C) studying
   D) studied

 

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Use the Correct form of the Verb

Instructions: Complete each sentencse with singular or plural verb.

1. The baby Selectwantswant to bite the fresh bread (wants/want).
2. All the children always the sweet dishes with relish. (eat/eats)
3. Children to play computer games. (want/wants)
4. John and Mike like the boat in the river.(row/rows/rowing)
5. The child six hours daily. (sleep/sleeps)
6. She does not in this college.(teach/teaches)
7. Money the mare go. (make)
8. If we the hall early, we can have the seats. (reach/reaches)
9. She does not her aunt. (love/loves)
10. She daily here to sell goods. (come/comes)
11. The workers do not any job today . (have/has)
12. It usually here in July-August.(rain/rains)
13. None of us to play this game.(like/liking)
14. We in New York. (live)
15. If she hard, she can pass the exam.(work)
16. The sun in the East every day. (rise)
17. She the exams easily. (pass/passes/can pass)
18. If he to college daily, he will learn much. (go)
19. Do they to school daily? (go)
20. Does he some more money? (/has/have)
21. The plants if we do not water them. (die)
22. He the way to post office. (know/knows)
23. She none of us. (hurt)
24. They home early. (reach)
25. He carefully. (drive)
26. Two and two four. (make)
27. When he his past, he becomes sad . (recall)
28. She does not her work early. (finish)
29. Does he not a lie? (tell/tells)
30. She to work daily. (go/goes)
31. He well. (study)
32. They do not grocery. (sell/sells)
33. Children enjoy football in the street. (play)
34. They can the exam every month. (take)
35. If he the money, he will give to me. (have/has)
36. Do they for their friends? (wait)
37. Children usually eating chololates. (like)
38. The guests many gifts for me every birthday. (bring)
39. He usually a bus to his work.(take/takes/taking)
40. The dogs always the whole night. (bark/barks)
41. She does not the report daily. (submit)
42. Do the children all the chocolates? (eat)
43. Does Sara the letters daily? (write)
44. He usually computer softwares . (use)
45. She does not her clothes herself. (wash)
46. My neighbour a new car every year. (buy)
47. She very good novels.(write)
48. You do not to me silently. (hear/hears)
49. They crops and children. (raise)
50. My hen an egg daily.(lay/laying)
51. He TV since morning. (watch)
52. Heavy weight box at once. (fall)
53. She all the sums correctly. (solve)
54. They a new story every day. (print)
55. Do they a movie daily? (watch)
56. He does not his fee regularly. (pay/pays)
57. Do you any money to buy this mobile? (have)
58. It here every day. (rain)
59. Why do you so bitterly? (weep)
60. John and Mike enjoy the boats in the river. (row)
61. What do you want in future? (study/studies)
62. Why does he his uncle? (dislike)
63. Where does your friend in the city? (live/lives)
64. She a song well. (sings/sing)
65. Our teacher us write a paragraph. (makes/make)
66. She her clothes daily. (washes/wash)