Expressing an action in the present time is known as the Present Tense.
e.g., Raju writes a letter. I study in the morning hours.
The Present Tense is the tense used to express:
an action at the present
a state of being or doing [eternal truths, or habitual actions];
an occurrence in the (very) near future; or
an action that occurred in the past and continues up to the present.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE :
e.g., John (work) in a restaurant. John works in a restaurant.
1. Children___________ (make) a lot of noise.
2. Sarala_________ (like) music very much.
3. I _______(brush) my teeth twice a day.
4. She__________ (do) her homework regularly.
5. Kamala _____ (drink) milk for breakfast.
6. They _________(get up ) at 7.00 in the morning.
7. My father __________(arrive) home at 7.00 p.m.
8. Saina and Mary _______(go) to bed at 9.00p.m.
9. This train _________(stop) at Chennai.
10. We _______(play) football all the while.
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER :
1. Susheela /I like walking in fl1e rain.
2 Nlohan / I usually comes home at 4 00 pm
3. Malar / Suba and Veena always cleans her room.
4. Amudha / You get up early.
5. I / Priya brushes her teeth every night .
SIMPLE PAST TENSE:
The Simple Past Tense is used for past actions that happened either at a specific time, which can either be given by a time phrase (yesterday, last year, etc.) or understood from the context.
Example: I liked the film, She ate the fruit, They played football
Fill in the blanks with the past tense form of the verb given in brackets:
1 . The teacher ____ (give) instructions.
2. Sheena ______ (post) the letter.
3. The train __________ (arrive) late. I
4. The vendor _____ (sell) a kilo of brinjals.
5. I ______(forget) my book.
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