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8 8 8 Verbs – Present Tenseerbs – Present Tenseerbs – Present Tense

Verbs that refer to the present time are said to be in the present tense.

Imagine this is your usual routine. Fill in suitable expressions and verbs.

I ________________ up at ________. I ________________ my teeth. Then I
________________ a bath. Before I go to school, I ________________ my
parents. I ________________ to school by bus. After reaching school, I

________ the morning assembly for prayers. I ________________ my
homework, so I ________ it to my teacher. I ________________ part in class

discussions. I ________________ lunch at school. Our classes ________ at
________ pm. Then I ________________ straight home.

Forms of Simple Present Tense.
Question

I, we speak. Do I, we speak?
you do not speak. you
they don’t speak. they

he speaks. Does he speak?
she does not speak. she

it doesn’t speak. it

G Uses of Simple Present Tense.
It is used —

· to talk about things in general. It means not about something happening now,
but about something happening all the time.

· to express natural qualities / processes and professional activities.

· to express scientific facts or permanent truths.

· in proverbs, which have the force of permanent truths.

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