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10 10 Simple Tenses

Warm-up

Study the pictures given below and describe the action in (a) simple past tense
(b) simple present tense and (c) simple future tense.

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b. _______________________________________________

c. _______________________________________________

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b. _______________________________________________

c. _______________________________________________

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b. _______________________________________________

c. _______________________________________________

Simple Present Tense

We use the simple present tense to describe an action happening right now or to talk about a
habitual action or occurrence.

l Red stands for danger. l The temple bells ring in the evening.
 When the subject is singular, the verb takes an -s/es/ies.

He runs. She finishes her work. He cries a lot.
 When the subject is plural, the verb does not take an -s/es/ies.

We run. Sheela and I eat. They stand.

Formation of Sentences in Simple Present Tense
The negative in simple present is formed by using the auxiliary verbs do not or does not + main verb.

l She does not like trekking in the rain. l They do not play after 8 p.m.

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