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10 10 Simple Tenses
Warm-up
Write two sentence in each mentioned category.
Simple present
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
Simple past
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
Simple future
1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
Simple Tenses
The tense that tells us about the time of an event or action, as present, past or future is called the
simple tense.
Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense is used:
¾ to state universal truths.
Read the sentence given below.
• The sun rises in the east.
¾ to show habitual actions.
Read the sentence given below.
• He runs every morning in the park.
¾ to refer to actions that take place in the present.
Read the sentence given below.
• They play football.
¾ to show a future event that is already planned.
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