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Simple Present Tenseense
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Practise What You Know!actise What You Know!
Rewrite the given sentences in simple present tense.
O Tom and Jerry fought on the road.
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O Mohan returned from the office.
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O The burglar ran away.
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O The doctor gave us medicine.
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O Jasmine got me a bunch of roses.
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Let’s Learn Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense refers to the present time. It shows a regular action in the
present.
Read the following sentences.
The boys play football.
O
Veena writes a letter.
O
Both the above sentences are in the simple present tense.
Formation of Simple Present Tense
We use the root form of a verb with the first person (I, we), second person (you), third
person plural and all plural subjects (they, boys, girls, men, women, brothers, etc.) in
the simple present tense.
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