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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. For example:

She does not like trekking in the rain.
O
They do not play after 8 p.m.
O
The interrogative (yes/no question) in simple present is formed by beginning the question
with do/does + subject + main verb. For example:

Do they stop at the school now?
O
Does she live here?
O
The wh-question in simple present is formed with a wh-word + do or do not + subject +
main verb. Words commonly used to form wh-questions are what, where, when, why,
who, how, how many and how much. For example:

Why does he buy extra food?
O
Where do they come from?
O

Practice Time 1

Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs from those given in brackets.

1. People _______________ according to their religions. (worship/worships/worshipping)
2. She _______________ her mother with the daily chores. (help/helped/helps)

3. Every day, the woman ____________ at the temple steps. (sitting/will sit/sits)

4. I _______________ my brother who is a cardiologist. (admire/admires/admired)

5. Even the juniors _______________ a good salary after the training. (earned/earn/earning)
6. He usually _______________ coffee in the morning. (drank/drink/drinks)

7. She _______________ with us. (not work/does not work/do not work)

8. He _______________ to church every Sunday. (goes/go/going)

Let’s Learn Simple Past Tense Simple Tenses

We use the simple past tense to describe an action that happened in the past. In simple

past tense, the verb does not change with the subject. The simple past is usually formed by
adding -d, -ed or -ied to the main form of a verb. However, irregular verbs take on different
forms in the past tense. For example:

I played in the park. (I am not playing now.)
O
The Mughals attacked India in the 16th century. (The attack happened and stopped.)
O
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