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Understanding tenses simple present tense
- 1. Understanding Tenses-I By – DrMaya Mainkar Department of English Baburaoji Gholap college Sangvi Pune-27
- 2. Present tense Definition- A tense expressing an action that is currently going on or habitually performed or a state that currently or generally exists. (Oxford Dictionary)
- 3. When to usesimple present tense The simple present tense is used: To refer to habits, eternal and present truths, repeated actions or invariable situations, emotions and wishes. To instruct or guide someone. To describe objects ,place people etc. To express future time, after some conjunctions such as- after, when, before, as soon as, until etc.
- 4. Types of Presenttense Simple present Tense Present Continuous/progressive tense Present Perfect Present perfect progressive
- 5. The Simple PresentTense We use the simple present tense when we refer to something which is generally or always true. Ex- Oil is lighter than water. The sun rises in the east. Our heart pumps blood. Computer stores large amount of data.
- 6. The Simple Presenttense Is used to show habitual activity Ex- I brush my teeth. She eats her lunch. He takes bath. Children love chocolates.
- 7. The Simple presentTense It is used to show present truths- Ex- Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. I stay with my parents. She works in a software company.
- 8. The Simple PresentTense It is used to describe object places and people A rice cooker is a kitchen appliance which is designed to cook rice, through either boiling or steaming it. Mobile phone is a portable telephone that connects with the telephone network over radio wave transmission. Nagpur is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
- 9. Exercise Fill in theblanks in the sentences below using verbs in the simple present tense form- 1. Magnets---- (attract) iron filings. 2. People --- (need) food to eat. 3. Sarita-----(like) ice cream. 4. John---- (play) cricket. 5. Gopal----(sing) a song. 6. Harish ---(write) a letter. 7. Hard work---(lead) to success. 8. Aman ---- (work) in Mumbai. 9. A cow ----(give) milk. 10. Two and two ----(make) four.
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