{"id":19827,"date":"2022-05-28T06:20:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T06:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2022-05-28T06:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T06:20:31","slug":"simple-present-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/28\/simple-present-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Present Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Simple Present Tense is one of the forms of\u00a0verb tenses<\/strong>\u00a0that refers to the present time. We will see its formula and usage with examples. Let\u2019s start with the definition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simple present tense also called present indefinite tense, is used to express general statements and describe usual or habitual actions. In simple words, we can say that the simple present tense is used to describe routine acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formula<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Its formula is very simple as only base form of verb is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affirmative Sentences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Formula for affirmative sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject + Base form(V1) + \u201cs\/es\u201d for third person + object<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • I take<\/strong> my meals at night.<\/li>
  • It rains<\/strong> in winter.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Negative Sentences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Subject + do\/does not + base form(V1) + object<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • I do not take<\/strong> my meals at night.<\/li>
    • It does not rain<\/strong> in winter.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Interrogative Sentences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Do\/does + subject + base form(V1) + object + ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Do<\/strong> I take<\/strong> my meals at night?<\/strong><\/li>
      • Does<\/strong> it rain<\/strong> in winter?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Rules \/ Usage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        Rules\/Usage<\/strong><\/td>Example<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
        To make simple statements.<\/td>I take<\/strong> breakfast daily.<\/td><\/tr>
        To show permanent facts.<\/td>The sun rises<\/strong> in the east.<\/td><\/tr>
        To describe the feeling or emotions.<\/td>I become<\/strong> nervous during the exams.<\/td><\/tr>
        To show habitual actions.<\/td>He takes<\/strong> exercise daily for 30 minutes.<\/td><\/tr>
        To state recurring acts<\/td>It snows<\/strong> every winter.<\/td><\/tr>
        Mathematical or scientific statements.<\/td>Two plus two equals<\/strong> four.
        Water freezes<\/strong> at zero degree centigrade.<\/td><\/tr>
        To give instructions or demonstrations.<\/td>Bake<\/strong> the cookies in the oven for 20 minutes.<\/td><\/tr>
        Time\/date<\/td>The bus leaves<\/strong> at 8 o\u2019clock daily.<\/td><\/tr>
        Announcements in media (television, radio or newspapers etc.<\/td>Global virus cases exceed<\/strong> one million.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Affirmative Sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • The sun sets<\/strong> in the west.<\/li>
        • I assent<\/strong> with your proposal.<\/li>
        • They work<\/strong> hard all day.<\/li>
        • Abuzar attributes<\/strong> his success to hard work.<\/li>
        • The cows graze<\/strong> in the field.<\/li>
        • Man clings<\/strong> to hope even on the deathbed.<\/li>
        • He conspires<\/strong> against his friends.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Negative Sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • The sun does not<\/strong> set<\/strong> in the west.<\/li>
          • I do not<\/strong> assent<\/strong> with your proposal.<\/li>
          • They do not work<\/strong> hard all day.<\/li>
          • Abuzar does not attribute<\/strong> his success to hard work.<\/li>
          • The cows do not graze<\/strong> in the field.<\/li>
          • Man does not cling<\/strong> to hope even on the deathbed.<\/li>
          • He does not conspire<\/strong> against his friends.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Interrogative Sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Does<\/strong> the sun set<\/strong> in the west?<\/li>
            • Do<\/strong> I assent<\/strong> with your proposal?<\/li>
            • Do<\/strong> they work<\/strong> hard all day?<\/li>
            • Does<\/strong> Abuzar attribute<\/strong> his success to hard work?<\/li>
            • Do<\/strong> the cows graze<\/strong> in the field?<\/li>
            • Does<\/strong> man cling<\/strong> to hope even on the deathbed?<\/li>
            • Does he conspire<\/strong> against his friends?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Exercises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
              1. The government __________ five hour complete lock-down for one month. (announce)<\/li>
              2. Tom __________ with his teacher on all matters. (consult)<\/li>
              3. Our hostel __________ of 30 rooms. (consist)<\/li>
              4. They __________ with each other. (not cooperate)<\/li>
              5. She __________ after his mother. (not take)<\/li>
              6. We __________ bath daily. (take)<\/li>
              7. The old woman __________ beautiful flowers. (sell)<\/li>
              8. I __________ the Holy Quran daily. (recite)<\/li>
              9. He __________ his summer vacation at hill station. (spend)<\/li>
              10. Jimmy __________ to eat fruits. (like)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. announces<\/li>
                2. consults<\/li>
                3. consists<\/li>
                4. do not cooperate<\/li>
                5. does not take<\/li>
                6. take<\/li>
                7. sells<\/li>
                8. recite<\/li>
                9. spends<\/li>
                10. likes<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Simple Present Tense is one of the forms of\u00a0verb tenses\u00a0that refers to the present time. We will see its formula and usage with examples. Let\u2019s start with the definition! Definition Simple present tense also called present indefinite tense, is used to express general statements and describe usual or habitual actions. In simple words, we can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[303],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}