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13 Simple Present Tense

Warm-up

Choose the correct option.

1. All children like likes chocolates.

2. I watch watches television every day.

3. My mother work works in a bank.

4. The earth revolve revolves around the sun.

5. Let us wait till he finish finishes the work.

6. The sun rise rises in the east.

7. Please call me as soon as he arrive arrives.

8. I like likes hot coffee.

9. You work works hard.

Now, read these sentences.

y New Delhi is a large city. (fact)

y Father reads the newspaper every morning. (habit)

y They go for a holiday every summer. (routine)

y My mother works in a bank. (fact)

The verbs in these sentences tell us about habits, routines and about things that are
always true.

We use the simple present tense to describe habits, routines and about actions that
are always true.

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