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3.  Interrogative sentence

                          Verb                   Subject                   Verb            Rest of the sentence

                                           I, we, you, they,
                     Do                                               sing                  well?
                                           Rina and Tina

                     Does                  he, she, it, Christina     sing                  well?



              Uses of Simple Present Tense

              We use the simple present tense to                                      Note
                                                                                      Words like often, never,
              1.  state a fact. For example,                                          always, usually are used with

                      y It is hot in summer.                                          the simple present tense.

                      y The earth travels around the sun.

              2.  express that an action is repeated or regular in the present. For example,

                      y I take the school bus every day.
                      y Himani travels to her workplace by train.

              3.  speak about habits. For example,

                      y She brushes her teeth twice every day.

                      y I do yoga thrice a week.

              4.  state something that is true in the present. For example,
                      y I am ten years old.

                      y Siddharth lives in London.


              A.   Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense form of the verbs given in
                   the brackets.

                    1.  I                        milk but not tea. (like)

                    2.  Monkeys                            fruits. (eat)

                    3.  She                          in the park. (play)

                    4.  I always                          my mother and father. (help)

                    5.  That red house                            to us. (belong)

                    6.  He                          near the railway station. (live)

                    7.  Children                           to play in the park. (love)

                    8.  He                          very neatly. (write)

                    9.  They always                            help from their teachers. (need)

            50     10.  Ravi                          very fast. (run)
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