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7 The Present Tenses
Warm-up
Correct the errors in these sentences.
1. I do unwell.
2. We is hungry.
3. She is join the gym.
4. I plays football on Sunday.
5. It are raining for three hours.
6. My father’s car does not expensive.
7. She have gone to Kolkata for a few days.
8. Does Meenal and Sukanya interested in music?
9. He have bought a new bike.
The present tenses are classified as the simple, continuous, perfect and perfect
continuous tenses. Let us learn about them.
Simple Present Tense
Uses
We use the simple present tense to talk about
1. habitual actions or routines. For example,
y He runs a marathon twice a year.
y She always speaks the truth.
y They never stay up late at night.
2. general truths. For example,
y The sun rises in the east.
y The human body has 206 bones.
y They live in London.
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