I assume that you are aware of the tense of English grammar, the different types of tense, and the simple present tense, which we will deal with in this post.
We will not cover the definition or any theories of simple present tense in this post, as I assume that you already know that.
But we will discuss here the different aspects and uses of the simple present tense with proper examples so that you can have a better understanding of the topic.
So let’s get started
Uses of simple present tense
– Used to say general or universal truths and scientific facts
- Used to denote habitual actions
- Used to give directions
- Used to express scheduled programs or arranged future.
- Used in commentaries of sports
- Used to give instructions
- Used in newspaper headlines
Examples of General or Universal truths and scientific facts
– The earth goes around the sun.
– He works in a bank.
– Cats love to eat fish.
– Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
– The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
– Dogs like to play with the ball.
– Humans are mortals.
– Trees need water to grow.
– Water is tasteless.
– The color of the sky is blue.
– The sun gives us light.
Examples of Habitual actions
- I get up at 5 a.m.
- I go to work at 10 a.m.
- In summer we play cricket.
- He eats eggs after workout in the morning.
- My son watches cartoons every day.
- Raj reads the newspaper daily.
- I go to the gym daily.
- We drink coffee daily.
- My dogs barks at strangers.
- I go to work by my bike.
Examples of giving directions
- Go straight along the street and turn right at the corner.
- Go through the tunnel for 100 meters.
- At the roundabout take the left turn.
- Take the second right after the cinema hall.
- The shop is on your left.
- The museum is behind the bank.
- Go along the street until the garage comes.
- The gym is two blocks from here.
Examples of Scheduled programs or arranged future
- The train leaves at 9 p.m.
- My class is at noon.
- Your birthday is on 5th December.
- The movie starts at 8 p.m.
- The festival is in next month.
Examples of Commentaries in sports
– Messi scores a goal.
- Messi passes the ball to Ronaldo.
- Shreyas Iyer stands tall and thumps it over mid-on.
- Kohli shimmies down the track, moves leg-side in the process and middles the pull to send it through midwicket.
Examples to give instructions
- Go there.
- Sit here.
- Don’t move.
- Eat your food.
- Close the door.
- Go to your mother.
- Don’t play videogames.
- Use your brain.
Examples of newspaper headlines
- India beats South Africa by seven wickets
- Indian Navy responds to hijacking attempt in Arabian Sea
- ISRO launches ‘Gaganyaan year’ with XPoSat
- Modi gallery set to open next week
- 7.6 quake rocks Japan, wreaks havoc
- Israel to withdraw some troops from Gaza
- Yunus gets six month jail for flouting labour laws
Thats all for today
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