Simple Present Tense and Its Uses
Structure: S + V1 + O
Examples:
We learn
English.
English.
s v
o
o
i) I study hard.
ii) You
sing a song.
sing a song.
iii) She
practises Yoga.
practises Yoga.
iv) It
runs fast.
runs fast.
v) They
play cricket.
play cricket.
vi) Rajesh
laughs loudly.
laughs loudly.
vii) Sameer
and Suniti look at each other.
and Suniti look at each other.
Uses:
a) To
state a general fact
state a general fact
Examples:
i) Lata Mangeshkar sings beautifully.
ii) Aishwarya dances skilfully.
iii) Sachin
plays vigorously.
iv) You speak lie.
b) To
speak about habitual action
Examples:
i) He practises Yoga regularly.
ii) She gets up early in the
morning
morning
iii) Rohit performs exercise
every morning.
every morning.
iv) They go for stroll every
evening.
evening.
v) Sonali attends lectures regularly.
c) To express the universal truth
Examples:
i) The earth moves around the sun
ii) The sun rises in the east.
iii) The stars shine at night.
iv) A man is mortal.
v) The cuckoo sings in the spring.
d) To
tell/speak about the action which
goes on at the time of speaking
Examples:
i) Today, Sachin plays fast.
ii) Virat Kohli takes a very difficult
catch.
catch.
iii) The
commentator speaks fluent English.
commentator speaks fluent English.
iv) Now,
we learn writing correct English.
we learn writing correct English.
e) To narrate a story
Example:
Amir Khan plays a major role in the film PK. He is an alien. He comes on the Earth for research. He loses his device which helps him to contact his fellows. Anushka Sharma helps him. Therefore, he falls in love with Anushka Sharma.
Progressive/Continuous
Present
Tense and Its Uses
Structure: S + To be +Ving + O
Examples:
i) We are learning English.
S To
be Ving O
be Ving O
ii) I
am studying hard.
am studying hard.
iii) Sachin
is playing fast.
is playing fast.
iv) Rahul
is running slowly.
is running slowly.
v) Lata
is singing.
is singing.
vi) He
is reading a novel.
is reading a novel.
Uses:
a) To
speak about the continuous action
i.e. the action which is going
on at the
time of speaking.
Examples:
i) We are sitting into the classroom.
ii) The
boys are dancing in the rain.
boys are dancing in the rain.
iii) The
girls are singing the national anthem.
girls are singing the national anthem.
iv) Shubhangi
is travelling by bus.
is travelling by bus.
v) Mahesh
is driving a car.
is driving a car.
b) To express the action
in the nearest future.
Examples:
i) Gautam is leaving for Mumbai this
evening.
evening.
ii) We
are taking the examination in the next week.
are taking the examination in the next week.
iii) The Indian prime minister is visiting our town
in the next month.
in the next month.
iv) We
are going for the movie tonight.
are going for the movie tonight.
c)
To speak about the action
which is in progress for long,
but not at the time of speaking.
Examples:
i) Sachin is making records after records.
ii) India
is making progress by leaps and bounds.
is making progress by leaps and bounds.
iii) Amir
Khan is making super hit films.
Khan is making super hit films.
iv) Rakesh is preparing for the competitive
examinations.
