English Grammar
English Grammar
English Grammar
past present
Now read these sentences.
• Yesterday, I walked across the fields. Note
• I walk across the fields every day. We use the
futuretenses
You will notice that the form of the verb walk to talk about
changes in these sentences. The verb walk not only actions that
expresses an action, but it also tells us the time of will happen
action. later.
In these sentences, the verbs tell us whether an action happens regularly or talks about people in general. These
verbs are said to be in the simple present tense.
• We use the simple present tense to show that an action happens regularly or often. We use words like
always, usually, sometimes, generally or every day to speak about such actions. For example,
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He plays football every evening.
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Verb forms in the simple present tense
• We use the simple form of the verb with the pronouns I, we, you and they. Look at these examples.
° We work in a bank.
° You
They run very fast.
° help Joyce with her homework.
• We use the -s form of the verb with singular nouns, the pronouns he, she and it, or in case of a
singular subject. For example,
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° I sing well.
° She sings very well.
° The tortoise moves very slowly.
• Verbs ending with -ch, -sh, -x and -o usually take an -es when used with singular
nouns and the pronouns he, she and it. For example.
Now, complete these sentences with the correct present tense form of
the verb in brackets.
1. The tapir (use) its trunk to pick up things.
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Subject Verb
1. The dog bark
2. My mother Go
3. Our neighbour make
4. My aunt visit
5. The guard watch
6. Ankit study
C Let us do a quick revision with the help of this table. The first one has Been done for you.
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F. Rewrite the story putting the verbs in parentheses in correct form in present.
Little Red Riding Hood is the story of a brave girl. One day, Little Red Riding Hood’s Mother_______(give) her a
lovely lemon pie to take to her grandmother. Her grandmother (live) alone in a cottage in the middle of the forest.
When Red Riding Hood_______(reach) the cottage, she_______(find) the door open. She_______(knock) at the door
and_______(cry), ‘Grandma, may I come in?’ Her Grandma_______ (say), ‘Come in, my dear.’
Little Red Riding Hood_______ (think) her grandmother_______ (sound) different.
When she_______ (go) inside, she___ (be) surprised. Her Grandma_______ (look)
different too. She_______ (know) that the person in the bed____ (be) not her
grandmother. The person in the bed____ (be) the Big Bad Wolf! Just then,
Grandma_______ (hear) Little Red Riding Hood’s voice.
She_______(shout) loudly to warn Little Red Riding Hood. A
woodcutter_______(hear) her_______(cry) and_______ (rush) to the cottage.
He_______ (expel) the wolf. Grandma_______(be) inside the cupboard.
She_______(come) out of the cupboard and_______(take) her granddaughter
in her arms. They_______(thank) the woodcutter and_______(offer) him
some pie.
To increase vocabullary exercices.