English Grammarbolona.in Affirmative / Positive Sentences I go to school. She takes a bath in the morning. He weeps. They play. We sing a song.
Present Tense is used to determine the action of a verb in the present time. Based on how the words are placed, it can also be used to describe the past and future events.
Simple Present Tense takes the structure:
a. Ram + goes + to the market.
b. They + sleep + early at night.
c. The Earth + revolves + around the sun.
d. I + eat + cakes.
Here, (v1) or (v1 + s/es) represents the two different forms of the verb. Read Now:
Moving on, We will be discussing certain rules, and the uses of Simple Present Tense with Examples. Let’s Begin.
Rule 1 – Habitual Action
Simple Present Tense is used to express a Habit. Any action that you do either regularly or in a repeated manner. For Example:
I live in New Delhi.
I get up at 8:00 AM every morning.
Rule 2 – Universal Truth
Simple Present Tense is used to express universal truth, principle and permanent activities like:
- Sun rises from the East and sets in the West.
- The River Ganga originates from the Himalayas.
Rule 3 – Possession
Simple Present Tense is used to express possession as following:
- I have a car.
- He owns a big building.
Rule 4 – Being Emotional
Simple Present Tense is used to express mental activity, emotions and feelings. For example:
- She trusts him.
- I consider that he is a good singer.
Rule 5 – Future Plan
Simple Present Tense is used to express fixed plan of future time as following:
- My brother returns tomorrow.
- I have exam tomorrow.
Rule 6 – Conditional Sentences
In a conditional sentence, Simple Present Tense is used with the Subordinate Clause and Simple Future Tense is used with Principal Clause.
- If you wake up late, you might miss your bus.
- If I don’t work hard, I may fail the test.
Rule 7 – Exclamation
Simple Present Tense is used to in the exclamatory sentence starting with “Here” or “There“, as following:
- Here comes the bus!
- There goes the man!
Rule 8 – Live Programs
Simple Present Tense is used in radio or television programs for live broadcast or telecast, as following:
- In this movie, my elder brother plays the role of Ram.
- Dhoni runs after the ball, catches it and throws it on the stumps.
Rule 9 – The Writer States
Simple Present Tense is used to express an author’s statement. For example:
- Shakespeare says, “The course of my love never runs smooth”.
- The Bhagwad Gita says, “What goes around, comes around”.
Rule 10 – Living History
Simple Present Tense is used to show the past events of History in live form. For example :
- Finally, Ram kills Ravan.
- Babur crosses the plains, Ibrahim opposes him with a large army.
