TENSESSIMPLE PRESENT

I am a dog. We are dogs.

You are a dog. They are dogs.

He is a dog. She is a dog.

It is a dog.

Simple PresentI walk two miles daily

We walk two miles daily.You walk two miles daily.

They walk two miles daily.He Walks two miles daily.She walks two miles daily.

It walks two miles daily.

Simple Present

I eat Cake for breakfast.We eat biscuits for lunch.You drink coffee in the break.They play cricket in the ground.He argues case in the court.She plays tennis in the court.It barks in the darkness.

Simple Present

I go to college on foot.I eat bananas after meal.My friend is not well.Do you play chess?He dines in the floor.Sam is a driver.Tom and Sam play chess during free time.Sun rises in the east.Earth is a planet.Honesty is a best policy.

One of my friends is a lawyer.One of my cars is repair.One of my legs is paining.

Simple Present

Jane doesn’t drink tea very often.

The River Amazon flows into Atlantic Ocean.

A liar is someone who doesn’t tell the truth.

An atheist doesn’t believe in god.

How often do you play tennis?

What time do the banks close in Britain?

Anne speaks German very well.

Simple Present

I work.Do I work?He works?Does he work?They Work.Do they Work?I never drink coffee.He never drinks tea.They never eat sweet.

Simple Present

Hari and Ram are here.

Each of the Sisters is clever.

Neither of the man is very tall.

Tom, as well as Jack and Abdul, likes chicken.

Bread and milk is his only food

Tom and Jack are friends

Every boy and girl is ready

Simple PresentPassive Form

Ice cream is eaten by me.Tea is drunk by us.The music is played by you.The game is won by them.The book is read by him.The work is done by her.The house is burnt by it.

Uses of Simple Present

General TruthsHabitual ActionsExclamatory SentencesPlanned FutureIntroduce QuotationsCommentaries

Habitual Actions

He takes milk every morning.

I get up every day at 7’0 clock.

My watch keeps good time.Simon always comes late to

college.Shankar goes to bed early .Saleem comes to college

regularly.

General TruthsGeneral Truths

The sun rises in the East.

The earth rotates on its own axis.

The Jupiter is a planet

The sun is a star.Mango is a fruit.Carrot is a

vegetable.

Exclamatory SentencesExclamatory Sentences

Here comes the bus!

There he goes!There comes my

friend!There goes my car!There falls the

star!

Vivid narrativeVivid narrative The police chases the

thief. The thief runs fast. The police also runs fast. The thief increases the speed. The policemen are so tired. They stop. They cannot run. The thief also stops.

Planned FuturePlanned Future

We go to Mumbai next week.We go to Mumbai next week.

Monday morning we start the tour.Monday morning we start the tour.

Monday afternoon we reach Madurai.Monday afternoon we reach Madurai.

Monday evening we reach Kodai.Monday evening we reach Kodai.

Monday night we return from Kodai. Monday night we return from Kodai.

To Introduce QuotationsTo Introduce Quotations

Dr. Johnson says, “Dryden is the father of English Criticism”.

Keats says, “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever”.

Gibran says, “work is love made visible”.

Rahman says, “All glory to God”.

Commentaries

Fabregas takes the ball.He moves forward.He approaches the

post.He hits the ball.It misses the goal

keeper.It is a goal.It is the first goal for

the Spaniards

Key WordsKey Words

UsuallyUsually

OftenOften

RegularlyRegularly

FrequentlyFrequently

Daily Daily

Every dayEvery day

Every monthEvery month

Simple Past

Simple Past

I Saw a dog Yesterday evening.

We ate bananas yesterday night.

You Left for Chennai last week.

They went on a tour last week.

He played cricket yesterday

She missed the train yesterday

It barked last night.

Bala killed a goat yesterday

Uses Of Simple PastUses Of Simple Past

•Completed Action

•Past Actions

•Past time

Key Words

YesterdayLast weekLast yearLast monthLong agoLast morningMorning eveningX year

Simple Future

I shall come tomorrow.We shall leave tomorrow for Tokyo.You will win next matchThey will fly for Singapore next eek.He will not come tomorrow.She will marry a lawyer.It will fly in the air tomorrow.Kumar will land in the moon.

Simple Future is used to indicate the action which does not occur so far.To indicate the action that will happen in the future

Uses of Simple Future

Key WordsSimple Future

TomorrowNext weekNext month

To Be Continued