ENGLISH NOTE 7
SIMPLE PRESENT
1. When you do certain things in a routine manner, or as a matter of habit you use simple present.
I get up at 6 am.
It means normally you get up at 6 am. It is a habitual action.
I don't watch Bollywood movies.
It means , normally , you don't watch Bollywood movies. Today you were compelled by your children . To satisfy them, you are going to a Bollywood movie.
Ramesh attends office in time.
Usually Ramesh is on time . He never comes late. But today , there is a bus drivers' strike. Therefore , he is not able to come on time.
2. All scientific facts are expressed in simple present.
The earth revolves around the sun.
According to science earth always revolves around the sun. This is an accepted scientific truth. We state this truth in simple present.
The nucleus of an atom contains protons and neutrons .
3. Philosophic truths, proverbs, sayings etc are expressed in simple present.
Man is mortal.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy , wealthy and wise.
4. Sometimes we use simple present to express future.
Tomorrow , my father leaves at 6 am to catch a flight to Delhi.
5. For general facts.
Apples cost ₹ 200 a Kilo.
Have you understood the use of simple present ?
In the next post, we shall study the use of " PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ".
Sayee Jayaraman
16/02/2015
SIMPLE PRESENT
1. When you do certain things in a routine manner, or as a matter of habit you use simple present.
I get up at 6 am.
It means normally you get up at 6 am. It is a habitual action.
I don't watch Bollywood movies.
It means , normally , you don't watch Bollywood movies. Today you were compelled by your children . To satisfy them, you are going to a Bollywood movie.
Ramesh attends office in time.
Usually Ramesh is on time . He never comes late. But today , there is a bus drivers' strike. Therefore , he is not able to come on time.
2. All scientific facts are expressed in simple present.
The earth revolves around the sun.
According to science earth always revolves around the sun. This is an accepted scientific truth. We state this truth in simple present.
The nucleus of an atom contains protons and neutrons .
3. Philosophic truths, proverbs, sayings etc are expressed in simple present.
Man is mortal.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy , wealthy and wise.
4. Sometimes we use simple present to express future.
Tomorrow , my father leaves at 6 am to catch a flight to Delhi.
5. For general facts.
Apples cost ₹ 200 a Kilo.
Have you understood the use of simple present ?
In the next post, we shall study the use of " PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ".
Sayee Jayaraman
16/02/2015
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