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6.the Simple Present Tense
6.the Simple Present Tense
◗ Use the simple present tense to tell the events of a story that is happening
now.
I arrive at school. I see another girl crying. I ask her why she is sad.
She says she hasn’t got any friends to play with. I tell her that she
can play with me.
◗ Use the simple present tense to talk about things that will happen in
the future.
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Verbs and Tenses: am, is and are
Here is a table to help you remember how to use is, am and are.
singular plural
first person I am we are
second person you are you are
third person he is they are
she is they are
it is they are
N o t e s
There are short ways of saying and writing You can use these contractions to replace
am, is and are with pronouns. These short am, is and are when they are used
forms are called contractions. with not:
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Verbs and Tenses: there is and there are
Exercise 4
Look at the pairs of subjects and verbs below. Then write a sentence using each subject
with the simple present form of the verb. Remember that you can also use the simple
present tense to talk about the future.
subject verb
1. Dad go
2. My brother ride
6. We eat
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Exercise 5
Complete the following sentences by writing am, is or are in the blank spaces.
Exercise 6
Read the following passage. Fill in there’s, there are, there isn’t or there aren’t in the
blank spaces.
I like playing in our park because some great things to play on.
also some swings. Dogs are not allowed in the park so no dogs to bother us.
also a lot of space for us to run around. It sometimes gets hot because
water. It’s the best place in the town for children. another place as good as
the park.
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Exercise 7
Rewrite the following sentences using contractions. The first one has already been
done to help you.
2. This is my sister. She is five.
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