The children usually cycle to the library. We always jog in the park. Dollah visits his grandparents in the weekends.
2. When we state universal truths
Examples : 1. 2. 3. 4.
The moon goes round the earth.
Dolphins communicate through sounds. The grass is green. The sun sets in the west.
3. When we give instructions or directions
Examples : 1. 2. 3. 4.
Please arrange these on the shelf.
Draw an animal and colour it. Please shut the door. Walk along Jalan Meru until you reach to a junction.
4. When we refer to events, actions or
situations which are true at the present time.
Examples : 1. 2. 3. 4.
My father works in a bank.
Azlan lives in Kota Kinabalu. I am ten years old. We are twins.
1) For singular subjects, use singular verbs.
The boy goes. Mary studies . Jamal tries ..
She tries He enjoys.. It likes ..
2) For plural subjects, use plural verbs.
The boy go. You try Mary and Kamsiah study. They enjoy.. Jamal and I walk .. We like ..
Exercise : Underline the correct word.
1. Bala often ( keeps , keep ) his mobile phone in his pocket. 2. The children ( buys , buy ) a present for their uncle. 3. Mazna ( learn , learns ) to play the piano every Wednesday evening. 4. First, ( read , reads ) the instructions carefully. 5. Ganesh ( drives , drive ) his son to school every Friday morning. 6. En. Yazids factories ( manufacture , manufactures) electronic devices. 7. The workers ( carry , carries ) the boxes to the lorries. 8. ( Listens , Listen ) carefully to what I have to say.
Exercise A : Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
the simple present tense of the words given in the brackets. 1. Mr. Li and his wife _________ at the fitness centre regularly. ( exercise ) 2. _________ your room today, my mother told me. (tidy ) 3. __________ or the plane will leave without us. (hurry) 4. We _______ many different festivals in Malaysia. ( celebrate ) 5. The bus sometimes _________ late. ( arrive ) 6. Mrs. Zen _________ in primary school in Taiping. ( teach ) 7. __________ me to your leader," the masked man ordered. ( take ) 8. Puan Lizas baby _________ up a few times every every night. ( wake ) 9. Rita ________ her family rice and curry most evenings. ( serve ) 10. The librarians ___________ the books neatly on the shelves. ( arrange )
Exercise B : Fill in the blanks. Use verbs in the simple
present tense. Use only ONE word for each blank. Encik Zahid and his family live on the third floor of an Apartment building. Zahid (1) _______ as a clerk in a Large department store. Every day he (2) _______ up at 7.30 a.m. After he (3) ________ his breakfast, he (4) _________ his apartment. He (5) _________ into his car and (6) ________ to work. He (7) _________work At 5.00 p.m. every evening. Encik Zahids wife is a nurse at Sihat Medical Centre. The hospital