Grammar of Simple Tenses

Simple tenses are basic verb forms used to express actions or states of being in the present, past, or future. They are straightforward verb forms without any auxiliary verbs or complex constructions.

Types of Simple Tenses:

1. Simple Present Tense: Used to describe habitual actions, general truths, or ongoing states.

   • Example: She reads a book every evening.

2. Simple Past Tense: Used to describe completed actions or states in the past.

   • Example: He played soccer yesterday.

3. Simple Future Tense: Used to describe actions or states that will happen in the future.

   • Example: They will travel to Europe next summer.

Examples:

1. Simple Present Tense:

   • She writes a letter to her friend.
   • He eats breakfast every morning.

2. Simple Past Tense:

   • They visited Paris last year.
   • She finished her homework before dinner.

3. Simple Future Tense:

   • We will go to the beach next weekend.
   • He will graduate from college in two years.

Exercise: Choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1. She (read/reads) a book every evening.
2. They (visit/visited) Paris last summer.
3. He (eat/ate) breakfast an hour ago.
4. She (will finish/will finished) her work by the end of the day.
5. We (go/will go) to the movies tomorrow.
6. They (plays/play) soccer every weekend.
7. I (am/was) happy when I received the good news.
8. He (will study/will studied) for the exam tomorrow.
9. She (write/wrote) a letter to her grandmother yesterday.
10. They (goes/went) to the park yesterday.

Answers:

1. reads
2. visited
3. ate
4. will finish
5. will go
6. play
7. was
8. will study
9. wrote
10. went