Simple or Present Indefinite Tense:

Word”Tense” derived from “Latin”word tempus. Its mean time.There are

three types of tenses.

 Present
 Past
 Future
Present tense can be divide in subdivision.

 Present Indefinite Tense

 Present continuous  Tense
 Present Perfect  Tense
 Present Perfect Continuous
Past tense and Future tense also have some divines like present tense.

Parts Of Sentence:
A sentence has three parts.

 Subject
 Verb
 Object
subject:
Subject is a person who do work.For example:He,she ,you,we etc.

Verb:
Verb is an action.For example :Eating,Listening etc.

Object:
Work done on it.For example:

 “She washes clothes”In this example she works on “clothes”

Now, in this lesson we will discuss about the present indefinite tense.
Simple or Present Indefinite Tense:
Simple or Present indefinite tense show that work do in present time.We
use”1st form of verb” with“s” or“es”.

When subject is He,she,it or singular name.

Structure of simple or present indefinite tense ,when we use “s”or“es”

Subject+1st form of verb+s/es+Object.

For example:

 He goes to school.
We use only 1st form of verb,When subject is (I,we they,you) too.

Structure of simple or present indefinite tense when subject is (I

,we,they,you).
Subject+1st form of verb+Object.

For example:

 I go to school.
Note:
If verb and in these letters (SS,o,x,sh,ch,ox) then we use “es”.

For example:

 Go=Goes
 Like=Likes
 Wash=Washes
 Catch=Catches
Examples Of Simple or Present Indefinite Tense:
 Muteeba makes tea.
 It rains.
 You tell a lie
 They play cricket everyday.
 We take exercise in the garden.
 He polishes his shoes.
Negative Sentences:
In negative sentences we use“Don’t”or “Doesn’t”with subject.

 Don’t use with (I,we,you they).

 Doesn’t use with (He,she,it or single name).
Structure of present indefinite tense in negative sentence.

Subject+Don’t/Doesn’t+Verb+object.

Note:
In negative sentences,We don’t use “s” or “es” with verb.

For example:
 He doesn’t tell a lie.
 They don’t wash the cloth.
 I don’t write a letter.
interrogative Sentences:
In interrogative sentences “Do”or“Does” use before the subject.

Structure of present indefinite tense in interrogative sentence.

Do/Does+Subject+Verb+Object.

Do use with(I,we,you,they).

Does use with (He,she,it,single name).

For example:

 Does he work hard?

 Do you clean your teeth everyday?
 Does Muteeba like coffee?
 Do Zia and Aleem play cricket?
Note:
Interrogative sentences start with “Do”or“Does” and then not use after
subject before verb.

For example:

 Does he not tell a lie.

If these words are use in interrogative sentences
(How,why,when,where) “Do”or“Does” use after these.

For example:

 Where do you live?

Remember Always:
Present Indefinite Tense:
In simple:

 I play (we,you,they).
 He play (she,it,single name).
In negative:

 (He,she,it,single name) doesn’t play.

 (I,we,you they) don’t play.
In interrogative:

 Does (He,she,it,single name) play?
 Do (I,we,you they) play?
Test Your intelligence:
If you do this exercise correct then you are “Intelligent” if you do only
three sentences correct,then you are”Good” if you solve less than three
sentences than you will counted in “Average”.

Fill in the blanks:

1. Muteeba ______ not write a letter.

2. ______ they go to zoo?
3. You ______ the food very quickly.
4. I ______ not drink water.
5. Moon and Sunny ______ not eat banana.
Answers:

1. Does
2. Do
3. Eat
4. Do

Do
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Continuous Tense

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Present Continuous Tense is used to describe a continued or an on-going action of the present.
These actions are occurring exactly at the time of speaking. It is called progressive tense because
it refers to actions which are currently in progress at the time of speaking.

For instance, a boy says, “I am drinking water”. It means that the action (drinking water) is being
done exactly at this time of the speaking.

This tense is also called Present Progressive Tense.

Structure of Sentence:
Main verb: Present Participle (base form of verb + ing) e.g. eating, drinking, looking
Auxiliary verbs: “is, am, or are”

Note.

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