DAY 7: VARIOUS FORMS OF TENSES AND

SINGULAR/PLURAL

Present Simple Tense

Form:
● Subject + Base Verb (s/es for third person singular)
● Example: She sings.
Use:
● Used for habitual actions, general truths, and facts.

Explanation:
The present simple tense is like a magic wand we use to talk about things that happen
regularly, facts that are always true, or habits that someone has.

When we talk about things that he, she, or it does, we usually add an "s" or "es" to the end of
the verb. For example, "He plays soccer every Saturday."

Practice Exercises:
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:
● She _______reads_____ (read) books every night before bed.
● The sun ____rise________ (rise) in the east.
● Dogs _____bark______ (bark) when they are excited.
● I _______like_____ (like) to eat ice cream on hot days.
2. Choose the correct verb form:
● He ______goes______ (go/goes) to school every day.
● The cat ____sleep________ (sleep/sleeps) on the sofa.
● They ______watch______ (watch/watches) movies on weekends.
● She _____runs_______ (run/runs) fast.

Present Continuous Tense

Form:
 ● Subject + am/is/are + Verb (-ing)
● Example: They are playing.
Use:
● Used for actions happening at the moment of speaking or ongoing actions.

Explanation:
The present continuous tense is like a snapshot of what's happening right now. It's like
catching someone in the middle of an action. We use it when we want to talk about
something that is happening at the moment of speaking or something that is currently in
progress. For example, "She is eating dinner."

Practice Exercises:
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:
● They _____are_______ (play) in the park right now.
● I ______am______ (study) for my English test.
● The dog _____is_______ (chase) its tail.
● She _____is_______ (dance) in the living room.
2. Choose the correct verb form:
● He _______is_____ (is/are) sleeping.
● We _______am_____ (am (form are) /is) watching a movie.
● They _____are_______ (are/is) singing a song.
● She _____is_______ (am/is) eating lunch.

Imagine the present simple tense as your daily routine, like brushing your teeth every
morning or playing with your toys after school. It's what you do regularly. The present
continuous tense is like a video of you doing something right now, like jumping up and down
or eating your favorite snack. It's happening at this very moment!

CLASSWORK:

Present Simple Tense:

1. She _____plays_______ (play) the piano every evening.

2. They ______go______ (go) to school by bus.
3. He ______likes______ (like) to eat pizza on Fridays.
4. The sun ____rises________ (rise) in the east.
5. Cats ______meaow______ (meow) when they are hungry.
 6. I ______read______ (read) books before bedtime.
7. We _____watch_______ (watch) movies on weekends.
8. Birds _____fly_______ (fly) in the sky.
9. The teacher ______teaches______ (teach) English at school.
10. Dogs ____________ (bark) when someone comes to the door.

Present Continuous Tense:

1. They ____________ (play) soccer in the park right now.
2. I _____am_______ (study) for my math test at the moment.
3. The children ____________ (laugh) loudly in the playground.
4. She ____________ (read) a book in her room.
5. We ____________ (have) dinner with friends tonight.
6. He ____________ (draw) a picture in art class.
7. The dog _____is_______ (chaseing) its tail around the yard.
8. They ____________ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
9. She ____________ (listen) to music in her bedroom.
10. We ____________ (play) games with our cousins tomorrow.

Singular Plural

Cat Cats

Dog Dogs
Book Books

Table Tables

Chair Chairs

Car Cars

Child Children

Person People

Leaf Leaves

Mouse Mice

Tooth Teeth

Foot Feet

Goose Geese

Man Men

Woman Women

Knife Knives

Wife Wives

Life Lives

Half Halves

Elf Elves

Loaf Loaves

Potato Potatoes
Tomato Tomatoes

Cactus Cacti

Focus Foci

Deer Deer

Fish Fish

Sheep Sheep

Ox Oxen

Goose Geese

Criterion Criteria

Axis Axes

Crisis Crises

Analysis Analyses

Thesis Theses

Diagnosis Diagnoses

Phenomenon Phenomena

Curriculum Curricula

Stadium Stadia / Stadiums

Appendix Appendices

Syllabus Syllabi

Formula Formulas
Radius Radii

Bacterium Bacteria

Medium Media

Vertebra Vertebrae