1. N.M.K.G.Bandara
DEH/HNDE/PT/2014/075
1st Year - 2nd Semester
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2.  Simple Present Tense is used to express
habitual actions.
 I read a news paper.
 She Speaks to someone
 He sleeps lately
every night.
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3.  We are using it in general truth
Sun rises in the East.
The moon rotates
Around the sun.
Flowers bloom
from the sun shine.
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4. Simple Present Tense is used exclamatory
sentences
 In exclamatory sentences beginning with here and there .They
express what is actually taking place in the present.
 There the baby cries!
 There she comes
with her pet!
 Here comes the bus.
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5.  Simple Present Tense is used in Vivid
narratives
 In Vivid narratives we use present tense sentences Some
times these things happen unexpectedly.
 Immediately the president
hurries to the scene.
 Enemies now rushes forward
and deals heavy blow
to the camp.
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6.  Simple Present Tense is used To express
quotations.
 It is used to introduce quotations.
 “ As Robert Frost says…..
“A poem begins with joy and
Ends with wisdom “
 Keats says …..
“ A thing of beauty is
Joy forever “
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7.  Simple Present Tense is used To express
broadcast commentaries on sports events
 In broadcast commentaries on sports events ,
the simple present is used instead of present
continues.
 “Mahela is winning the match”
Hi Mahela wins the match
 “He is getting a catch “
Ah ! He gets the a catch.
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8.  For an action that has already been arranged
to take place in near future.
 I’m going to the cinema to night.
 My sister is arriving
 tomorrow .
 He is participating for the
competition next week.
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9.  Simple Present Tense is used To express For
temporary action
 For temporary action which may not the actually
happening at the time of speaking. Some times we are doing
the action for two , three days.
 I'm reading “Desert Flower “.
 We are practicing
for the English Day.
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10. ~~The End~~
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