4. The Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense tells you that
something is always true or that
some action is done as a habit.
5. Examples:
• The sun rises in the east.
• The man knocks on the door.
• We sing the national anthem every
morning.
6. Fill in each blank with a suitable
verb in the simple present tense
• He _______ to school everyday.
• The monkey _______ up the tree.
• John ______ in the pool every
evening.
• I ______ to be a famous singer like
Micheal Jackson.
• Mother ______delicious meals.
7. Simple Past Tense
• We use the simple past tense to talk
about things that happened in the
past.
• You also use it to talk about things
that happened in stories.
8. Examples:
• Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
• The wicked witch gave her a poisoned
apple.
• He swam in the pool yesterday
• I dreamt of a monster last night.