Today, in this post, you are going to learn what is the present tense? Present tense is the time of action that is used to express what’s happening in the current time.

In this post, I will teach you the definition of present tense, structures, rules and examples; I hope that you will read this post and learn present tense step by step; Let’s start.

Definition Of Present Tense : According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, “the present tense is “the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking.”

The Cambridge Dictionary defines present tense as “the form of the verb that is used to show what happens or exists now.”

Some examples here : Ravi goes to bed at 9 P.M. / She is writing her name in her copy. / She has gone to Mumbai. / I have been teaching in this college for five years.

Types Of Present Tense :

• Simple Present Tense : Present tense is used to express habitual, or regular or repeated action.
• Present Continuous Tense : An action going on at the time of speaking.What Is The Simple Present Tense And Present Indefinite Tense ?
• Present Perfect Tense : used to express an action that is indefinite and still has its effect on the subject or object in the sentence.
• Present Perfect Continuous Tense : used to express an action that began in the recent past and is still going on.

What Is The Simple Present Tense And Present Indefinite Tense ?

Present tense is used to express habitual, or regular or repeated action –

Structure : [ Subj + First form of the verb + (s/es) + Object + Other Word ]

Note : ‘s/es’ is used only with singular subject; with plural subject; don’t use ‘s/es’; ‘es’ is used at the last of the verb that ends with ‘o, ch, sh, x, s’

• Rakesh goes to school at 7 A.M.
• He always watches the movie on Friday.
• She prepares breakfast daily in the morning.
• I read a newspaper every morning.
• He likes to drink tea without sugar.
• We work in the field eight hours a day.
• I live at Sarnath in Varanasi.
• We are the students of this college.
• He is a good doctor.
• Neha and Sonam are very laborious girls.
• I get up at 5 a.m. every morning.

Negative Structure : [ Subject + doesn’t (with singular subject) /don’t (with plural subject) + First form of the verb + Object + Other Word ]

• He doesn’t speak English in the class.
• She doesn’t like you.I don’t watch movies.
• They don’t learn English in this school.
• You don’t come here again.
• Ram and Shyaam never go to school.

Yes/No Type Interrogative Structure : [ Do/Does + Subject + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other word + ? ] [ Do/Does + Subject + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other word + ? ]

• Does she not come here nowadays?
• Do you like it?
• Does Ram watch the T.V. all day?
• Does he go to school daily?

W.H. Word Type Interrogative Structure : [ W.H.word (Question Words) + do/does + Subject + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other word + ? ]

• Where do you live in Varanasi?
• Which type of book does he like?
• What does she know about you?
• How do you do this work?
• Why does Radha come here again and again?
• At what time do you get up in the morning?

There are some time expressing adverbs that are used to express habitual, or regular or repeated action; remember it; all these time expressing adverbs are always used in the present tense –

Time expressing adverbs : always, often, sometimes, generally, usually, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never, hardly, scarcely, habitually, daily, everyday, every night, every morning, every evening, every week, every month, every year, once a week, once a day, once a month, twice a day, twice a week, twice a month

Examples here :

• He always comes here at night.
• He generally reads this book before sleeping at night.
• I usually teach him at night.
• He sometimes talks to me in the morning.
• He often comes here at night.
• He rarely comes here at night.He seldom comes here at night.
• He never comes here at night.

Learn Present Continuous Tense With Examples And Structur

Definition : An action going on at the time of speaking.

Structure : [ Subject + is/am/are + (not) + first form of the verb + ing + object + other word ]

• They are learning English and Hindi.
• Rohan is telling a story to me.
• The girls are playing football.
• Ravi is playing in my team.
• She is writing a book on this subject.
• Your teacher is teaching us this chapter.
• We are not going to market.
• Sita and Rita are not shopping.
• I am speaking English now.

Yes/No Type Interrogative Structures : [ Is/Am/Are (according to subject’s number and person) + Subject + (not) + Verb + ing + Object + Other Word + ? ]

• Is he coming here now?
• Are you not going to see him?
• Am I not playing on this team?
• Is Rakesh reading this book?
• Are Radha and Rekha not making a noise in the class?
• Is he talking on the phone?

Question Words Type Interrogative Structure : [ Question word + is/am/are + Subject + (not) + verb + ing + object + other word + ? ]

• Why are you going to Delhi?
• Which book are you reading?
• Where is your father going with you?
• How are you speaking English?
• What are you doing here?
• To whom are you talking on the phone?

Learn Present Perfect Tense With Examples And Structure –

Definition : used to express an action that is indefinite and still has its effect on the subject or object in the sentence.

Structure : [ Subject + has(with singular subject) /have (with plural subject) + (not) + third form of the verb + object + other word ]

• He has done his homework.
• I have watched this movie.
• Ravi has not completed his project.
• Sunil and Sohan have started his own business.
• You have not told me about that.
• Has he gone to school?
• Have you helped her in the class?
• What have you brought from the market?
• Why has he gone to meet her?
• Which book have you read?
• From Where have you passed 10+2 ?

Present Perfect Continuous Tense With Examples And Structures :

Definition : used to express an action that began in the recent past and is still going on.

Structure : [ Subject + has / have + (not) + been + verb + ing + object + other word + since/for + time ]

Note : ‘for’ is used for period of time and ‘since’ for point of time; try to understand the use of it through examples –

• He has been learning English for five years.
• You have been working in the field since morning.
• I have not been going to college for two days.
• She has not been doing a job since April.
• Have you not been going to the market for one week?
• Where have you been living since 2021 ?
• What have you been doing here for two hours?
• Who has been standing at the door for three hours?

Exercise Of Present Tense :Q.1.Supply the correct form of the given verbs :

• Good students always……..hard . (works/work)
• He usually………..Bhojpuri . ( speak/speaks )
• Mother always …………. food in the kitchen . ( cook/cooks )
• A vegetarian is a person who never …………. meat . ( eat/eats )
• They ……… to the hill station for a month every summer . ( go/goes )
• An honest man always ………. the truth . ( speak/speaks )
• My beloved often ……….. me in the evening . ( visit/visits )
• She rarely . ………… out for a walk on Sundays . ( go/goes )
• You sometimes ………… late to the office . ( come/comes )
• There are some birds that……..every year. (migrate/migrates)
• There… … . some birds in the sky. (is/are)
• He… … gone to the village with his father. (has/have)
• Ravi… … studying in this college for 5 years. (has been/have been)

What is Subject Verb Agreement

I hope that you learned the present tense; now, you can use it in your daily used sentences. If you are unable to understand; try again; it will take some time to learn completely; it’s based on your practice.

Today, in this post, you will learn the top 10 English usages for speaking English practice. If you learn all these English speaking usages carefully; you can improve your English speaking skills easily.

I hope; you will learn and use these English usages in your daily used English sentences.

First of all, I am going to teach you how to use of ‘Had better’ in your own daily used English sentences; ‘Had better’ is used in the sense of ‘It will be better than it’

Use Of “Had better” For English Speaking Practice

(‘Had better’ is used in the sense of ‘would be better’)

Structure – [ Subject + had better + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other words ]

Note : According to this structure, you can create sentences easily; first of all, the subject is used before ‘had better’ then ‘had better’; If the sentence is negative; use ‘not’ after ‘had better’ + first form of the verb + object + other word.

• You had better speak English at home.
• Neha had better go home alone.
• You had better not tell a lie before me.
• You had better not study in this college.
• Rekha had better make her understand.

Remember : ‘Had better’ is used only in positive and negative sentences; it is not used in interrogative sentences.

Use Of “ What ever may happen” For Speaking English Practice

Structure – [ Whatever may happen +, + Subject + will + (not) + first form of the verb + object + other words ]

• Whatever may happen, I will learn English speaking.
• Whatever may happen, I will marry her.
• Whatever may happen, I will not do a job in this company.
• Whatever may happen, I will appear in this examination.
• Whatever may happen, I will not wait for him.
• Whatever may happen, she will tell him a story.

Now, you will learn the use of ‘Let and Let’s’ For Speaking English Practice

Remember : ‘Let’ is used in the sense of request and ‘Let’s’ for suggestion.Structures and examples are given below; Read carefully.

Structure For ‘Let’ (Request) –[ Let + object (him/her/them/me etc.) + first form of the verb + object + other word ]

• Let me speak English now.
• Let him play this game.
• Let them do this work without help.
• Let her create her own future.
• Let me talk to sir about this matter.
• Let me check; is there anything in that room?
• Let me teach him for this examination.

(If the sentence is negative; ‘Don’t’ is used before ‘Let’) – Don’t let him do this job.

Structure For ‘Let’s (Suggestion) –[ Let’s + first form of the verb + object + other words ]

• Let’s play cricket.
• Let’s go home.
• Let’s help that old man.
• Let’s make a joke of him.
• Let’s speak English at home.
• Let’s watch the movie at home.

Learn Some More English Usages For Speaking English Practice

Now, you will learn some more interesting English speaking usages; if you learn carefully; your English will be so impressive. Let’s learn one by one usage without wasting time –

Use Of “Sooner or later” For Speaking English Practice

Structure – [ Sooner or later +, + Subject + will + first form of the verb + object + other words ]

• Sooner or later, he will come back.
• Sooner or later, he will get a job in this company.
• Sooner or later, they will do something different.
• Sooner or later, I will become a rich man.

Use of “ No use” For Speaking English Practice

Structure : [ It’s + no use + first form of the verb + ing + object + other words ]

1. It’s no use calling him here.
2. It’s no use speaking English here.
3. It’s no use talking to her about this.
4. It’s no use doing a job in this company.

Learn The Use Of “Fond of” For Speaking English Practice

Structures : [ Subject + is/am/are/was/were (according to tense and subject) + (not) + fond of + first form of the verb + ing + object + other words ]

1. My father is fond of reading a book before sleeping.
2. She is fond of singing in the kitchen.
3. I am fond of playing cricket in my free time.
4. He was fond of walking in the morning.
5. My grandmother is fond of telling stories.
6. I am fond of watching movies with friends.
7. She is fond of cooking.

Use Of “How about” For Speaking English Practice

Structure – [ How about + first form of the verb + ing + object + other words ]

1. How about learning to speak English during holiday vacation?
2. How about going to Delhi with my family?
3. How about talking to your father about this?
4. How about doing a job in this company?
5. How about speaking English in the class?

Learn Some More English Speaking Usages For Practice

Use Of “About to” For Spoken English Practice

Structure – [ Subject + is/am/are + about to + first form of the verb + object + other words ]

1. He is about to tell me a story.
2. I am about to go to Mumbai with you.
3. Is he about to go home alone?
4. Are you about to beat him?
5. They are about to do something different.
6. He is about to dance at this party.

Use Of “ Would like to” For English Speaking Practice

Structure – [ Subject + would + (not) + like to + first form of the verb + object + other words ]

1. She would like to speak English in this class.
2. I would like to talk to you on this matter.
3. They would like to do a job in this company.
4. Would you like to have one cup of tea with me?
5. Would she like to teach my daughter?
6. Would you not like to stay at this hotel?
7. Why would she not like to sleep in this room?

Use Of “feel like” For Spoken English Practice

Structure – [ Subject + feel / feels + like + first form of the verb + ing + object + other words ]

1. I feel like eating a mango.
2. She feels like watching the movie with me.
3. They feel like doing a job in my company.
4. I don’t feel like speaking English before you.
5. Do you feel like sleeping?
6. What do you feel like eating for dinner?
7. Which book do you feel like reading before sleeping?

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