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BALJEET KAUR
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BALJEET KAUR
SUBJECT EXPERT
SCERT PUNJAB CHANDIGARH
Ph. 9780107971
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Simple Present(Present Indefinite)
If the subject is
First person singular/plural; I, we.
Subject + V1 + object
Examples:
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Examples:
1. I write a letter.
2. We read newspaper.
3. I eat an apple.
4. We watch T.V. programmes.
Simple Present
(Negative)
If the subject is
First person singular/plural; I, we.
Subject + do not + V1 + object
Examples:
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Examples:
1. I do not write a letter.
2. We do not read newspaper.
3. I do not eat apple.
4. We do not watch T.V. programmes.
Simple Present(INTERROGATIVE)
If the subject is
First person singular/plural; I, we.
Do + Subject + V1 + object
Examples:
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Examples:
1. Do I write a letter?
2. Do We read newspaper?
3. Do I eat an apple?
4. Do We watch T.V. programmes?
Simple Present
(Present Indefinite)
If the subject is
Second person singular/plural; you.
Subject + V1 + object
Examples:
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Examples:
1. You hit him with a ball.
2. You play hockey.
3. You go for a walk.
Simple Present(Negative)
If the subject is
Second person singular/plural; you.
Subject + do not + V1 + object
Examples:
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Examples:
1. You do not hit him with a ball.
2. You do not play hockey.
3. You do not go for a walk.
Simple Present(INTERROGATIVE)
If the subject is
Second person singular/plural; you.
Do + Subject + V1 + object
Examples:
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Examples:
1. Do you hit him with a ball?
2. Do you play hockey?
3. Do you go for a walk?
Simple Present(Present Indefinite)
If the subject is
Third person plural (They, plural names)
Subject + V1 + object
Examples
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Examples
1. They play football.
2. They cook food.
3. Baljeet and Manjeet check the papers.
4. Navneet and Ravneet bake cakes.
Simple Present (NEGATIVE)
If the subject is
Third person plural (They, plural names)
Subject + do not + V1 + object
Examples
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Examples
1. They do not play football.
2. They do not cook food.
3. Baljeet and Manjeet do not check the papers.
4. Navneet and Ravneet do not bake cakes.
Simple Present(INTERROGATIVE)
If the subject is
Third person plural (They, plural names)
Do + Subject + V1 + object
Examples
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Examples
1. Do they play football?
2. Do they cook food?
3. Do Baljeet and Manjeet check the papers?
4. Do Navneet and Ravneet bake cakes?
Simple Present(Present Indefinite)
If the subject is
Third person singular (He, She, It, name)
Subject + V1+ s/es + object
Examples
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Examples
1. She goes to school daily.
2. He loves painting.
3. Swami solves the sums.
4. It rains heavily.
Simple Present(NEGATIVE)
• Use of does not
– Third person singular (He, She, It)
– Examples
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– Examples
• She does not go to school daily.
• He does not love painting.
• Swami does not solve the sums.
• It does not rain heavily.
Simple Present(INTERROGATIVE)
If the subject is
Third person singular (He, She, It, name)
Does + Subject + V1 + Object
Examples
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Examples
• Does she go to school daily.
• Does he love painting.
• Does swami solve the sums.
• Does it rain heavily.
Specific Cases
• Used in specific cases also
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–To express a habitual action
.
Habitual Action
He goes for a walk.
He always speaks
the truth.
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He never tells a lie.
Habitual Action
They play
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They play
football daily.
Specific Cases
–To express a Universal truth
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Universal truth
The earth
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moves
around the sun.
Universal truth
1.The sun rises in the
east.
2. The sun sets in the
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2. The sun sets in the
west.
Specific Cases
• To quote authors
– Keats says, “A thing
of beauty is a joy for
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of beauty is a joy for
ever.”
– Pope writes, “A
little knowledge is a
dangerous thing.”
Specific Cases
• To express a future event which
is already arranged
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is already arranged
Future Event
The ship sails for
England next
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England next
week.
Future Event
The meeting starts
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The meeting starts
at 10:00 am.
Conditional sentences
1. If you work hard, you will pass.
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2. If he runs fast he can catch the
train.
3. If she dances well she will get a
prize.
Specific Cases
If I go to Delhi,
I shall bring a
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I shall bring a
camera for you.
Specific Cases
• To express the past tense in narrating
past events in an exciting or a vivid
manner
– The plane takes off. Suddenly a young man
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– The plane takes off. Suddenly a young man
in black clothes rushes into the cockpit. He
carries a revolver in his hand. Two more
young men and a young girl appears on the
scene with rifles in their hands. They shout:
“Hands up or we shall shoot.”
Specific Cases
• To express a situation or a fact
that is permanent.
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that is permanent.
Permanent Fact
This road leads
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This road leads
to Delhi
Permanent Fact
The Taj stands
on the bank of
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on the bank of
Yamuna
Simple Past(Past Indefinite)
• Formed by using the Second form
of the verb.
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of the verb.
• Subject + V2 + object
Simple Past
The teacher
punished
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punished
the student.
Simple Past
He stole his
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He stole his
purse.
Simple Past
• Negative sentences
–Subject + Did not + V1 + Object
–Example
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–Example
•She did not attend the class
•You did not help me.
Simple Past
• In case of interrogative Sentences
–Did + Subject + V1 + Object + ?
–Example
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–Example
•Did you go to market yesterday?
•Did she finish her work in time?
Specific Cases
• Used in specific cases also
–To express an action completed
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–To express an action completed
in the Past with reference to the
time of speaking
Specific Cases
• I met my teacher in the park
yesterday.
• We visited Jaipur last year.
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• We visited Jaipur last year.
Specific Cases
• To express a habitual or regular
action in the past.
–When he was in school, he
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–When he was in school, he
always stood first in the class.
–I visited the temple every
evening to offer my prayers.
Specific Cases
• To express an event which
occurred at a particular point in
the past.
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the past.
–Baird invented the television.
–A truck hit the car and killed its
driver.
Specific Cases
• To express an action which occupied a period of time in the past, but has ended now.
• He worked for eight hours.
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• He worked for eight hours.
• I stayed at Shimla with my uncle for ten days.
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