A sentence is a group of words which makes complete sense. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamatory mark.

The simple present tense is used to talk about routines, facts and opinions. Beginning and intermediate level students can use this quick overview to learn the uses of the simple present tense.

Complete the following sentences using the –ing form of the verb given in the brackets. Note that you will have to supply appropriate auxiliary verbs as well. Time references are given to indicate whether the sentence is in the present tense or past tense.

The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions and situations that are going on at the moment of speaking.

Complete the following sentences using appropriate indefinite time adverbs. Choose your answer from the options given in the brackets.

1. He……………………. goes to office by bus, but today he went on foot. (never / always)

The auxiliary verbs has and have are used in the present tense to indicate ideas such as possession, relationships and physical characteristics.

• She has blue eyes.
• They have a tea estate.

Verbs are action words. They tell us what the person or thing denoted by the subject does /has done / will do. Sometimes the verb may also show what happens / has happened / will happen to the subject. Examples are: work, play, sing, dance, stop, start, wait, leave, bring, take etc.