Present Tense
Present tense is a verb tense used to describe actions or states that are happening now, or that are habitual or generally true. It's the most common tense in English and is used in various contexts, from simple descriptions to expressing ongoing actions and general truths.
Present
Simple
This
tense simply talks about the present qualities of Nouns and Pronouns, such as-
Suman
is a teacher.
It is
very cold today.
Kullu
and Manali are two beautiful hill stations in Himachal Pradesh.
We have
no paper to waste.
India
has everything that a tourist wants to see.
Formulas
Affirmative- Sub+ is/am/are/has/have+ predicate
I am a junior assistant.
He is my colleague.
They have many good friends here.
We have kind neighbors.
Negative- Sub+is/am/are+ not+ predicate
He is not a good fellow.
The storm has no mercy.
I have no invitation for this party. / I don’t have
invitation for this party.
These dogs are not well fed.
Interrogative Positive- W/H+ is/am/are/has/have+Sub+
predicate?
Am I a student?
Are they Americans?
Have you an extra pen? / Do you have an extra pen?
Is he a writer?
Interrogative Negative- W/H+ is/am/are/has/have+Sub+not+
predicate?
Is your teacher not well today?
Why are the doctors not in the hospital?
Has she no friends? / Does she have no friends?
Is China not a member of this organization?
Story
Based On Present Simple Tense
The Land of Vedic Age
It is a wonderful morning. The sky is clear and the sun is
bright. There is no crowd on the roads and no noise. The sweet morning air is
fresh and rejuvenating. There are no smoky chimneys. The air is fragrant with the scent of flowers.
Where are we? Are we in heaven? Is it not the earth? Yes! We are very much on the earth
but not in a crowded town or city of modern times. We are in a beautiful valley
of Himalayas where nature is the only ruler. Here the people are not yet
infected with the selfish and materialistic lifestyle of modern age.
This is the beautiful, pure, grateful and divine
India of the Vedic age, the age of true and immortal saints, sages, gods and
gandharvas!
Exercise
A. Answer the
following questions-
1.
How
is the morning?
2.
Is
the air dull and depressing? If not, then how is it?
3.
Is
the author in the heaven?
4.
Where
are the author and his friends?
5.
What
kind of people are there?
6.
What
are the traits of the Vedic age of India?
B.
Edit the following:
a)
Nirmala
is a students _______
b)
Her
friends is helpful _______
c)
I is
also a good friend of hers _______
d)
We
are punctual and regular student _______
e)
All
our teacher are caring and concerned _______
C. Rearrange
the following:
a)
doctor
is Vidya not a.
b)
Indian
by I am birth an.
c)
my
she not is. neighbour
d)
same
he is not the ? singer
e)
documents
where my? are
Word Power!
●
Write
down the antonyms of the following-Noise,
Materialistic, Selfish, Divine.
●
Write
down the synonyms of the following- Rejuvenating, Fragrant, Heaven, Grateful.
Writing Skills!
Make sentences with the following words- Nature, Earth, Sun,
Sky, Flowers.
Present Indefinite
This Tense talks about the –
Routines - I go to school. We do not play basketball
daily.
Habits - Varun takes exercise before getting
ready for the office. Anita does not eat onion.
Likes and Dislikes - I like Kulfi Faluda. Rashmi does not
like cardamom.
Universal truths - The Earth moves round the Sun.
Formulas
Affirmative: Sub (I/we/you/plural) +v1+obj.
Sub(third person singular)+v1+ ‘s’/ ‘es’+obj.
I play
cricket. We go to temple. They
drink coffee. Elephants like sugar
cane.
She plays
piano. He
goes to library. It exhales
oxygen. Elephant likes sugar cane.
Negative:Sub (I/we/you/plural)+do not+v1+obj.
Sub(third person singular)+does not+v1+ ‘s’/ ‘es’+obj.
I do not study
astrology. We do not drink hard drinks
She does not
learn French. My servant does
not cook North Indian food.
Interrogative Positive: W/H +do/does+sub+v1+obj?
Does Nanny like
coffee? Why does he read
this book?
Do you play
football? Where do
you go for French classes?
Interrogative Negative: W/H +do/does+ sub+not+v1+obj?
Does Victor not
like snakes? When do we not help
you?
Do you not read
epics? Why does banana
tree not bear fruits twice?
Story
Based On Present Indefinite Tense
My Gurudev
My Gurudev lives in Ambala. He is a
great saint. We visit Ambala once in a year on the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima. Disciples come from every quarter of the globe to pay their homage to his great self. He does not
sit on the throne to bless devotees like other spiritual gurus do; instead,
Swamiji personally attends each and every disciple, no matter how long the
queue is. Thousands of disciples come to see him and he keeps standing and
moving to talk to them. He is the highest authority of the largest sage
community of India and is responsible
to anoint new sages. He takes the first dip in the holy river at the auspicious
occasion of Mahakumbha; still he does not behave like an arrogant or a prudent
personality. His tall figure, bright forehead, cheerful smile, and self-possessed manners, all create a
rainbow aura of peaceful yet bright,
humble yet confident, loving yet awesome colors of a true incarnation of Trinity. One, who does
not know about his highest spiritual level, does not require any prior
information to judge the level of his achievements since his entire personality
itself is the reflection of the divine flame that brightens his body and soul.
Q1. Answer the
following questions in one line:
a)
Where
does the writer’s Gurudev live?
b)
How
frequently does she visit Ambala?
c)
When
does she visit Ambala?
d)
Why
do the disciples come to Ambala on the Kartik Purnima?
e)
How
does her Gurudev differ from other spiritual gurus?
f)
Who
takes the first dip in Mahakumbha?
g)
How
does the authoress describe the personality of her Gurudev?
Q2. Edit the
following:
a)
Vienna
visit the church every Sunday_________
b)
I
does not accompany her every time __________
c)
Though
I wants to go with her _________
d)
But
the fanaticism of the parsons prevent me ________
e)
And
so I worship the God only in my heart. __________
Q3. Re-arrange
the following:
a)
Morning/./I/
at/ the/ get/up/ 6 o’ clock/ in
b)
not
/samosas/./like /Nenny /does
c)
go /every
day/ to/ Does/ Veena/ gym/?
d)
to
/does /not /them /Anita /Why/ speak/?
e)
Does/
chapter/ learn/ How/ Anjali/ the/?
Word Power!
a)
Write
Down The Synonyms Of -Auspicious, Homage, Aura, Incarnation, Awesome, Rainbow.
b)
Write
Down The Antonyms Of - Humble, Responsible, Confident, Disciple, Simple.
Writing
Skills!
Write a paragraph on your favourite
teacher in 50-80 words.
Present
Continuous
Present
continuous is used when an action is in progress/happening at the time of
speaking.
She is drinking water.
I am learning French these days.
FORMULAS
AFFIRMATIVE:
SUB+is/am/are+V1+ING+ obj.
These days I am learning Spanish.
We are analysing your new project.
He is waiting for the right time.
She is feeling better now.
NEGATIVE:
SUB+is/am/are+not +V1+ING+ obj.
They are not responding to our polite requests.
I am not criticising your project.
INTERROGATIVE
POSITIVE: W/ H +is/am/are+ SUB +V1+ING+ obj?
Where are you working these days?
Was Anita going to gym regularly in January?
INTERROGATIVE
NEGATIVE: W/H + is/am/are + SUB +not+V1+ING+ obj.?
Is john not taking interest in his favourite cartoon series?
Why is Amrita not participating in this play?
Story
Based on Present Continous Tense
Project Kalindi
Hello friends! Today I am standing
at Kalindi Ghat where members of project Kalindi are celebrating their first
Basant Panchami Utsav. Here I am seeing everyone in different shades of yellow.
Some members are busy in organizing boat service for those who are coming to immerse their Saraswati idols and
others are taking care of pollution free immersions. The young boys at ghat are
distributing paper bags to those who are having their contents in plastic bags.
Some others are separating hazardous
items from the bio degradable ones. Members in the pandal are selling natural
foods and beverages; classes to make
such items are also being imparted.
Students from different colleges and universities are enthusiastically participating in this move and volunteering their innovations, and Labour to make this
project a big success. The society is planning to include the youth force from
all the cities to clean the rivers all over India. They are also hiring experts
to make the best use of the disposed
material to make best out of waste. The schools run by the society are already
using bio gas plants for their fuel and electricity requirements and
rain-harvesting plant is also being constructed to strengthen the water supply.
The society is discussing with the Delhi government to use the waste lands for
agricultural and bee harvesting purpose to prevent further slum expansion in Delhi and to provide employment and organic food to down trodden classes. I am also going to volunteer my services to
the great cause this society is committed for.
Exercise
A. Answer the following questions in one
line:
1.
Where
is the reporter standing?
2.
What
procession is going on?
3.
Which
colours are the members wearing?
4.
What
are the members selling inside the pandal?
5.
How
are the students contributing their services?
6.
Why
is the society hiring the experts?
7.
What
is the society doing to fulfil its fuel and electricity requirements?
8.
Is
the reporter taking interest? How do you know?
B. Answer the following in more than 30
words:
i. List the different
jobs being done by the members of the society?
ii. What is the
society planning for the downtrodden classes?
C. Edit the following sentences:
a)
Today,
all the schools is focussing on___________
b)
Child
centred education but unfortunately_________
c)
They
are not focus on child’s welfare__________
d)
But
commodity the education which is __________
e)
Reduce
the value of true education and further glorifying materialism.___________.
D. Re-arrange the following:
a)
For/
We/ club/ new/ are/ enrolling/ members/ our/.
b)
now
/Norway /cricket /taking/ is/ interest/ in/.
c)
administration
/more /India/ is /officers/ in/ recruiting/.
d)
Attending/
year/ not/ this/ Is/ Libya/ g-8/ meeting?
e)
Why
/higher /studies/ are/ interested /Americans/ not/ in?
Word
Power!
Match the following-
a)
Immerse
Dangerous
b)
Hazardous
Opressed
c)
Beverages
Grown With Natural
Techniques
d)
Organic
Food Dip
e)
Down
Trodden Drinks
Writing
Skills!
Make sentences with the following words-
Enthusiastic, Innovation, Dispose, Impart.
Present
Perfect Tense
▪
Used for a completed action mostly with a time-
I have already completed my job.
He has not yet accepted your proposal.
Formulas
Affirmative: Sub+ has/have+v3+obj.
I have already
submitted all the documents.
He has provided
us the correct information.
Negative: Sub+ has/have not+v3+obj.
They have not yet
read all the documents.
She has not paid
the whole amount.
Interrogative Positive: W/H + has/have+sub+v3+ obj?
Have you seen my
gold chain today?
Where have you
planted the new sapling?
Interrogative Negative: W/H + has/have+sub+ not+v3+ obj?
Have I not given
you enough freedom?
Why has Roselyn
not eaten her lunch today?
Story
Based On Present Perfect Tense
Time Management
It has stopped raining. People have closed their umbrellas.
The labourers have resumed
construction work. Priya has not yet completed the reading of her scriptures. She has made every effort
to complete her syllabus quickly but remained fail. Now she has struck upon a
new idea. She has decided to devout unlimited hours ones in a week instead of
reading off and on daily basis. For this, she has now amended many of her strict rules those have caused delay in her
goals. Manu has also decided to help her out as he has watched her struggling
seriously to come over her faults. He has made a time planner for her and she
has happily consented to follow it.
She has always respected the experts’ advice without any prejudice. Now as per my prediction
she has stepped in to the way that will lead her to the zenith of success.
A. Answer the
following questions in one line only.
a.
What
has Priya decided to complete the reading of scriptures?
b.
Why
has Manu decided to help her?
c.
What
has Manu done to help Priya?
d.
Which
quality of Priya has impressed the author?
e.
What
prediction has the author forecasted for her?
B. Edit the
following:
a.
Marina
have three pet rabbits in her farm house ___________
b.
She
has bring them from the jungles of Alipur ___________
c.
The
rabbits have not yet accept her house ___________
d.
As
their own dwelling, so she has planned ___________
e.
To
release them and have spoken to her friend in Alipur. ___________
C. Re-arrange
the following:
a.
Just/
breakfast/ has/ finished/ Varun/ his.
b.
Train/
minutes/ two/ station /The/ has/ left /the /some /ago.
c.
Yet
/project /not/ submitted/ Shubham/ has/ his.
d.
For/
job /Anu /this/ Has/ applied/?
e.
Have/
kept/ my/ you /Where/ pencil /box?
Word Power!
Tick the
following words that mean -
a)
Continue - Resume,
Decide
b)
Correct - Amend,
Consent
c)
Forecast - Prediction,
Prejudice
d)
Peak - Zenith, lead
Writing Skills!
●
Provide
suitable sentences for the given words-Effort
, Prejudice, Consent,Advise
●
Pen
down your own struggle to come over any of your most disturbing fault.
Present
Perfect Continuous Tense
This Tense is used to express-
▪
Repeated action of the past:
They have been
trying to reach there for two days.
▪
For a continuous action till a particular time.
He has-been waiting for you since 3 o’ clock.
Formulas
Affirmative: Sub+ has/have been+ v1+ing+obj.+for/since+
(time)
Ashima has been weaving this scarf for two days.
We have been preparing for the speech since Monday.
Negative: Sub+ has/have not been+ v1+ing+obj.+for/since+
(time)
Veena has not been visiting her since last January.
They have not been registering the new companies since last
scam.
Interrogative Positive: W/H + has/have +sub+ been+
v1+ing+obj. +for/since+ (time)?
Why have you been working with a low profile group for two
years?
Has he been taking piano classes since March?
Interrogative Negative: W/H+has/have+sub+ not
been+v1+ing+obj.+for/since+ (time)?
Why has he not been paying his instalments since last
August?
Have they not been selling household articles for three
years?
Story
Based On Present Perfect Continous Tense
Holi the Festival of Colours
Students
have been celebrating Holi since 8’o clock in the commercial complex where I
work. Office goers have been facing the menace
of this festival for last one week. Children standing on either side of the
buses have been throwing water filled balloons on the bus windows for last one
week. I have also been taking care to protect myself from such mischievous
elements by keeping my bus windows shut. In my institute also, for more than
one week, students have been preparing skits, dramas and other cultural
programs to celebrate this festival. The sweet makers of famous BikanerWala
have also been preparing various delicious sweets for a fortnight ,especially
kinds of Ghujia.
A. Answer
the following questions in one line only.
a.
How long have
students been celebrating the Holi?
b.
Why has the
authoress been keeping her bus window shut for a week?
c.
How long the
students of her institute been preparing for this festival?
d.
How has the
Bikanerwalla been preparing to encash this festival?
B. Edit
the following:
a.
Nirmala has been
reading the letter since last one hour __________
b.
She have been
reading it again and again as she is not
__________
c.
Believing whatever
is written in the letter. She has __________
d.
Always suffer
misfortune and rejections all her life
__________
e.
Therefore this
great opportunity seem unreal. As per
__________
f.
The letter, then
she have become the princess of a __________
g.
Wealthy Tourist
Island in south Asia. __________
C. Re-arrange
the following:
a.
Three/ hours/
sitting/ last/here/ have/ We /been/ for/.
b.
Afternoon/ this/
been/ chapter/ has/ Anita/ learning/ since.
c.
Months/ been/
taking/ for/ this/ you/ Have/ medicine/ three?
d.
Talking/ have/
get-together/ Arora’s /not/ Why/ Ahuja’s/ been/ to /since/ last?
Word Power!
●
Provide suitable
Adverb prefix for ‘ throw’.
●
Differentiate
between ‘throw’ and ‘through’.
●
Write a suitable
synonym for ‘delicious’.
●
Make one word with
suffix ‘goer’.
Writing Skills!
●
Make sentences
with – Mischievous, Menace, Prepare, Protect.
Story Based On Present Tense
Dreams And
Determinations
I
have always chosen the right path regardless of all oppositions. Presently I am
running an N.G.O with the strength of more than one thousand students
and one hundred employees, along with the backup
of hundreds of members working as partners in different cooperative
societies. I have been running this N.G.O for last seven
years; it has been a phoenix experience for me. I am happy as my divine mission
has met with the divine help.
A. Answer the
Following Questions-
1. What is the authoress doing at
present?
2. What kind of experience has it been
for her?
3.
Is
she happy? Why?
B. Edit the following:
a) Every day, at 3’o clock, all the
inmates of the boarding house got up ________
b) For Brahammuhurat Arti and cleaned
the temple ________
c) Afterwards pujari ji offer fruits to
lord Krishna ________
d) Then pujari ji worship the cow folk
and distributes ________
e) Prasadam to all the attendants.
Afterwards, yoga class start ________
f) Which continues for half an
hour.Then after all the students performs
________
g) Vedic yajna and go to the Indian
kitchen for breakfast. This have been ________
h) The routine of our boarding house
since it is in existence. After have ________
i)
Breakfast
all the students attends the assembly in the play ground. ________
.
Word Power!
●
Find
out the meanings of all the highlighted words in the passage ‘Dreams and
Determination’.
Writing Skills!
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