Goal: To accurately describe facts, habits, and completed actions across the timeline.

🕒 1. Simple Present: The “Now” and “Always”

We use the Simple Present for facts, habits, or things that are generally true.

• The Rule: * For I, You, We, They > Use the Base Verb (e.g., walk).
  • For He, She, It > Add -s or -es (e.g., walks).
• Examples:
  • I study every day. (Habit)
  • The sun rises in the east. (Fact)
  • Water boils at 100°C. (Scientific Truth)

🕰️ 2. Simple Past: The “Finished”

We use the Simple Past for actions that started and finished in the past.

• The Rule: * Regular Verbs: Add -ed to the base verb (e.g., walked, played).
  • Irregular Verbs: These change completely! (e.g., go becomes went, eat becomes ate, see becomes saw).
• Examples:
  • I watched a movie yesterday. (Regular)
  • She wrote a letter last night. (Irregular)
  • We visited Chennai last year.

🚀 3. Simple Future: The “Next”

We use the Simple Future for actions that have not happened yet.

• The Rule: Use will + the Base Verb (e.g., will walk). This rule stays the same for everyone (I, You, He, She, We, They).
• Examples:
  • I will call you tomorrow.
  • It will rain next week.
  • They will graduate in May.

📝 Practice Zone

Exercise A: Change the Tense Change the following sentence into the requested tenses: “Naveen plays cricket.”

1. Simple Past: ____________________
2. Simple Future: ____________________

Exercise B: Fill in the Blanks

1. Every morning, I _______ (drink) tea. (Present)
2. Last night, we _______ (eat) pizza. (Past)
3. Next year, she _______ (travel) to London. (Future)

Answers:

• Ex A: 1. Naveen played cricket. 2. Naveen will play cricket.
• Ex B: 1. drink, 2. ate, 3. will travel.