Monday 15 December 2014

Uses of Present Indefinite Tense

Present indefinite tense (verb)

Today we well learn The Uses of Tense

Definition: The tense that shows an action take place in present time is called present indefinite tense or simple tense. It is called indefinite because it fails to give exact time of an action, just informs us an action begins in present time.

Uses of Present Indefinite Tense

We use present indefinite tense to talk about universal truths and common facts, such as:
Sun rises in the east.
Moon rotates around earth.
Wood floats on water.
Smoking causes diseases.
We wear warm clothes in winter. 
We use present indefinite tense to express habits/daily activities/regular actions, such as:
I get up early in every day.
Akhtar drives taxi.
She goes beauty parlor every Sunday.
Principal calls meeting every day.
They study for two hours every night. 
We use present indefinite tense to discuss events that arranged for future or the plans that take place in future,such as:
The plane takes off at 11:PM.
What time does film begins?
The train leaves at 3:00 AM tomorrow.
The school term starts next week.
daily news  newspaper publishes in evening.
We use present indefinite tense to talk about the something that is always permanent, such as:
Children like playing at their childhood.
Present indefinite tense broadly used in novels, stories, books, newspapers, films and plays, such as:
Play  highlights current social evils.
The books describe history of Pakistan.
In the end fairy appears to help good man.
Present indefinite tense is used to make conditional sentences, such as:
If it rains, I would stay at my friend home.
In this  Grammar tutorial we learnt about the uses of  present indefinite tense, earlier we discussed  about the meaning of tense and verb, in upcoming tutorials we well cover next all tutorials in simple way such we described this tense.

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