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Which of the following sentence(s) is not in the simple present tense:

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We catch the bus every morning.
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It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
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They watched television regularly.
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Our holiday starts on the 27th March.
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The correct option is B They watched television regularly.
The tense of a sentence denotes a time, whether it is the time now (present), time then (past) or the time to come (future). The verb of a sentence has most to do with the tense. The simple present tense describes an action that takes place on a daily basis, like a routine or habit, it also refers to a general truth, like 'ice is cold'. In options A and B, a habit and custom are mentioned, respectively, "catch the bus", "rains every afternoon", hence they are in the simple present tense. Since we have to choose an option that is not in this tense form, options A and B are incorrect. A simple present tense can also refer to a future event that is a fixed date, like in option D, "starts on the 27th", it's in the simple present tense, hence option D is also incorrect. Option C is in the simple past tense, describing an action that completed in the past "watched television". Since it isn't in the simple present tense, option C is correct.

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Simple Present Tense

Study these sentences from the lesson.

• A fight breaks out between two monkeys.

• Film songs blare out from the radios.

• I wash it down with Coca-Cola.

The italicised verbs are in the simple present tense. The writer is here describing what he saw and heard but he uses the present tense instead of the past tense. A narration or a story can be made more dramatic or immediate by using the present tense in this way.

Now look at the following sentences.

• A small shrine half protrudes from the stone platform on the riverbank.

• Small shops stand on the outer edge of the Stupa.

We use the simple present tense to speak about what is usually or generally true. The sentences above describe facts. We also use the simple present tense in sentences depicting ‘universal truths’.

For example:

• The sun rises in the east.

• The earth revolves round the sun.

We can also refer to habitual actions using the simple present tense.

• He usually takes a train instead of a bus to work.

• We often get fine drizzles in winter.

In these sentences words like everyday, often, seldom, never, every month, generally, usually, etc. may be used.

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

(i) The heart is a pump that ____________(send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action ____________(take place) when the left ventricle of the heart ____________(contract). This ____________(force) the blood out into the arteries, which ____________(expand) to receive the oncoming blood.

(ii) The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During drought, it ____________(dig) a pit and ____________(enclose) itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule ____________(dry) and ____________(harden), but when rain ____________(come), the mud ____________(dissolve) and the lungfish ____________(swim) away.

(iii) Mahesh: We have to organise a class party for our teacher. ____________(Do) anyone play an instrument?

Vipul:Rohit ____________(play) the flute.

Mahesh: ____________(Do) he also act?

Vipul: No, he ____________(compose) music.

Mahesh: That’s wonderful!

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