Present Indefinite Tense

(a) To express what is actually taking place at the present moment:

1. I play.
2. The boys sing a song.
3. Here comes Ram.
4. See how he works!

(b) To express a habitual action, a habit or a custom:

1. She smokes.
2. I get up early in the morning.
3. He goes for a walk every day.
4. Cows eat grass.

(c) To express a general truth:

1. The earth revolves around the sun.
2. Man is mortal.
3. Sugar is sweet.
4. Man proposes;

Plural subjects: If we want to talk an action which repeated regularly, we use the Present Indefinite Tense. To make positive statements about such habitual actions, we use first or root form of the verb with I, we, you, they and all plural subjects. 

For example:

1.  I go out for a walk every morning.
2. We read stories in the morning.
3. They play games on Sunday.
4. The girls reach school at 9.
5. Farmers work in the fields.

Singular Subjects: To make positive statements about repeated action with he, she, it and all other singular subjects, we use the first or root form of the verb plus -s or -es.

For example:

1. My elder brother plays football every evening.
2. His younger sister speaks correct English.
3. Nikhil writes a good hand.
4. His sister listens to film songs on the radio.

Incorrect sentences:

1. He take exercise every morning.
2. The mother love her son.
3. The peon ring the bell.
4. The father teach his son.
5. It rain heavily.

Correct sentences:

1. He takes exercise every morning.
2. The mother loves her son.
3. The peon rings the bell.
4. The father teaches his son.
5. It rains heavily.

Negative statements in Present Indefinite Tense:

In the negative, we use do not and does not.

Plural Subjects: Use 'do not' with I, we, you, they etcetera.

Singular Subjects: Use 'does not' with he, she, it etcetera.

For example:

1. Affirmative: I work in the office.

    Negative: I do not work in the office.

2.  Affirmative: He works hard.

     Negative: He does not work hard.

3. Affirmative: He has a book.

    Negative: He does not have a book.

Asking questions in Present Indefinite Tense:

1. Do you know how to swim?
2. Do you like him?
3. Do you take meat?
4. Does Mr. Nikhil meet visitors?
5. Does Mr. Addy send letters to customers?