Present tense I Simple present tense
We use the simple present tense to talk about facts and things that stay the same for a long time.
For example: I live in Polokwane.
We also use the simple present tense to talk about things that happen over and over again.
For example: We sit down for supper every evening, and talk about thoughts and
feelings.
Let's do some exercises involving tenses.
1. The following sentences are written in the simple present tense. Complete the sentences by
filling in the correct form of the verb.
a) My parents
television every evening.
b) The baby
with his toys in the bath.
c) My grandmother regularly
me a letter.
d) I'm so happy I
as if I could burst.
e) I
what time I have to be at school.
f)What kind of music do you
?
g) My friend
not from South Africa, he comes from Zambia.
h) To keep fit, I
running three times a week.​

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.

The pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late he was right on time. question 12 options: (a)correct as it is (b)the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late, he was right on time. (c)the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late; and he was right on time. (d)the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late: he was right on time.

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.