What are Tenses in English?

Grammar tenses refer to the state of the verb. The state, or tense, of the verb explains the time of the action.

There are three major tenses in English. These include past, present, and future. Each of these tenses can explain an event that occurred in the past, an event that occurs in the present, or an event that will occur in the future.The present, past and future tenses are divided into four aspects: the simple, progressive, perfect and perfect progressive.

Grammatical tense definition: English tenses are the form the verb takes to show the time of an action.

Present simple 

The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place regularly, never or several times. It is also used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are set by a timetable or schedule. The simple present also expresses facts in the presen

Exercises

1.write the verb in the correct form.

1. I usually  (go) to school.
2. They  (visit) us often.
3. You  (play) basketball once a week.
4. Tom  (work) every day.
5. He always  (tell) us funny stories.
6. She never  (help) me with that!
7. Martha and Kevin  (swim) twice a week.
8. In this club people usually  (dance) a lot.
9. Linda  (take care) of her sister.
10. John rarely  (leave) the country.

2.Change the verb into the correct form:
1.  (I wake up) at five in the morning?
2.  (you go) to work by train?
3.  (she drink) coffee every morning?
4.  (he smoke)?
5.  (it hurt)?
6.  (we dance)?
7.  (they travel)?
8.  (Emma cook) well?
9.  (Alexander exercise) regularly?
10.  (I look) well?