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English Grammar and Composition
A Grammar Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions and Interjections Modals The Tense Present Simple Past Simple Future Simple Present Continuous Present continuous indicating a future action Present Perfect Tense Past Continuous Tense Forms of Verbs 'Be' Verbs Regular and Irregular Verbs More about Adjectives Introducing Adjectives Comparison of Adjectives More about Adverbs Introducing Adverbs Types of Adverbs More about Prepositions Introducing the Preposition Use of Prepositions Linking Words Introducing Articles Indefinite Articles Definite Articles Possessives Introducing Possessives Formation of Possessives The Sentence Different kinds of Sentences Affirmative and Negative statements Interrogative sentences Imperative Sentences Exclamatory sentences Optative sentences Introductory 'There' Introductory 'There' There isn't/ There aren't Infinitives, Gerunds and Participles Infinitives Gerunds Participles Capitalization and Punctuation Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Statements Questions Imperatives Optatives Exclamatory sentences Voice Statements Interrogative Sentences Passive in different tenses Imperative Sentences Uses of passive voice Gap Filling Activities with/without Clues Substitution Table Right Form of Verbs Narration Changing Sentences Punctuation & Capitalization B Composition Writing Paragraphs A Bus Stand My Favourite Bird Preparing A Cup of Tea How to make A Garden Perseverance Traffic Jam Global Warming My Birthday Party My Favourite Book Country Life and City Life Letter Writing Formal letters Informal Letter Formal E-mail Informal E-mail Composition Sample Question & Guidelines

Present Simple (Lesson 1)

সপ্তম শ্রেণি (মাধ্যমিক) - English Grammar and Composition - A Grammar | NCTB BOOK
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A. Read the following texts and look at the underlined verbs. Tell your partner which tense it is:

  1. Arif lives in a village. His village is beside a river. It is located in the district of Gazipur.
  2. Student : Sir, I want to show you my homework.
    Teacher : Very good. Please show it to me.
  3. Passenger : Does this bus go to Farmgate?
    Bus conductor : Yes it does.
  4. Daughter : Ma, do you have a nail cutter?
    Mother : Yes, I do. Please get it from the drawer.
  5. Abonti : How are you, Anika?
    Anika : I am fine. Thank you.
  6. Doctor : Can you walk now?
    Patient : Yes, I can.

Note: Do you understand what tense we are talking about? If we are talking about general present, or about a regular or habitual action we use the present simple tense.

Verbs used in the present simple:

  1. Be verbs: am, is and are
  2. Have verbs: have, has
  3. Action verbs in the present form: want, get, show etc
  4. Passive verbs with the past participle form of a main verb: for example, is located.
  5. Auxiliary verbs: do and does which are used in making interrogative or negative sentences. For example, Do you have a nail cutter?
  6. Modals: can

B. Now use the correct form of verbs in the following gaps:

  1. Hi, Shohag, How _____ everybody at home?
    They _______ fine. Thanks.
  2. I _____milk most days a week.
  3. Students do not know the room in which the game teacher ______ .
  4. This train does not ______ at every station.
  5. The security guard may ask me who I _______ .
  6. The SSC exam is usually _______ in February every year.
  7. Do you --------? No, I ________ .
  8. Things in this shop ________expensive.
  9. Mom often asks me, "Do you brush your teeth regularly?" “Yes, I _________ .”
  10. The teacher said, "Do you smoke?", The student replied, "No sir, I _________ .”

C. Describe the following items to your partner:

  1. The house/apartment we live in
  2. Your home town/birthplace
  3. One of your closest relatives
  4. A beautiful place in your city
  5. A possession you have for a long time

D. Write a paragraph on one of following topics using the present simple tense:

My Best Friend, A Ghost, Our Next-door Neighbour

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