The Online Scholar Institute

The Present Tense is used to describe:

• Actions that are happening right now
• Actions that happen regularly or habitually
• Facts and universal truths

To form the Present Tense, do the following:

Take the Subject and add the Base Verb (-s -es for he, she, it). Below are some examples of the Present Tense.

I eat breakfast at 7 a.m.
→ (habit)

She walks to school.
→ (routine action)

The sun rises in the east.
→ (universal truth)

We play football on weekends.
→ (regular activity)

Now go forth and use the Present Tense in your essays! I hope all writers use this tense in their CXC prep CSEC prep.

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