The simple present tense is used to:

a) talk about facts and truths

She is an architect.
He is my uncle.
I am a teacher.
You are a wonderful person.

b) talk about habits, jobs and customs

He works at a bank.
She helps the poor.
Carpenters make furniture
He goes to school by bus.
My mother gets up at 6 am.

c) give instructions or advice

Work hard
Take the medicine regularly
Speak the truth.

d) talk about a permanent truth

Heat expands bodies.
Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
The sun rises in the East.

e) talk about future events that are part of a timetable.

The second term begins on Monday.
The train leaves at 6.30.

f) in exclamatory sentences

Here goes the bus!
There goes the bell!

Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple present tense forms.

1. My brother ………………. the poor and the needy.

a) helps
b) help
c) would help
d) helped

2. In winters, the days ……………. short and dark.

a) are
b) is
c) am

3. She ……………………. after her parents.

a) look
b) looks
c) looked

4.  Janaki ………………… my best friend.

a) is
b) am
c) are

5. She ………………….. a fat salary.

a) earn
b) earns
c) earned

Answers

1. My brother helps the poor and the needy.

2. In winters, the days are short and dark.

3. She looks after her parents.

4.  Janaki is my best friend.

5. She earns a fat salary.