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English Class 2 - Simple Present-And-Past-Tense Notes

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Simple Present and Past Tense

Welcome to the chapter on Simple Present and Past Tense for Class 2. In this chapter, you will learn how to talk about things that happen now (present) and things that happened before (past). By the end of this chapter, you will be able to use present and past tense correctly in sentences!

Introduction

Tenses tell us when something happens. The present tense is used for things happening now. The past tense is used for things that happened before.

Simple Present Tense

We use the simple present tense to talk about things we do every day or facts.

  • I play in the park.
  • She eats an apple.
  • The sun rises in the east.

Simple Past Tense

We use the simple past tense to talk about things that happened before or yesterday.

  • I played in the park.
  • She ate an apple.
  • The sun rose in the east.

How to Change Present to Past

  • Most verbs add -ed in the past tense. (play → played, jump → jumped)
  • Some verbs change completely. (eat → ate, go → went)

Fun Activity: Tense Time!

Say what you do every day (present tense). Then say what you did yesterday (past tense). Example: "I walk to school." "I walked to school yesterday."

Summary

  • Present tense is for things happening now.
  • Past tense is for things that happened before.
  • Most past tense verbs end with -ed.

Practice Questions

  1. Write the past tense of "jump".
  2. Change to present tense: "She ate a mango."
  3. Write a sentence in present tense about what you do every day.
  4. Write a sentence in past tense about what you did yesterday.
  5. What is the past tense of "go"?

Challenge Yourself

  • List five verbs and write their present and past tense forms.
  • Write a short story using both present and past tense.

Did You Know?

  • Some verbs do not change in the past tense, like "put" and "cut".
  • Learning tenses helps you tell stories and talk about your day!

Glossary

  • Tense: Shows when something happens.
  • Present: Happening now.
  • Past: Happened before.
  • Verb: An action word.

Answers to Practice Questions

  1. Jumped
  2. She eats a mango.
  3. (Example: I read books every day.)
  4. (Example: I played football yesterday.)
  5. Went

Practice using present and past tense to become a grammar expert!

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