🤯 STOP Making This Present Simple Tense Mistake! (Your English teacher is shook!)
Detailed explanation in English + Hindi • Examples • Checklist • 20 practice sentences with answers (click to reveal)
🔑 The MAIN Mistake (मुख्य गलती)
Not matching the verb to the subject — i.e., wrong subject–verb agreement in the Present Simple.
Wrong: He go to school.
Right: He goes to school.
Hindi: जब subject he / she / it या कोई singular noun हो, तो verb में -s / -es लगाना ज़रूरी है।
❗ Why this happens (क्यों होती है ये गलती)
- Learners translate directly from Hindi (where verbs don't change the same way).
- Confusion between Present Simple and Present Continuous.
- Forgetting the special pattern in negative and interrogative forms (use of
do/does). - Irregular verbs and spelling rules like
-y → -ies,-ch/-sh/-ss → -escause mistakes.
✅ Quick rule (त्वरित नियम)
He / She / It / Singular noun → verb + s / es / ies.
Example: She works. — वह काम करती है।
I / You / We / They / Plural noun → base form (no s).
Example: They play. — वे खेलते हैं।
Negative / Question → use do / does + base verb.
Example: He does not (doesn't) go. — Does he go?
🚫 Common error patterns & fixes (गलतियाँ और सुधार)
1) Forgetting -s with he/she/it
Wrong: She study English.
Right: She studies English. — (He/She/It + s/es/ies)
2) Adding -s with I/you/we/they
Wrong: I eats breakfast.
Right: I eat breakfast. — (I/You/We/They → base form)
3) Using main verb instead of auxiliary in negatives/questions
Wrong (negative): He not goes to school.
Right: He does not go to school.
Wrong (question): Goes he to school?
Right: Does he go to school?
4) Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Wrong: I am going to school every day. (for routine) — Right: I go to school every day.
5) Spelling changes
try → tries (not trys); watch → watches
🔍 Examples — Wrong → Right → Explanation (English + Hindi)
Wrong: He play football.
Right: He plays football. — He के साथ plays (s)।
Wrong: They goes to market.
Right: They go to market. — They के साथ base form go.
Wrong: She not like coffee.
Right: She does not like coffee. — नकार में does not + base verb।
Wrong: Do she come here?
Right: Does she come here? — प्रश्न में does + subject + base verb।
Wrong: I watches TV.
Right: I watch TV. — I के साथ s नहीं लगेगा।
✍️ Handy mini-grammar checklist (जब लिखो/बोलो)
- Identify the subject (Is it he/she/it or I/you/we/they?).
- If he/she/it → add
s/es/iesto main verb in positive sentences. - For negatives/questions use
do(I/you/we/they) ordoes(he/she/it) + base verb. - For habits/regular actions use Present Simple; for actions happening now use Present Continuous.
- Apply spelling rules: try → tries, watch → watches, go → goes.
🔁 Practice — Correct these (with answers)
Tap / click each item to reveal the correct answer — great for self-testing on mobile.
1. He go to school every day.
Answer: He goes to school every day.
2. I plays cricket on Sunday.
Answer: I play cricket on Sunday.
3. She not like coffee.
Answer: She does not like coffee.
4. Do he eat vegetables?
Answer: Does he eat vegetables?
5. They goes to the temple.
Answer: They go to the temple.
6. My brother study at night.
Answer: My brother studies at night.
7. She watch TV every evening.
Answer: She watches TV every evening.
8. Does they come here?
Answer: Do they come here?
9. I does not read books.
Answer: I do not read books.
10. The sun rise in the west.
Answer: The sun rises in the east.
11. Rohan play the guitar.
Answer: Rohan plays the guitar.
12. She don't write poems.
Answer: She doesn't write poems.
13. Do she knows the answer?
Answer: Does she know the answer?
14. He drive a car.
Answer: He drives a car.
15. They does not help others.
Answer: They do not help others.
16. My mother cooks food every day. (Correct or Incorrect?)
Answer: Correct. (He/She/It → verb + s.)
17. The train leave at 5 p.m.
Answer: The train leaves at 5 p.m.
18. She go for a walk.
Answer: She goes for a walk.
19. Does he goes to office?
Answer: Does he go to office?
20. Birds sings in the morning.
Answer: Birds sing in the morning.
📌 Quick Reference Table
- I / You / We / They — I eat, You play, We study
- He / She / It / singular noun — He eats, She plays, The train leaves
- Negative (he) — He does not (doesn't) go
- Question (they) — Do they go?
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