Present Indefinite Tense (Simple Present) – Easy Rules for Class 10

Use of Present Indefinite Tense:

We use this tense for:

• Daily routine habits
• Regular actions
• Facts and truths
• Timetables or fixed activities

Formula:- Subject + Verb (1st form) + Object

For He / She / It / Singular noun → add s/es to the verb

Examples:

• I play cricket. 
• He plays cricket. 

1. Positive Sentences

Rule:- Subject + Verb (V1) + Object

For He / She / It → Verb + s/es

Daily Routine Examples:

• I wake up at 6 a.m.
• I brush my teeth every morning.
• I go to school every day.
• My mother cooks food every morning.
• My father reads the newspaper daily.
• Riya studies in class 10.
• He drinks milk every day.

2. Negative Sentences

Rule:- Subject + do not (don't) / does not (doesn't) + Verb (V1) + Object

Do → I, We, You, They

Does → He, She, It

Daily Routine Examples:

• I do not wake up late.
• We do not miss school.
• He does not play mobile games in class.
• She does not drink tea.
• My brother does not watch TV in the morning.

Remember: - After does, use only the first form of the verb.

❌ He does not plays football.

✅ He does not play football.

3. Interrogative Sentences (Questions)

Rule:- Do/Does + Subject + Verb (V1) + Object?

Daily Routine Examples:

• Do you go to school every day?
• Do they study together?
• Does he wake up early?
• Does your father go to work by car?
• Does she complete her homework daily?

Easy Trick for Students

Subject      Helping Word              Verb

I, We, You, They      Do                           V1

He, She, It              Does                        V1

He, She, It (positive) — V1 + s/es

Small Daily Routine Paragraph (Present Indefinite)

"I wake up at 6 a.m. every day. I brush my teeth and take a bath. I eat breakfast and go to school. I study different subjects in school. I return home in the afternoon. I complete my homework and play with my friends. I sleep at 10 p.m."