Simple present tense examples in Grade 5 stories and writing

📚 Quick Study Guide: Simple Present Tense

• 💡 What is it? The simple present tense describes actions that happen regularly, are facts, or are generally true. It's super important for telling stories and sharing information!
• ⏰ When to use it?
  • 🔄 Habits & Routines: Things you do often. (e.g., "She walks to school every day.")
  • 🌍 Facts & General Truths: Things that are always true. (e.g., "The sun rises in the east.")
  • 📖 Story Narration (Present Tense Narratives): Sometimes, authors use it to make a story feel immediate and exciting. (e.g., "The hero runs through the forest.")
  • 📝 Instructions & Directions: How to do something. (e.g., "First, you mix the ingredients.")
  • 🗓️ Scheduled Events (Future): For things happening on a fixed schedule. (e.g., "The movie starts at 7 PM.")
• ✍️ How to form it?
  • 🧍 For I, You, We, They (and plural nouns): Use the base form of the verb. (e.g., "I play," "They read.")
  • 👩‍🦰 For He, She, It (and singular nouns): Add '-s' or '-es' to the base form of the verb. (e.g., "He plays," "She reads," "It goes.")
• 🚫 Keywords (often seen with simple present): Always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day/week/month, on Mondays, etc.

🧠 Practice Quiz: Simple Present Tense for Grade 5

Choose the best simple present tense verb to complete each sentence.

1. Every morning, Sarah _______ her dog for a walk.

   A) walked

   B) walks

   C) walking

   D) will walk

2. The Earth _______ around the sun.

   A) revolved

   B) revolving

   C) revolves

   D) is revolving

3. My parents always _______ me bedtime stories.

   A) read

   B) reading

   C) reads

   D) will read

4. In our story, a brave knight _______ a dragon to save the princess.

   A) fought

   B) fighting

   C) fights

   D) has fought

5. We usually _______ our homework right after school.

   A) did

   B) doing

   C) do

   D) does

6. Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius.

   A) boiled

   B) boiling

   C) boils

   D) will boil

7. My little brother _______ to play with his toy cars every day.

   A) wanted

   B) wants

   C) wanting

   D) will want