In Kannada grammar, the Simple Present tense is mainly used to speak about general truths and facts, habits, daily routines, and states whenever the action’s occurrence is not specific. It is also used when the action refers to now, or habitual actions which occur regularly, repeatedly, or all the time. Love, like, want, prefer, wish, hate etc. are verbs which do not usually take ‘-s’ endings. Here are two exercises pertaining to this concept.
Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks with Appropriate Words in Simple Present
1. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²µą³* (eat) ą²
ą²§ą²æą² ą²ą²¾ą²øą³ą²¤ą²æ ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²µą³.
2. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (write) ą²ą²µą²æą²¤ą³ą²ą²³ą²Øą³ą²Øą³.
3. ą²ą³ą²”ą³ ą²¹ą²ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³ *ą²ą³ą²£ą²æą²ą³* (sparrow).
4. *ą²ą²”ą³ą²¦ą³* (play) ą²ą²¤ ą²ą³ą²Øą³ą²Øą²¾ą²ą²æ ą²ą³ą²°ą³ą²ą³ą²ą³.
5. ą² ą²¦ą³ *ą²®ą²³ą³ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (rain) ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą²æą²Ø.
6. *ą²®ą²³ą³ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (rain) ą²®ą³ą²¦ą²² ą²¹ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
7. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (do) ą²¦ą³ą²”ą²æą²¤ ą²ą³ą²²ą²ø.
8. ą²Øą³ą²µą³ *ą²ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ą²°ą²æ* (listen) ą²øą²ą²ą³ą²¤ą²ą³.
9. ą²Øą²¾ą²µą³ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ą²µą³* (do) ą²Øą²®ą³ą²® ą²ą³ą²²ą²ø.
10. ą² ą²µą²°ą³ *ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²°ą³* (eat) ą²¬ą³ą²ą³ą²°ą³ą²ą³.
11. ą²Øą²æą²®ą²ą³ *ą²ą²·ą³ą²* (like) ą²¬ą³ą²²ą³ą²µą³ ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²µą³ą²¦ą³.
12. ą²®ą²ą³ *ą²ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (listen) ą²ą²„ą³ą²ą²³ą³.
13. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą³ą²¦ą³ą²µą³* (read) ą²ą²³ą³ą²µą²³ą²æą²ą²³ą³.
14. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą³ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (run) ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą²æą²Ø.
15. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą³ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (run) ą²¬ą³ą²ą²Øą³.
2. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (write) ą²ą²µą²æą²¤ą³ą²ą²³ą²Øą³ą²Øą³.
3. ą²ą³ą²”ą³ ą²¹ą²ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą³ *ą²ą³ą²£ą²æą²ą³* (sparrow).
4. *ą²ą²”ą³ą²¦ą³* (play) ą²ą²¤ ą²ą³ą²Øą³ą²Øą²¾ą²ą²æ ą²ą³ą²°ą³ą²ą³ą²ą³.
5. ą² ą²¦ą³ *ą²®ą²³ą³ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (rain) ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą²æą²Ø.
6. *ą²®ą²³ą³ą²Æą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (rain) ą²®ą³ą²¦ą²² ą²¹ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³.
7. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (do) ą²¦ą³ą²”ą²æą²¤ ą²ą³ą²²ą²ø.
8. ą²Øą³ą²µą³ *ą²ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ą²°ą²æ* (listen) ą²øą²ą²ą³ą²¤ą²ą³.
9. ą²Øą²¾ą²µą³ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ą²µą³* (do) ą²Øą²®ą³ą²® ą²ą³ą²²ą²ø.
10. ą² ą²µą²°ą³ *ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²°ą³* (eat) ą²¬ą³ą²ą³ą²°ą³ą²ą³.
11. ą²Øą²æą²®ą²ą³ *ą²ą²·ą³ą²* (like) ą²¬ą³ą²²ą³ą²µą³ ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²µą³ą²¦ą³.
12. ą²®ą²ą³ *ą²ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (listen) ą²ą²„ą³ą²ą²³ą³.
13. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą³ą²¦ą³ą²µą³* (read) ą²ą²³ą³ą²µą²³ą²æą²ą²³ą³.
14. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą³ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (run) ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą²æą²Ø.
15. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą³ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (run) ą²¬ą³ą²ą²Øą³.
Exercise 2: Complete the Sentences using Simple Present Tense
1. ą²Øą²¾ą²® ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą²æą²Ø *ą²¹ą³ą²ą³ą²µą³ą²µą³* (go) ą²¤ą²ą²Ŗą²¾ą²ą²²ą³.
2. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ ą²Ŗą²¾ą² *ą²ą³ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (give).
3. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą²¹ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (say) ą²Øą³ą²¤ą²æą²ą²³ą³.
4. ą² ą²¦ą³ ą²øą²¦ą²¾ *ą²¹ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (say) ą²øą²¤ą³ą²Æ.
5. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ ą²øą²¦ą²¾ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ą²Øą³* (do) ą²ą³ą²²ą²ø.
6. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (do) ą² ą²§ą³ą²Æą²Æą²Ø.
7. ą²¤ą²¾ą²Æą²æ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (do) ą²¬ą³ą²²ą³ ą²ą²³ą³ą²µą²³ą²æ.
8. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą³ą²¦ą³ą²µą³* (read) ą²ą²³ą³ą²µą²³ą²æą²ą²³ą³.
9. ą²Øą³ą²Øą³ *ą³ą²¦ą³ą²µą³* (read) ą²Ŗą³ą²øą³ą²¤ą²ą²ą²³ą³.
10. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą³ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (run) ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą²æą²Ø.
11. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²Æą³ą²µą³* (write) ą²Ŗą² ą³ą²Æ.
12. ą²Øą²Øą²ą³ *ą²ą²·ą³ą²* (like) ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²µą³ą²¦ą³ ą²ą²ą³.
13. ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (eat) ą²¬ą³ą²ą³ą²°ą³ą²ą³ą²Øą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ.
14. ą²ą²²ą³ą²²ą²¾ ą²ą³ą²µą²æą²ą²³ą³ *ą²øą²¾ą²µą³ą²µą³ą²µą³* (die).
15. ą² ą²µą²°ą³ *ą²ą²¦ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²°ą³* (read) ą²Ŗą³ą²øą³ą²¤ą².
2. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ ą²Ŗą²¾ą² *ą²ą³ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (give).
3. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą²¹ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (say) ą²Øą³ą²¤ą²æą²ą²³ą³.
4. ą² ą²¦ą³ ą²øą²¦ą²¾ *ą²¹ą³ą²³ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¦ą³* (say) ą²øą²¤ą³ą²Æ.
5. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ ą²øą²¦ą²¾ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą³ą²Øą³* (do) ą²ą³ą²²ą²ø.
6. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (do) ą² ą²§ą³ą²Æą²Æą²Ø.
7. ą²¤ą²¾ą²Æą²æ *ą²®ą²¾ą²”ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²³ą³* (do) ą²¬ą³ą²²ą³ ą²ą²³ą³ą²µą²³ą²æ.
8. ą²Øą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą³ą²¦ą³ą²µą³* (read) ą²ą²³ą³ą²µą²³ą²æą²ą²³ą³.
9. ą²Øą³ą²Øą³ *ą³ą²¦ą³ą²µą³* (read) ą²Ŗą³ą²øą³ą²¤ą²ą²ą²³ą³.
10. ą² ą²µą²Øą³ *ą³ą²°ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (run) ą²Ŗą³ą²°ą²¤ą²æą²¦ą²æą²Ø.
11. ą² ą²µą²³ą³ *ą²¬ą²°ą³ą²Æą³ą²µą³* (write) ą²Ŗą² ą³ą²Æ.
12. ą²Øą²Øą²ą³ *ą²ą²·ą³ą²* (like) ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²µą³ą²¦ą³ ą²ą²ą³.
13. ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³ *ą²¤ą²æą²Øą³ą²Øą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²Øą³* (eat) ą²¬ą³ą²ą³ą²°ą³ą²ą³ą²Øą²²ą³ą²²ą²æ.
14. ą²ą²²ą³ą²²ą²¾ ą²ą³ą²µą²æą²ą²³ą³ *ą²øą²¾ą²µą³ą²µą³ą²µą³* (die).
15. ą² ą²µą²°ą³ *ą²ą²¦ą³ą²¤ą³ą²¤ą²¾ą²°ą³* (read) ą²Ŗą³ą²øą³ą²¤ą².