"Rama comes to college regularly". It is

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"Rama comes to college regularly". It is

Answer: A. Simple present tenseConceptThe simple present tense states a habitual or routine action — something that happens repeatedly or as a general truth. For a third-person singular…

  1. A.

    Simple present tense

  2. B.

    Past tense

  3. C.

    Future tense

  4. D.

    Continuous tense

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Correct answer: A

Concept

The simple present tense states a habitual or routine action — something that happens repeatedly or as a general truth. For a third-person singular subject it is formed by adding -s/-es to the base verb, and it is often signalled by an adverb of frequency such as always, usually, often or regularly.

Application

Read the sentence: "Rama comes to college regularly."

  • The subject "Rama" is third-person singular, and the verb appears as "comes" — the base verb "come" with -s added, which is the simple-present form for that subject.

  • The adverb "regularly" marks the action as a repeated routine, not a one-time event.

  • A habitual, routine action described in the present is exactly what the simple present tense expresses.

Contrast

  • Past tense would need a past-form verb such as "came" and would place the action in finished time — the sentence has no such marker.

  • Future tense would need "will come" / "shall come" — absent here.

  • Continuous tense would need a form of "be" plus an -ing verb, e.g. "is coming" — the verb here is the plain "comes", not a progressive form.

Therefore the sentence is in the simple present tense.

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