"Rama comes to college regularly". It is
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"Rama comes to college regularly". It is
- A.
Simple present tense
- B.
Past tense
- C.
Future tense
- 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.