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Part 1 ยท Episode 7 A2-B1

Every Day, He Walks

๐Ÿ“ Present Simple (habits)

Gandhi ยท 1930: Salt March ๐Ÿ“– 4 min read

series: Luna’s Time Travel Grammar
part: 1
episode: 7
title: “Every Day, He Walks”
grammar: Present Simple (habits)
level: A2-B1
historical_moment: “1930: Salt March”
figure: Gandhi
words: 830

Episode 7: Every Day, He Walks

Present Simple: habits โ€” Gandhi, 1930 (A2-B1)

Grammar Box

Meaning: We use Present Simple for habits and things we do regularly. It shows what happens again and again, or what is always true.

Form: I/you/we/they + verb / he/she/it + verb + s/es

Example 1: I walk every day. (my habit)

Example 2: She drinks coffee every morning. (her habit)

Common mistake: Wrong: He walk to school. Better: He walks to school.

The Question

Luna writes in her journal. “I walk. He walks. They walk.” She pauses. “Why does ‘walk’ change to ‘walks’? And when do I use this form?” The watch glows. Professor Wisdom appears. “Let’s follow a man whose daily habit changed a nation.”

The Journey

They stand on a dusty road in India. The sun burns overhead. Hundreds of people walk together. Their feet raise clouds of dust. The air smells like earth and determination.

This is Mohandas Gandhi. He is 61 years old. People call him Mahatmaโ€””Great Soul.” He wears simple white cloth. He owns almost nothing. But his words and actions move millions. He believes in peaceful resistance. No violence. No hatred. Just steady, quiet courage.

This is March 1930. Britain rules India. British law says Indians cannot make their own salt. They must buy expensive British salt. It’s unfair. It’s cruel. Gandhi decides to break this law. But not with weapons. With walking.

Every morning, Gandhi wakes at 4 AM. He prays. He walks. He talks to his followers. “We walk every day,” he tells them. “We walk for freedom.” The march is 240 miles to the sea. It takes 24 days. They walk 10 miles each day.

People join them from every village. “He walks, so we walk,” they say. Farmers leave their fields. Students leave their schools. Women carry their children. Old men lean on sticks. Everyone walks together. The British laugh at first. “He walks? So what?”

But the world watches. Newspapers write about it. Gandhi reaches the sea. He bends down. He picks up a handful of salt. “We make our own salt now,” he declares. It’s a small act. But it breaks everything. Within weeks, millions make salt. Britain’s control begins to crumble.

You can hear thousands of feet hitting the ground. You can smell sweat and dust and hope mixed together. The heat is crushing. People’s faces shine with tears and determination. This is not just walking. This is revolution in motion.

The Insight

Professor Wisdom walks beside Gandhi. “Listen to his words. ‘I wake. I pray. I walk.’ This is Present Simple. We use it for habitsโ€”things we do regularly. For I, you, we, theyโ€”the verb stays the same. For he, she, itโ€”add ‘s’ or ‘es.’ ‘Gandhi walks. The world watches.’ This tense shows what happens again and again. What’s true in general.”

Practice Zone

More Examples:

  1. “I drink coffee every morning.” โ€” My daily habit.
  2. “She teaches English on Mondays.” โ€” Her regular schedule.
  3. “The sun rises in the east.” โ€” A general truth.
  4. “They visit their grandmother every week.” โ€” Their repeated action.
  5. “Water boils at 100 degrees.” โ€” A scientific fact.
  6. “He always arrives late.” โ€” His usual behavior.

Exercises:

  1. Fill in the blank: My sister ___ to work every day. (walk / walks)

  2. Choose the correct:
    a) I goes to school by bus.
    b) I go to school by bus.

  3. Match the habit to the person:
    – She โ†’ reads books every night
    – They โ†’ play soccer on weekends
    – He โ†’ drinks tea in the morning

  4. Complete: The earth ___ around the sun. Cats ___ milk. My brother ___ English.

  5. Your turn: Write three sentences about your daily habits using Present Simple.

Answer Key:

  1. walks (sister = she = add ‘s’)
  2. b) I go to school by bus (I = no ‘s’ added)
  3. She reads / They play / He drinks
  4. moves / drink / studies (earth = it = add ‘s’; cats = they = no ‘s’; brother = he = add ‘es’ to study)
  5. Check: Did you add ‘s’ or ‘es’ for he/she/it? Did you keep the base form for I/you/we/they? Do your sentences show regular habits?

The Lesson

They return to Luna’s room. The watch dims. Luna stands and walks around her desk. “I walk every day. Gandhi walked for freedom. Small habits create big change.” Professor Wisdom nods. “What you do every day becomes who you are.”