The Simple Present Tense

The Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense is used to express:

1. An action or state in the present.
2. A repeated action or habit in the present.
3. A general truth or a natural law.
4. An automatic result.
5. A planned action in the future accompanied by an expression of time.

Examples:

1. She loves her children very much. ○ This medicine tastes bitter to me.
2. Mary goes to the cinema every Sunday. ○ John drinks coffee before he goes to work.
3. Oil floats on water. ○ The sun rises in the East.
4. Ice turns to water when we heat it. ○ We shiver when we are cold.
5. When does the play begin? - It begins at 7:30. ○ We set out tomorrow morning.

Other Tenses

• The Present Continuous Tense
• The Simple Past Tense
• The Past Continuous Tense
• The Simple Future Tense
• The Future Continuous Tense
• The Present Perfect Tense
• The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
• The Past Perfect Tense
• The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
• The Future Perfect Tense
• The Future Perfect Continuous Tense