1.

Use of the Simple Present

1.1. repeated actions
My friend often draws nice posters.
1.2. things in general
The sun rises in the east.
1.3. fixed arrangements, scheduled events
The plane flies to London every Monday.
1.4. sequence of actions in the present
First I get up, then I have breakfast.
1.5. instructions
Open your books at page 34.
1.6. with special verbs
I understand English.
2. Signal words
every day
often
always
sometimes
never
3. Form
infinitive (3rd person singular he, she, it: infinitive + -s)
4. Examples
4.1. Affirmative sentences in the Simple Present
Long forms
Contracted forms
I read books. not possible
You read books.
He reads books.
4.2. Negative sentences in the Simple Present
You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary do for nega
tions and the infinitive of the verb.
Long forms
Contracted forms
I do not clean the room.
I don't clean the room.
You do not clean the room.
You don't clean the room.
He does not clean the room.
He doesn't clean the room.
4.3. Questions in the Simple Present
You need the auxiliary do/does and the infinitive of the verb.
Long forms
Contracted forms
Do I play football?
not possible
Do you play football?
Does he play football?
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Present Simple Verb Tense - English Verb Tense - English The Easy Way
The present simple is the tense used to describe actions that are timeless. The
time and/or place is stated or understood.
The present simple tense is used in the following situations:
permanent actions actions that happen on a regular basis
facts
statements that are always true
to state existence
to state feeling
static verbs

general actions
Past
Present Future
I go to school everyday x
x
x
I live in New York.
x
x
x
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
x
x
x
I love to go to my English class.
x
x
x
This is a pen. x
x
x
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imple present tense

The simple present tense is used:
To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, em
otions and wishes:
I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city
(general truth)
To give instructions or directions:
You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
To express fixed arrangements, present or future:
Your exam starts at 09.00
To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as
, until:
He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.
Be careful! The simple present is not used to express actions happening now.
Examples
For habits
He drinks tea at breakfast.
She only eats fish.
They watch television regularly.
For repeated actions or events
We catch the bus every morning.