Present simple tense
The Simple Present Tense is used:
1. To express general truths: Examples:
• The Sun rises in the east.
• Honey is sweet.
• Fortune favors the brave.
• London is the Capital city of United Kingdom.
• Two thirds of this earth is full of water.
2. To express the habitual actions: Examples:
• He drinks tea every morning.
• Mary comes to college by car.
• My watch keeps correct time.
• My son does not like tea. He prefers coffee.
• I get up at 4 o’clock every morning.
3. In the exclamatory sentences beginning with here and there to express what is actually taking place in the present. Examples:
• Here comes the bus!
• There she goes!
1. To express general truths: Examples:
• The Sun rises in the east.
• Honey is sweet.
• Fortune favors the brave.
• London is the Capital city of United Kingdom.
• Two thirds of this earth is full of water.
2. To express the habitual actions: Examples:
• He drinks tea every morning.
• Mary comes to college by car.
• My watch keeps correct time.
• My son does not like tea. He prefers coffee.
• I get up at 4 o’clock every morning.
3. In the exclamatory sentences beginning with here and there to express what is actually taking place in the present. Examples:
• Here comes the bus!
• There she goes!
• What a beautiful building that is!
• Oh! He is so smart!
• There the procession goes a long time!
4. In vivid narrative, as substitute for simple past tense:
Examples:
• Shoran now rushes forward and deals a heavy blow to Rosa.
• Immediately The Sultan hurries to the hospital.
5. To express a future event that is part of a fixed programmer.
Examples:
• The next flight is at 7.00am tomorrow.
• The match starts at 9 o’clock in the morning.
• The train leaves at 5.35 pm.
• When does the hotel reopen?
6. To introduce Quotations: Examples:
• Keats says, “A thing of beauty is joy for ever”.
• Tagore says, “Beauty is the ultimate reality”.
• Osho says, “Self-knowledge is the ultimate knowledge”.
7. It is used, instead of the Simple Future tense, in clauses of time and of condition.
Examples:
• I shall wait till you finish your lunch.
• If it rains we shall get wet. • Oh! He is so smart!
• There the procession goes a long time!
4. In vivid narrative, as substitute for simple past tense:
Examples:
• Shoran now rushes forward and deals a heavy blow to Rosa.
• Immediately The Sultan hurries to the hospital.
5. To express a future event that is part of a fixed programmer.
Examples:
• The next flight is at 7.00am tomorrow.
• The match starts at 9 o’clock in the morning.
• The train leaves at 5.35 pm.
• When does the hotel reopen?
6. To introduce Quotations: Examples:
• Keats says, “A thing of beauty is joy for ever”.
• Tagore says, “Beauty is the ultimate reality”.
• Osho says, “Self-knowledge is the ultimate knowledge”.
7. It is used, instead of the Simple Future tense, in clauses of time and of condition.
Examples:
• I shall wait till you finish your lunch.
Look at these examples with the main verb like:
subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
+ | I, you, we, they | like | coffee. | ||
He, she, it | likes | coffee. | |||
- | I, you, we, they | do | not | like | coffee. |
He, she, it | does | not | like | coffee. | |
? | Do | I, you, we, they | like | coffee? | |
Does | he, she, it | like | coffee? |
Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:
subject | main verb | |||
+ | I | am | French. | |
You, we, they | are | French. | ||
He, she, it | is | French. | ||
- | I | am | not | old. |
You, we, they | are | not | old. | |
He, she, it | is | not | old. | |
? | Am | I | late? | |
Are | you, we, they | late? | ||
Is | he, she, it | late? |
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