How to use Simple Present Tense?
Grammar Index : 2
How to use Simple Present Tense?
The ways to use Simple Present Tense :
To express habitual activities :
I usually wake up at 6 in the morning.
He always drinks a cup of milk in the evening.
To express normal activities :
He goes for walk in the morning.
They play football in the afternoon.
To express routine duties :
He comes to our house everyday.
They meet every Sunday.
To express professional activities :
A baker bakes bread.
The driver drives vehicles.
A cobbler mends shoe.
To express natural qualities :
The sun gives us light and heat.
My house faces east.
He comes from India.
To express inherent duties :
Cow gives milk.
Horses run fast.
To talk about science theories :
Water freezes at zero degree centigrade.
Light travels faster than sound.
To talk about scientific principles :
Computers consume low amount of electricity.
Calculators do the addition faster.
To state universal truths :
The sun rises in the east.
The earth moves around the sun.
Moon reflects the sun-light.
Water nourishes the vegetables.
To express proverbs :
A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools.
One swallow does not make a summer.
To state future plans :
I go to America next year.
He leaves for Delhi tomorrow.
To express instantaneous present :
Here comes our hero.
Ram heads the ball and puts it into the net.
Sachin takes more runs these days.
The bottle contains poison.
The committee consist of five members.
Lions appear fearsome.
He deserves better pay.
This matters a lot to me.
He resembles his father.
She seems to be angry.
To state historical events :
The First World War ends.
Germany invades Poland.
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