Notes

Simple Present Tense is the tense used to express an action or activity that takes place / happening at the current time in a simple form, activity or work performed repeatedly, daily habits, events or actions that have nothing to do with time, and to express general truths.


1: First, we use the Present Simple when something is generally true:
-The sun rises in the east.
-People need food.
-It snows in winter.
-The sky isn't green.
-Plants die without water.
-Two and two make four.

2: We also need to use this tense for a situation that we think is more or less permanent (see the present continuous for a temporary situation - one which we think won't last long):
-Where do you live?
-She works in a bank.
-They love coffee.
-She has three children.
-I am married.
-I don't like mushrooms.

3: The next use is for habits or things that we do regularly. We often use adverbs of frequency in this case (also see the present continuous for new, temporary or annoying habits):
-Do you smoke?
-I play tennis every Tuesday.
-We often go to the cinema.
-She gets up at seven o'clock every day.
-At the weekend, we usually go to the market.
-How often do you study English?
-I don't travel very often.