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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 :

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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