what is present simple? When do we use it?

FORM

[VERB] + s/es in third person

Examples:

You speak English.
Do you speak English?
You do not speak English

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:

I play tennis.
She does not play tennis.

Thanongsak 017 4EN

We use this tense to reveal the truth, the fact and Idea.

Present simple is one of the tenses in English language that tells the reader about an action in a present time which has a form like this

Subject + V1 ( follow the rule of Subject and Verb agreement) (If the verb is a transitive , the receiver of the action is required)

We use present simple when...
- talk about something happen several times like a habit of a person
- describe something real or natural that mean can be proved by a scientific way
- tell something that happen in the present time

tanawat 4EN 059

We are use present simple when we talk
the fact, action in present time, habit,
the real or the nature.
For example; The sun rise the eastern.

Pannida Pimsorn
4EN 061

Present simple: subject + verb(-s/-es)
We use it when:
- the action in the present time
- scientific fact
- habit/ routine

Example: The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius

Patimaporn 021 3EN