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20 Examples of Present Simple in English
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
Present Simple
The simple present It is one of the most used verb tenses in all languages including English, since it refers to events that happen constantly or habitually in the present tense. It is the one that most reflects the daily life of people.
This verb tense, which in English is called ‘simple present', Is perhaps the first to study who has an approach to the language, and it has a variety of uses. It should be taken into account that English has another way of expressing present but lasting events.
That is, they are maintained for a certain time and occur coincidentally with the enunciative act: it is the one called ‘present continuous', The other type of present of this language, also widely used.
See also: Past Simple Examples
Characteristics of the 'simple present'
Verbs in ‘simple present’ are formed adding to the stem of the verb the ending ‘es’ or ‘s’, in the case of the third person singular (he, she, it) or with just the root in the case of other people (I, we, they).
The verb '
everything', In addition to meaning' to do ', it acts as auxiliary verb of the present tense to conform either the interrogative and negative sentences: ‘Do you live in Morocco?’ (‘Do you live in Morocco?) or‘ He doesn’t like bananas ’(‘ He doesn’t like bananas ’).Uses of the simple present
The simple present is used in a variety of situations. All the states and actions that occur in the present tense (except those oriented to detail persistence over time) are expressed through this tense.
In addition, it is the one that expresses a habit that is maintained over time, or even that occurs sporadically or directly never occurs, which is marked by time adverbs of the type 'always', 'sometimes', 'usually', 'frequently', 'seldom' or 'never'.
Likewise, it is the one that indicates or describes a permanent reality (example: 'The adult human body contains 206 bones') And the one used to account for something that will happen in the very near future (example:'The plain leaves at 14:30 this afternoon’).
Examples of the present simple in English
Here are some examples of simple present sentences:
| 1. She does not accept my decision |
| 2. My mother never watches TV in her room from her. |
| 3. Paul never does his homework |
| 4. What do you say about the new law of migration? |
| 5. Doesn't he play in Barcelona? |
| 6. This bus leaves at night |
| 7. Don’t be jealous about Mark, he is just a friend. |
| 8. People do not like this way to do the things |
| 9. She is the prettiest woman in the world |
| 10. The car is in the garage |
| 11. My family does not go to the church. |
| 12. Does he speak at the meeting? |
| 13. We can’t find the solution to this problem, unfortunately. |
| 14. She she works in the NASA |
| 15. I wash my car on saturdays |
| 16. I must go to the work everyday |
| 17. Let me introduce Will and Terry: they are my best friends |
| 18. My cousin paints the houses in his neighborhood |
| 19. Do you like our beaches? |
| 20. We usually play tennis |
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