Simple Present

The simple present is a verb tense  used to describe habits, repeated actions,unchanging situations, general truths, and scheduled events. Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed by using the root form or by adding ‑s or ‑es to the end.

V1	V2	V3	S form	Ing form
play	played	played	plays	playing
write	wrote	written	writes	writing
cut	cut	cut	cuts	cutting

EXAMPLES

• For habits
  He drinks tea at breakfast.
  She only eats fish.
  They watch television regularly.
• For repeated actions or events
  We catch the bus every morning.
  It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
  They drive to Monaco every summer.
• For general truths
  Water freezes at zero degrees.
  The Earth revolves around the Sun.
  Her mother is Peruvian.

• For instructions or directions
  Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
  You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.
• For fixed arrangements
  His mother arrives tomorrow.
  Our holiday starts on the 26th March
• With future constructions
  She'll see you before she leaves.
  We'll give it to her when she arrives.