FORM Simple Present

EXAMPLE:   [ to run]
I run
you run
he runs
she runs
it runs
we run
they run

USE 1 Repeated Actions
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.
The train leaves every morning at 8 am.
The train does not leave at 9am.
She always forgets her purse.
He never forgets his wallet.
Every twelve months, the Earth circles the sun.
The sun does not circle the Earth.

USE 2 Facts or Generalizations
The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was
true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not
important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to
make generalizations about people or things.

EXAMPLES:
Birds do not like milk.
California is in America.
California is not in the United Kingdom.
Windows are made of glass.
Windows are not made of wood.
New York is a small city. (It is not important that this fact is untrue.)

USE 3 Now (Non-Continuous Vebs)
Sometimes speakers use the Simple Present to express the idea that an
action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with
Non-continuous Verbs and certain Mixed Verbs.

EXAMPLES:
I am here now.
She is not here now.
He needs help right now.
He does not need help now.
He has a car.

ACTIVE / PASSIVE Simple Present
EXAMPLES:
Once a week, Tom cleans the car. ACTIVE
Once a week, the car is cleaned by Tom. PASSIVE

Not: Bu ders özel öğretmen Nur Eser Altun tarafından hazırlanmıştır.