Present Simple

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by Candela Conte1 view·Updated Jan 2, 2023
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  1. look at when we use the present simple tents.
  2. There are four different situations in which we can use these tents,
  3. let's go through them one by one.
  4. First of all, we can use the present simple tense to talk about things which are
  5. permanent,
  6. which are more or less always true.
  7. For example, we live in Madrid.
  8. Let's imagine. This is where you live,
  9. not just for a short time, but for a long time
  10. and more or less. It's a permanent situation. It is always true.
  11. So when we say he works at a bank, it means that his permanent regular job,
  12. it's not a job that he has just for a while,
  13. that's where he works most of the time.
  14. So we use
  15. these tents for permanent situations.
  16. Think about yourselves,
  17. what is permanent for you?
  18. For example, I work at Mark Twain school.
  19. We can also use the present. Simple
  20. to talk about routines.
  21. A routine is something you do regularly,
  22. for example,
  23. I wake up at 7:00,
  24. she brushes her teeth,
  25. wake,
  26. brushes,
  27. these verbs are
  28. in the present simple tense
  29. because they are talking about a regular activity.
  30. A routine,
  31. something done
  32. daily.
  33. We can also use these tents to talk about stats.
  34. For example,
  35. the sun rises in the east.
  36. It's just a fact as scientific truth.
  37. Next, we can use these tents to talk about schedules.
  38. Think about it.
  39. What's the schedule?
  40. A schedule
  41. tells us when something is going to happen.
  42. So it's kind of connected to these
  43. two
  44. points.
  45. A regularly scheduled event.
  46. We can say our class
  47. starts
  48. at half past eight.
  49. Why are we using the present? Simple.
  50. Because our class always starts at half past eight,
  51. it's
  52. kind of permanent.
  53. It's kind of a routine.