Unit 20: PRESENT SIMPLE -- USE

This formation means 'not past'. It includes 'here and now', but it does not usually tell exactly when.

Everyday life and habits

EXAMPLES:
Where does he live?
She wears blue safety coveralls.
She doesn't work in an office.
We do not work on Sundays.
Do you play tennis?


Facts about the world

EXAMPLES:
Money doesn't grow on trees.
It never rains in the summer.
The United States buys a lot of the oil produced in Alberta.
Does Sweden create more wind power than Alberta?


Feelings and thoughts

EXAMPLES:
How many languages do you know?
I miss my family.
He doesn't miss his family.


Characteristics

EXAMPLES:
These diesel trucks are noisy.
My car doesn't go very fast.


Instructions

EXAMPLE: You turn the key and wait until the glow plugs are lit.


Future arrangements

EXAMPLES:
The next spread begins tomorrow.
The course ends in two weeks.

NOTICE: Present simple or present continuous or present perfect? (Unit 39)


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