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Simple Present Uses
Renato Santos
Mind Map by Renato Santos, updated more than 1 year ago
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  1. Used to show repetition, habit or generalization.
    1. • You speak English. • Do you speak English? • You do not speak English.
    2. Used to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual.
      1. •I play tennis. •She does not play tennis. • Does he play tennis?
      2. can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future.
        1. • Cats like milk. • Birds do not like milk. • Do pigs like milk?
        2. Speakers occasionally use simple present to talk about scheduled events in the near future.
          1. • The train leaves tonight at 6 PM. • The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM. • When do we board the plane?
          2. Speakers sometimes use the simple present to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now.
            1. • I am here now. • She is not here now. • He needs help right now.
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