English Grammar

The Simple Present Tense

Structure: Subject + infinitive (first form of the verb) + object/complement

I love sweets. (subject – I; verb – love; object – sweets)
We are ready. (subject – we; verb – are; complement – ready)

The Simple Present Tense is used:

1) To express a general truth

Sugar is sweet.
Honesty is the best policy.
Man is mortal.
Sun rises in the east.

2) To talk about a habit or custom

I go to school everyday.
The shop opens at 9 am.

3) To say what is happening at the moment of speaking

The child sleeps.
I write.
They play.

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