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Presente Simple

How do we use the Simple Present Tense? ¿Cómo empleamos el Presente Simple?

We use the simple present tense when: (Se emplea este tiempo cuando)

• the action is general (la acción es general)
• the action happens all the time, or habitually (la acción sucede todo el tiempo, o en forma habitual)
•  the action is not only happening now (la acción no está sucediendo únicamente ahora)
• the statement is always true (la afirmación es siempre cierta)

John drives a taxi.
Past	present	future
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It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb to be in the present simple tense—some of them are general, some of them are now: (Hay que tener en cuenta que en el caso del verbo to be se puede emplear este tiempo para situaciones que no son generales, i.e. para referirnos al ahora. En los siguientes ejemplos, encontrará ejemplos de ambos casos.)

Am I right? Tara is not at home. You are happy.
past	present	future
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The situation is now.

 

I am not fat. Why are you so beautiful? Ram is tall.
Past	present	future
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The situation is general. Past, present and future.

1.    Simple Presente Tense for Repeated Actions   (acciones reiteradas)

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 (timetables), a scientific fact or something that often happens. (Se emplea este tiempo para expresar que una acción se repite o es usual. Puede ser un hábito, un hobby, un evento cotidiano, un evento programado (horarios), un hecho científico o una acción que se realiza a menudo.)

Examples:

·        We play basket at school.

·        She does not play tennis.

·        The train leaves every morning at 8 am.

·        The train does not leave at 9am.

·        Every twelve months, the Earth circles the sun.

·        The sun does not circle the Earth.

2. Simple Present Tense for Facts or Generalizations     (hechos o generalizaciones)

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. (Este tiempo también puede indicar que el hablante cree que un hecho era cierto, es cierto y lo será en el futuro. No es importante si está en lo cierto sobre ese hecho. También se emplea para realizar generalizaciones acerca de personas o cosas.)

Examples:

·        Children like computers.

·        Birds do not like milk.

·        California is in America.

·        California is not in the United Kingdom.

Examples with Question Words

• Where does he live?
• Why do they move to Spain?
• Which languages do you speak?
• Who comes for dinner?
• How long does it take him to cross the river?
• Which book does he prefer?
• When does he learn English?

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