what is simple present tense
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A VERB TENSE THAT IS USED FOR 2 REASONS.
1. AN ACTION THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
EX. SHE LIVES IN CALIFORNIA
(I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL, IT DON'T ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, IT IS LIKE A ACTION THAT HAPPENED, HAPPENING, AND GOING TO HAPPEN; LIKE SHE STAYED IN CALIFORNIA IN PAST SHE IS STAYING IN CALIFORNIA IN PRESENT AND SHE IS GOING TO STAY IN CALIFORNIA)
2. OR AN ACTION THAT HAPPENS REGULARLY
EX. I BRUSH MY TEETH.
(IT IS AN ACTION THAT HAPPENS REGULARLY)
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Simple Present Tense
It is also called Present Tense (Present Indefinite Tense)
Now,
Here are some ways to use it -
(i) It is used to express habitual action.
examples - I watch television on Sunday.
(ii) It is used to talk about universal truth.
example - The sun rises in the East.
(iii) It is used to indicate a future event which is part of a plan or arrangement.
example - The school reopens next week.
(iv) It is used to introduce quotes with the verb 'says'.
example - Newton says, "Every action has equal and opposite reaction."
(v) It is used as a substitute for the simple past.
example - In Mahabharata, Ravana fights powerfully but he is killed in the past.
(vi) It is used in Exclamatory sentences that begin with here or there.
example - Here you go!
(vii) It is used in Time clauses and conditional clauses in place of simple future.
example - If I will not go to the shop today, I will not get ice-cream.