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 expensive clothes.
She doesn't work in an office.
We do not work on Fridays.
Do you play tennis?
Facts about the world
EXAMPLES:
Money doesn't grow on trees.
It never rains in the summer.
Britain lies off the north-west coast of Europe.
Does Brazil export cocoa?
Feelings and thoughts
EXAMPLES:
How many languages do you know?
I believe in God.
She doesn't like coffee.
Characteristics
EXAMPLES:
These flowers smell nice.
My car doesn't go very fast.
Instructions
EXAMPLE: You cook it for five minutes, and then put the onions in.
Future arrangements
EXAMPLES:
The World Cup begins tomorrow.
The course ends in two weeks.
NOTICE: Present simple or present continuous or present perfect? (Unit 39)
