USE 5 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)

USE 4 Scheduled events in the near future

USE 3 Permanent truth or laws of nature.

The Simple Present is used to state laws of nature, general truth and other rules. The Simple Present also indicates the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

Examples:

• Snow melts at 0°C.
• Cats like milk.
• Do pigs like milk?
• California is not in the United Kingdom.
• Windows are made of glass.

Simple Present is used to talk about scheduled events in the near future (e.g. public transportation, TV programs, timetables, etc.)

Examples:

• 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?
• The party starts at 8 o'clock.
• When does class begin tomorrow?

We sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea or an action that is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with Statal Verbs. Examples:

• I am here now.
• She is not here now.
• He needs help right now.
• He does not need help now.
• He has his passport in his hand.
• Do you have your passport with you?

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