{"id":1844,"date":"2017-02-14T15:45:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T15:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2017-02-14T15:45:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T15:45:49","slug":"simple-present-tense-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/simple-present-tense-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple present tense overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The simple present tense<\/strong> is used to talk about our everyday activities \u2013 things that we do regularly or at specific intervals. Before you start learning this tense form, think about things you do every day.<\/span><\/p>\n

When do you get<\/strong> up in the morning?<\/span><\/p>\n

I get up<\/strong> at 5 o’ clock\u00a0in the morning.<\/p>\n

When do you have<\/strong> breakfast?<\/p>\n

I have<\/strong> breakfast at 8 am.<\/p>\n

When do you go<\/strong> to office?<\/p>\n

I go<\/strong> to office at 9 am.<\/p>\n

What do you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I fix<\/strong> cars.<\/p>\n

Where do you live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I live<\/strong> in\u00a0Kerala.<\/p>\n

When do you have<\/strong> lunch?<\/p>\n

I have<\/strong> lunch at one o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n

When do you go<\/strong> to bed?<\/p>\n

I go to bed \/ sleep<\/strong> at ten o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n

Once you are comfortable talking about your own daily activities, you can start talking about other people\u2019s routines. There is an important point to consider. In the simple present tense, when the subject is a singular noun (e.g. Rahul, Maya, pen, tree, dog, boy etc) or a third person singular pronoun (he, she, it), the verb takes the marker \u2013s.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n