{"id":1891,"date":"2017-02-20T08:57:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T08:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2017-02-20T08:57:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T08:57:40","slug":"uses-of-the-simple-present-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/uses-of-the-simple-present-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Uses of the simple present tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/simple-present-tense-overview\/\">We have already learned that the simple present tense<\/a> is used to talk about your routine activities or habits. It has several other uses, too.<br \/>\nJobs, hobbies, habits, interests etc.<\/p>\n<p>You can use the simple present tense to talk about people\u2019s jobs, hobbies, likes, dislikes etc.<\/p>\n<p>Read the sentences given below.<\/p>\n<h2>Jobs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Anita <strong>writes<\/strong> plays for television.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does<\/strong> Anita <strong>write<\/strong> poems?<\/li>\n<li>No, Anita <strong>doesn\u2019t write<\/strong> poems.<\/li>\n<li>What<strong> does<\/strong> Anita write?<\/li>\n<li>Anita<strong> writes<\/strong> plays for television.<\/li>\n<li>My sister<strong> works<\/strong> at a nationalized bank.<\/li>\n<li>Where<strong> does<\/strong> my sister work? <strong>Does she work<\/strong> at a school?<\/li>\n<li>No, she <strong>does not<\/strong> work at a school. She <strong>works<\/strong> at a nationalized bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Habits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>My father <strong>drinks<\/strong> coffee in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>What <strong>does<\/strong> my father drink in the morning?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does<\/strong> he drink tea in the morning?<\/li>\n<li>No, he <strong>doesn\u2019t<\/strong> drink tea in the morning. He drinks coffee.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>read<\/strong> the newspaper every morning.<\/li>\n<li>What<strong> do<\/strong> I do every morning?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do I watch<\/strong> television in the morning?<\/li>\n<li>No, I <strong>don\u2019t watch<\/strong> television in the morning. I read the newspaper instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Likes and dislikes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>My daughter <strong>likes<\/strong> to play with her dolls.<\/li>\n<li>What <strong>does<\/strong> my daughter like to do? Does she like to play hide and seek?<\/li>\n<li>No, she <strong>does not like<\/strong> to play hide and seek. She likes to play with her dolls.<\/li>\n<li>My son<strong> does not eat<\/strong> vegetables, but he likes fruits.<\/li>\n<li>Does my son eat vegetables? No, he doesn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Does he eat fruits? Yes, he eats fruits.<\/li>\n<li>Maya collects coins. She does not collect stamps.<\/li>\n<li>Does Maya collect stamps? No, she doesn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Does Maya collect coins? Yes, she does.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Suggested activity<\/h2>\n<p>Frame as many sentences as you can about your job, hobbies, interests etc. Once you have formed the sentences, try to change them into \u00a0questions using do or does.<\/p>\n<h2>General truths<\/h2>\n<p>The simple present tense is used to talk about things that are true all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Read the sentences given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat<strong> melts<\/strong> ice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a general truth. If you heat ice, it melts. That\u2019s why we use the simple present tense here.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birds<strong> fly.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fire <strong>burns.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The wind <strong>blows.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Cats <strong>chase<\/strong> mice.<\/li>\n<li>The sun <strong>rises<\/strong> in the east.<\/li>\n<li>Heat <strong>expands<\/strong> bodies.<\/li>\n<li>Most flowers <strong>smell<\/strong> sweet.<\/li>\n<li>Honey <strong>tastes<\/strong> sweet.<\/li>\n<li>Children <strong>rush<\/strong> about.<\/li>\n<li>Parents <strong>look<\/strong> after their kids.<\/li>\n<li>Plants <strong>need<\/strong> water and sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have already learned that the simple present tense is used to talk about your routine activities or habits. It has several other uses, too. 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