*The Simple Present is used:-
(1) To express a habitual action;
as,
He drinks tea every
morning.
I get up every day at
5 o’clock.
My watch keeps good
time.
(2) To express general truths; as,
The sun rises in the
east.
Honey is sweet,
Fortune favours the
brave.
(3) In exclamatory sentences
beginning with here and there to express what is
actually taking place in the present; as,
Here comes the bus!
There she goes!
(4) In vivid narrative, as
substitute for the Simple Past; as,
Showrav now rushes
forward and deals a heavy blow to Rustam.
Immediately the Sultan hurries
to his capital.
(5) To express a future event that
is part of affixed timetable or fixed programme;as,
The next flight is at
7.00 tomorrow morning.
The match starts at 9
o’clock.
When does the coffee
house reopen?
*Note also the other uses of the
Simple Present Tense.
(1) It is used to introduce
quotations; as,
Keats says, ‘A thing
of beauty is joy forever.’
(2) It is used, instead of the
Simple Future Tense, in clauses of time and of condition; as,
I shall wait till you finish
your lunch.
If it rains we shall
get wet.
(3) As in broadcast
commentaries on sporting events, the Simple Present Tense is used, instead of the
Present continuous, to describe activities in progress where there is stress on
the succession of happenings rather than on the duration.
(4) The Simple Present Tense is
used, instead of the Present Continuous; as,
(1) Verbs of perception, e.g.,
see, hear, smell, notice, recognize.
(2) Verbs of appearing, e.g.,
appear, look, seem.
(3) Verbs of emotion,e.g.,want, wish, desire, feel, like, love, hate, hope, refuse, prefer.
(4) Verbs of thinking, e.g.,
suppose, believe, agree, consider, trust, remember, and forget.
(5) Have (Possess), own,
belong to, contain, consist of, and be (except when used in the
passive). e.g.
Wrong
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Right
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These grapes are tasting sour.
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These grapes taste sour.
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I am thinking you are wrong.
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I think you are wrong.
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She is seeming sad.
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She seems sad.
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He is having a cellular phone.
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She has a cellular phone.
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