The Simple Present Tense (Part 3)

     Finally, we have reached the 3rd and final part of the Simple Present Tense. Before this, we have discussed on: 

• How it is used as an habitual action
• How it is used to express a general truth

      The final part of the Simple Present Tense is used to talk about thoughts and feelings at the present moment, or about the immediate reactions to something. 

For example,

• I am busy.

• He looks awful.

• My stomach hurts.

The Simple Present Tense (Part 2)

     In the previous post, The Simple Present Tense (Part 1), it expresses a habitual action done in our daily lives, such as sleeping, eating, walking, etc. Now let us talk about the 2nd usage of the Simple Present Tense. 

    The 2nd usage of the Simple Present Tense is used to express a general truth. For example,

• The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
  
  

• The earth revolves round the sun.
  
  

• Plants make food with the help of sunlight.
  
  

Note: The subject, plants, is in a plural form. The verb, make, does not need to add a 's' to the subject. 

The Simple Present Tense (Part 1)

• I eat an apple
• She eats an apple.
• You eat the apple.
• We eat apples.

     The verb "eat" and "eats" is the simple present tense. The simple present tense describes the subject is doing the action everyday. It is called as habitual action.

Singular Subject refers to one person/object/animal

Singular Subject + verb + s + Article + Object

He + eat + s + an + apple.

He eats an apple.

Plural Subject refers to more than one person/object/animal

Plural Subject + verb + Object

We + eat + apples.

We eat apples.

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