6 Questions
To talk about daily routines and ______,
habits
The Simple Present is used to describe things that happen ______ or frequently.
regularly
Water ______ at 100°C.
boils
The sun ______ in the east.
rises
Children ______ to sleep a lot.
need
Eating too much sugar is bad for your ______.
health
Study Notes
Uses of the Simple Present
Habits and Routines
- To talk about daily routines and habits
- To describe things that happen regularly or frequently
- Examples:
- I wake up at 7:00 am every day.
- She brushes her teeth twice a day.
Universal Truths
- To express universal truths or scientific facts
- To describe something that is always true
- Examples:
- The sun rises in the east.
- Water boils at 100°C.
Scheduled Events
- To talk about scheduled events or timetables
- To describe things that happen at a specific time or date
- Examples:
- The bus leaves at 8:00 am.
- The shop opens at 9:00 am on Mondays.
General Truths
- To express general truths or facts
- To describe something that is generally true
- Examples:
- Children need to sleep a lot.
- Eating too much sugar is bad for your health.
Idiomatic Expressions
- To use idiomatic expressions or proverbs
- To describe something that is generally accepted as true
- Examples:
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- Practice makes perfect.
Test your knowledge of the simple present tense and its uses in describing habits, universal truths, scheduled events, general truths, and idiomatic expressions. Identify the correct usage of the simple present tense in different contexts.
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