Present Simple Tense

Use:

• We use the present simple to talk about habits, repeated actions or something we do regularly.
• Facts, things that are always or usually true.
• Programmes and timetables.

Examples:

• I usually watch TV after dinner.
• He plays the guitar in a band.
• Chris lives in Scotland. Hens lay eggs.
• Our train leaves at 8.30 a.m.
• The film starts at 6 o'clock.

Time expressions

We use these expressions with the present simple. Their place is at the beginning or the end of the sentence.

• in (January), in the morning / the afternoon / the evening
• on (Mondays / Monday), on weekdays, on (Saturday) morning / afternoon / evening
• at the weekend
• every day / week / month, once / twice / three times (etc) a week / month / year

Examples:

• The shop closes for a few days in August.
• In the afternoon, I sit in the garden and have a cup of tea.
• We don't go to school on Sunday.
• On Tuesday afternoon, I go to an art class.
• I drink two glasses of milk every day.
• They go on holiday twice a year.