Simple Present Tense

简单现在时式

The simple present tense is used to show actions done at the present time, regularly or habitually, using words such as every day, sometimes, always or often.

简单现在时式用于目前、经常或习惯性进行的动作。我们用 every day、sometimes、always或often来显示现在时式。

e.g.

Mrs Chan sends her daughter to school every day.

They always clean their rooms on Saturdays.

Sometimes, I buy groceries from that shop.

NOTEs

**    A singular subject (he, she, a boy, etc.) takes a singular verb (cooks, visits, etc.).

单数主语（he、she、a boy等）和单数动词（cooks、visit等）连用。

**  A plural subject (you, they, we, the boys, etc.) takes a plural verb (walk, play, etc.).

复数主语（you、they、we、the boys等）和复数动词（walk、play等）连用。

**    The pronoun ‘I’ takes a plural verb.

人称代词“I”和复数动词连用。

Subject 主语	Verb ‘to be’ 动词“to be”
I	am
He She It	is
They We You	are

The simple present tense also shows something that is a fact or the truth.

简单现在时式也用于讲述事实或真理。

e.g.     Rain falls from the sky.