uses of the present simple

1. Elaborado por:
Sandrine Lafontant Diaz
Educación a Distancia

2. USE OF THE PRESENT
SIMPLE
The present simple has many uses which are necessary to learn
because they are part of our daily conversations.
- General truth
- Habits
- Future : Fixeds schedules
- Personal information

3. GENERAL TRUTH
What is a general truth?
A general truth is a situation that always happens no matter what.
This facts of events are always true.
For example:
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (= el agua hierve a 100 grados
Centigrados)
The run rises in the east. (el sol sale por el este).

4. PERSONAL
INFORMATIONWhat is personal information?
When talking about personal information, we refer to all the
information that is specific to one person, for example, name, age,
profession, nationality, likes and dislikes, etc…
For example:
I live in Mexico (= vivo en México)
I am thirty one years old. (= tengo trenta y un años)
I love chocolate. (= amo el chocolate)

5. FUTURE: FIXED
SCHEDULEWhat is a fixed schedule?
A fixed Schedule is a timetable that people give to certain activities
and others have to follow.
For example:
My flight leaves at 2:00pm tomorrow. (= mi vuelo sale mañana a las
2pm)
The movie starts at 8:00 on Friday. (= la película empieza el viernes a
las 8)

6. Créditos
Tecnológico nacional de México
Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Coordinación del Área de
Educación a Distancia