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Present simple tense is a verb tense form that expresses events or actions that happen continually in the present, like every day or week or month; it is also used to express events that happen usually/often and for factual information.
Example:
1. I want to sleep.
2. She does not like rice.
3. They do not wish to dance.
4. The sun rises in the east.
5. The flight arrives at 4 am tomorrow.
Uses of present simple tense:
 
S.No
Use
Example
1
Express habituation or Regular HabitsI play tennis every weekend
2
General truths - facts that exist at all timesThe sun rises in the east.
3
Exclamatory sentences (beginning with here or there)There she goes!
Here it is!
4
Future events / timetabled eventsThe match starts at 4 pm sharp.
The bus leaves daily at 8 am.
5
Quotes / proverbsAll is well that ends well.
A stitch in time saves nine.
6
Substitute simple future tenseIf it rains, we will get wet.
As soon as he arrives, I'll call you.
7
Expressing actions happening now. Commentary (happening
currently)
"The bear comes near the child, but the child has no clue!"
"Ashwin bowls a beautiful ball, but it seems to have gone for a four!"
 
Some of the present tenses used in the lesson "Empowered Women Navigating the world" are:
  1. Women occupy almost all the major positions in society.
  2. We encounter a storm in the sea.
  3. The sailors celebrate festivals at sea.
  4. They watch movies and listen to music.