Present Simple - Meester Gijs https://meestergijs.nl/unit/uitleg-via-video/?id=151
The Present Simple is used to:
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--> For many sentences at least one, but often multiple of the above can apply to the sentence. Something might be a regular event, but it can also be a fact. Or, something is a habit that occurs regularly. There might be more than one reason to use the present simple.
The Present Simple is constructed in a sentence:
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The Present Simple in a few examples:
You can use the Present Simple in three different kinds of sentences:
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
I eat breakfast at 8 am. | I don't eat breakfast at 8, but at 7 am. | Do you eat breakfast at 7 am or 8 am? |
Jimmy likes fishing. | Jimmy doesn't like fishing. |
Does Jimmy like fishing? |
The train stops at platform 9 3/4. | The train doesn't stop at platform 9 3/4 | Does the train stop at platform 9 3/4? |
They arrive at the gate in ten minutes. | They don't arrive at the gate in ten minutes. | Do they arrive at the gate in ten minutes? |