We use the Present simple to describe the following situations.
(A) A present Event:
• Chima passes the ball to Baichung and Baichung scores a goal. ( Sport Commentary)
• The managing director declares the meeting closed (Announcement)
• I pick a card from this deck and place that under a piece of paper. (Demonstration)
• I beg your pardon.
N.B: Here the event begins and ends at the very moment of speech.
(B) A present State:
• I am thirsty.
• Chinu’s brother is ill.
• I have no time to go through your paper.
• We live in the country side. • Do you know German?
• I don’t like curd.
(C) Present Habit:
• He works in the Wipro BPO.
• I often tour the country side.
• It rains a lot in July.
• The Paper boy comes at 7 a.m.
• She speaks French well.
• How often do you use soap?
A state is a condition that continues over a period of time. A habit is of repetition of events over a period of time.
(D) Scientific Facts (known by experiment)
• Gas goes upward.
• Water freezes at 0 degree C.
• Ice melts when heated.
(E) General Truth
• The Indian grow a lot of rice.
• The Sun rises in the east.
• The moon revolves round the earth.
• The Narmada flows into the Arabian Sea.
• Deer eats grass.
In D and E the states or phenomena covers a period of time that includes the present moment and they are also true always.
• Where do you come from? (Residential sense)
• Or where are you from? (Not where are coming from?)
• What makes you so gloomy? • What brings you here?
• He talks like a professional.