一般现在时thesimplepresenttenseInEnglishgrammar,thesimplepresenttenseisaformoftheverbthatreferstoanactionoreventthatisongoingorthatregularlytakesplaceinpresenttime
InEnglishgrammar,therearesevenacceptedfunctionsoftheusageofthesimplepresentforofverbs:toexpresspermanentstates,generaltruths,habitualactions,livecommentary,performativeactions,pasttimeorhistoricpresent,andfuturetime
1)Permanentstate:Jupiterisaverymassiveplanet
2)Generaltruth:Theearthisround
ﻫ3)Habitualaction:HerdaughterworksinRome.4)'Live'commentary:IneachcaseIaddthetwonumbers:threeplusthreegivessix..
ﻫ5)Performative:Ipronounceyoumanandwife.6)Pasttime(seehistoricpresent):Hemovestothewindowalongside,andseesherinsidetheofficemovingawayfromthedoor
Heshootstwicethroughthewindowandkillsher
ﻫ7)Futuretime:Myflightleavesatfourthirtyt