simple presentOnline version use of simple present and present continuous by Alexandra Villegas 1 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE We use the simple present tense to talk about the activities we do daily and how often we do these activities. 2 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE repetitive actionsthings that happen continually in the presenthabits, routinesfacts and general truthThoughts feelings and opinions 3 VERBS IN SIMPLE PRESENT 4 play soccer Example:Carlos plays soccer every afternoon.In this case, the sentence shows routine or habit. 5 boils water Water boils at 100 centigrades.In this case the sentence mentions a fact/general truth. 6 tired My mom is tired.This sentence shows feeling. 7 shower My brother takes a shower every night.This sentence shows a habit or routine.