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Usages and Example Sentences:

We use The Simple Present Tense when something is generally true.

• Every twelve months, the Earth circles the sun
• The sun does not circle the Earth.
• Water freezes at 0 C.
• Cats drink milk.
• The sun rises in the east.
• People need water and  food.
• It snows in winter.

The Simple Present Tense is used for the repeated actions such as habits, daily activities, routines, hobby or thing we regularly do.

• Does your father smoke?
• I play football every Monday.
• They often go to the cinema.
• She gets up at seven o'clock every day.
• It takes me five minutes to get to school.
• I go to dentist every six months.
• Each summer we go to Antalya for a holiday.
• She has a cup of coffee during breaks.  
• At the weekend, we usually go on a picnic.
• How often do you study your lessons?
• We don't travel very often.

Timetables, programs and schedules
This use has the meaning of future time. These are future events that are planned.

• The movie starts at 9.
• My Math Lesson finishes at 10.30.
• The train arrives at 12.
• What time does the match start?
• Jack: When does the bus leave?       Bob : It leaves at 8:15.

For the newspaper titles, we use this tense.

• Obama visits Turkey.
• Somali pirates release food aid ship.
• Shootings kill 2 Iraqi security officials.

In jokes, anecdotes and film or book summaries

• A man comes in with a silver knife and starts lauging...
• In his new film Robert Redford plays the part of a brave cowboy.

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