Structure: Subject + infinitive (first form of the verb) + object/complement

I love sweets. (subject – I; verb – love; object – sweets)
We are ready. (subject – we; verb – are; complement – ready)

The Simple Present Tense is used:

)1 To express a general truth

• Sugar is sweet.
• Honesty is the best policy.
• Man is mortal.
• Sun rises in the east.
• Heat expands bodies.
• A rolling stone gathers no mosses.
• Cats eat mice.
• Bird make nests.
• Fish live in water.
• The earth moves round the sun.
• Plants need water and sunlight.

2) To talk about a habit or custom

• I go to school every day.
• The shop opens at 9 am.
• I wake up at 6 o’clock.

3) To talk about our likes, dislikes, preferences etc.

• I enjoy reading.
• I like animals.
• I hate to work on Sundays.
• I wake up early in the morning.
• She does not eat fish or meat.

4) To say what is happening at the moment of speaking

• The child sleeps.
• I write.
• They play.

5) To talk about people’s occupation and living arrangements

• He works in a bank.
• She lives with her grandmother.
• She writes short stories.
• My sister volunteers for a local charity.
• She earns a fat salary.
• He spends a lot of money on gadgets.