What are the uses of simple present referring to the present? Briefly explain them.
【正确答案】：Simple present is used to talk about what is generally true, which covers a present period of timewithout a definite beginning or end and has theimplication that what is talked about holds good forall time. Thus it is suitable for the general timeless statements or the expression of so-called “ eternaltruths” such as scientific statements and proverbs.
Besides these extreme cases, we can also include examples denoting the present existence or state ofaffairs, where our knowledge tells us that the time span is to a greater or lesser degree limited.
The simple present is also commonly used to refer to something that is characteristic of regularrecurrence, e.g., a habit. This use is typically associated with dynamic verbs to denote repeated eventsor actions.
Another important use of the simple present with reference to the present time, also associatedwith dynamic verbs, is found in the presentation of an event that happens simultaneously with speech.
