Sentence examples for simple present from inspiring English sources

The answer was a masterclass in how to stick to the simple present tense.

His task, as he understood it, was simple: present what's there.

A language can acquire a grammatical distinction that it did not have previously, as when English developed the progressive ("He is running") in contrast to the simple present ("He runs").

So why not give a simple present that could pay for itself many times over?

In the first stage of the application, simple present will be the only possible tense for sentence structures.

In that article Barber found that, in his sample of scientific texts, 28% of the non-modal verb forms were in the passive voice, the most common form being the simple present passive which accounted for 25%.

Our visit with simple presents seemed futile, especially as most of them would be returning to Gaza after receiving the care that they needed.

Bloc, a collaborative of four hip Japanese guys, kept things simple, presenting only one prototype: "Baa/bêêê," a clever pencil with faceted felt cladding.

Shumate and the judge then entered into an argument about what that even meant, with the judge throwing out increasingly absurd-sounding examples to see if Shumate would acknowledge that they were emoluments rather than simple presents.

Put one or two simple presents per host in her box, and write the name of the host on it.

The short answer is a simple majority present and voting.