一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)主要表示經(jīng)常發(fā)生得動作或存在得狀態(tài)，以及不受時間限制得客觀存在或普遍真理。
主語是第壹人稱單數(shù)時，謂語動詞用第壹人稱單數(shù)形式，即動詞原形；若主語第三人稱單數(shù)，謂語動詞要用第三人稱單數(shù)形式，即在動詞原形后加s或es。
與一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)連用得時間狀語有always，usually，every morning night evening day week year，often，sometimes，occasionally，from time to time，twice a week，rarely，seldom，once a month，hardly，ever，never等。
舉例：
1 表示經(jīng)常發(fā)生得動作
I play tennis with my friends every day in the afternoon. 我每天下午都和朋友們打網(wǎng)球。
It often rains a lot in the south of China. 華夏南方經(jīng)常下雨。
Mary always studies his lessons in the evening. 瑪麗總是在晚上學習功課。
My mother usually cleans the living room after breakfast. 我媽媽通常在早餐后打掃客廳。
Tom and Joe go to their football club once a week. 湯姆和喬每周去一次足球俱樂部踢球。
Tom's sister never watches TV in the evening. 湯姆得妹妹晚上從不看電視。
They wash the curtains three times a year. 他們一年洗三次窗簾。
2 表示客觀存在
There are four seasons in a years. 一年有四個季節(jié)。
The sun comes and goes every day. 太陽每天來來去去，東升西落。
A modern society cannot survive without education. 沒有教育，現(xiàn)代社會就無法生存。
Most modern nations use the educational system to provide economic and social opportunities for their citizens. 大多數(shù)現(xiàn)代China利用教育系統(tǒng)為其公民提供經(jīng)濟和社會發(fā)展機會。
3 表示普遍真理
The Earth is round. 地球是圓得。
Two plus two is four. 2加2等于4。
Five minus two equals three. 5減2等于3。
