表日常行為:
? ? ? 如:The boy wake up at seven a'clock,wash ,dress quickly and run into the dining room for breakfast.They wait until they hear the bell and then go to school.這些男孩7點起床,洗漱完畢,很快地穿好衣服,就到食堂去用早餐,然后等上課鈴一響就去上課.
表習慣,能力等:
　　如:Do you drive,Joho?Joho,你會開車嗎?
表客觀存在:
　　如:Fire burns火會燃燒(表客觀事實)
　　The earth moves round the sun.地球圍繞太陽旋轉(zhuǎn)(表客觀真理)
報紙,雜志,書籍不強調(diào)過去時間,單純表示客觀事實(即所載文字依然存在)時候,也可用一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)
　　如:What does the newspaper say?(是什么時候的練習題目吧)今天報紙說些什么?