Se foloseste prezentul simplu pentru a vorbi despre fapte care sunt in general adevarate si rutine in special cand specificam cat de des.
Ex: The planets go round the sun.
Venus orbits the sun.
Flowers bloom in the spring.
Sound travels al 332 metres per second.
My father never gets up late
I have breakfast al eight o’clock.
The Prime Minister always addresses parliament on Tuesday.
I don’t smoke.
They never take their holidays in the summer.

Se foloseste uneori in istorisirea de povesti sau glume despre trecut
Ex: I walk into the shop and ask for the ring and the woman behind the counter tells me they’re closed!
Se foloseste in comentarii cand se descrie scurte actiuni indeplinite cum au fost descrise
Ex: So, now I break the egg, add it to the other ingredients and put the mixture in the pan.
Se poate folosi la exprimarea viitorului cand se refera la un timp anume
Ex: Our bus arrives at 11.15 on Wednesday morning.
Our plane leaves at 6 am tomorrow morning.
The film starts al 8 pm.
School starts again next Monday.
Se poate folosi dupa if, when, until, as soon as, before, after, cand o alta parte a propozitiei indica viitorul
Ex: We’ll have plenty of time for lunch if the train arrives on time.
When you get here, we’ll visit the museum.