Present simple to express habitual actions
We use the present simple to express repeated, habitual actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does somethings in the present. We often use adverbA part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions. E.g.: I could hardly utter a word. ("hardly")s of frequency such as always, usually, regularly, frequently, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, occasionally, never and adverb phrases, for example, every year, once in a blue moon, three times a day with this tenseA grammatical category that is marked by verb inflection. To express when an event or action happens in time or when a state exists, we use tenses..
I go to the gym twice a week.
He lives in Nigeria.
George likes pudding.
When I go abroad I always take a travel guide.
Every 15 minutes, someone dies as the result of an alcohol related collision.
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