1. 表达客观事实
一般现在时适合表达长期成立、稳定不变的事实。
- The sun rises in the east.
- The earth revolves around the sun.
2. 表达习惯性动作
一般现在时也用于表达经常发生的行为。
- I play basketball every day.
- She drinks coffee every morning.
3. 常见误区
I eat an apple在没有具体语境时会显得生硬。I go to lunch不自然,通常说I go for lunch或I have lunch。- 表示“正在发生”的动作应改用进行时:
I am eating an apple now.