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StativeVerbs Peopleneedfood.
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3:Youcouldbuymy
2:Similarly,weneedtousethistenseforasituationthatwethinkismoreorless
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4:Wecanalsousethepresentsimpleforshortactionsthatarehappeningnow.
Theactionsaresoshortthattheyarefinishedalmostassoonasyou'vesaidthe
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FutureUses
5:Weusethepresentsimpletotalkaboutthefuturewhenwearediscussinga
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timetableorafixedplan.Usually,thetimetableisfixedbyanorganisation,notby Su Empresa
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Theplanedoesn'tarriveatseven.Itarrivesatseventhirty. AdWords. Reciba
6:Wealsousethepresentsimpletotalkaboutthefutureafterwordslike''when',
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IwillcallyouwhenIhavetime.(Not'willhave'.)
Iwon'tgooutuntilitstopsraining.
I'mgoingtomakedinnerafterIwatchthenews.

ConditionalUses
7:Weusethepresentsimpleinthefirstandthezeroconditionals.(Seethe
conditionalssectionformoreinformation.)

Ifitrains,wewon'tcome.
Ifyouheatwaterto100degrees,itboils.

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