How to form? When to use?
Present simple
I, We, You
+ I want to swim.
- I don't want to swim.
? Do you want to swim?
He, She, It
+ He wants to sdwim.
- He doesn't want to swim.
? Does he want to swim?
In Present Simple we use such words - always, often, seldom, usually, never, sometimes, every day, etc.
Present simple (indefinite): lives, live
This is used:
-- to talk about permanent truths
They live in Madrid.
The sun sets in the west.
-- to state scientific facts
Water boils at 100C.
-- to talk about routines and frequency
She always gets up at 8 a.m.
-- with certain verbs not normally used in the present continuous, e.g. know, like, think, want
I like dogs better than cats.
I don't know the answer.
-- to give instructions
You turn left at the corner.
-- to tell a joke or a story
The Englishman goes up to Russian and says:
-- to talk about fixed future events
Our plane leaves at five.
-- to make suggestions
Why don't they go on a day-trip?