The present simple

Dựa trên English Grammar in Use
Alex is a bus driver, but now he is in bed asleep. He is not driving a bus (He is asleep).
→ He drivers a bus
1 > PRESENT SIMPLE
A. Study this example situation
Note: drive(s) ; work(s) ; do(es) ;… is the present simple
S + V / V(s / es ) +O
B.
We use the present simple:
to talk about things in general
to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly or that something is true in general
Ex:
Nurses look after patients in hospitals.
I usually go away at the weekends.
The earth goes round the sun.
The café opens at 7.30 in the morning.
Remember:
I work …… but He works………
They teach……. but My sister teaches…….
C. We use do/dose to make question and negative sentences:
EX:
I come from Canada. Where do you come from?
I don’t go away very often.
What does this word mean? ( not: What means this word? )
Rice doesn’t grow in cold climates.
In the following example, do is also the main verb (do you do/ doesn’t do ect.):
“What do you do?” _ “I work in a shop.”
He’s always so lazy. He doesn’t do anything to help.

D. We use the present simple to say how often we do things:
I get up 8 o’clock every morning.
How often do you go to the dentist?
Julie doesn’t drink tea very often.
Robert usually goes away two or three times a year.
E. I promise / I apologise etc
Sometimes we do things by saying something.
For example, when you promise to do something, you can say “I promise…” ; when you suggest something, you can say “I suggest…” .
Ex:
I promise I won’t be late. ( not I’m promising )
“What do you suggest I do?” _ “I suggest that you ….”
In the same way we say: I apologise…/ I advise…/ I insist…/ I agree… / I refuse … etc.