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                                               Simple Present / Verb to be


                  The principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that takes
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                  place habitually, but with the verb "to be" the simple present tense also refers to a
                  present or general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual.


                  The verb to be in the simple present can be also used to refer to something that is
                  true at the present moment.

                  Structure:


             Subject + verb (BE) + complement.
                                                                  Example:


                        I         am                                        Time is money.
             Subject + verb (BE) + complement.
                      You         are
                       He

                      She          is        a student.


                       It                    a teacher.
                      You

                      We          are


                     They
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