Course on the simple present in English: The simple present is a tense that is used to describe an action that takes place and repeats regularly. In general, in the sentence, adverbs of frequency are used such as "Always, usually, often". Example: - He usually goes to school: he usually goes to school. - Does he usually go to school: does he usually go to school? - He doesn't usually go to school: He doesn't usually go to school.