Present Simple Tense is Actually About Facts and Habits

Did you know that Present Tense or Present Simple Tense is not about NOW or the CURRENT? There is another tense for that.

The Present Simple Tense has 2 major functions:

A. To Express Facts.

B. To Express Habitual or Repeated  Actions.

Examples of Facts:

1.  Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. 
2.  Prince George is the son of Prince William.
3.  I love ice cream!
4.  Henry works as an Engineer for General Motors.

Examples of Habitual Actions:

1.  Kate goes on vacation every August.
2.  She always buy her groceries on Thursdays.
3.  Father comes home only every week.
4.  I watch TV every night.

It is important always to add a time expression (like everyday, daily, monthly, annually) to habitual actions to establish consistency of the actions.