Present Tense: General Truths | Grammar Quizzes
www.grammar-quizzes.com › presten1GENERAL TRUTH — FACT; The simple present tense is used to state fact, how things exist or behave (always/ permanently). Few, if any, adverbs are used for this "timeless tense". The action or state is endless, enduring, everlasting. The earth turns 360º every day. (fact) The moon orbits the earth. (permanent) The oceans are deep and cold.