Simple tenses show moments in time, timeless states, and habitual or repetitive actions. The simple tenses consist of a single word.
There is a present simple tense:
| I like | I live |
| you like | you live |
| he likes | he lives |
I like my steak rare.
It tastes good.
Julie keeps a diary.
Rob usually walks to school.
There is also a past simple tense:
| I liked | I lived |
| you liked | you lived |
| he liked | he lived |
He liked to walk to the station.
Adrian went home at midnight.
She heard a strange noise in the night.
Yesterday he travelled by train.
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