The Simple Present Tense The simple present tense indicates an action in the present time which is not finished. This can be a habitual action (something done regularly such as brushing your teeth every day) or a general truth. Some examples are: 1) a habitual action: I wash my car every Friday2) a general truth: The Rolling Stones play rock'n roll This tense is easy to conjugate in English because all terminations are the same except he/she/it (third person singlual) which adds an "s"