Here are some more ways we use the simple present: 1 To give instructions/directions First, you boil some water and then you add the noodles and cook them for three minutes. When you exit the MTR station, cross King’s Road and go two blocks down. 2 To make promises I promise to be very careful with your digital camera. I swear never to let you down. 3 To tell stories (for immediacy) Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster pops out! She finishes her homework and then the phone rings
