一般现在时主要用于下面几种情况

1.永久性或者长期的情况

Where do you work? 你在哪里工作？
The store opens at 9 o'clock. 商店九点开门。

2.有规律的习惯或者每天要做的事情

I usually get up at 7 o'clock. 我通常7点起床。
She doesn't often go to the cinema. 她不常去看电影。

3.客观真理、事实

The Earth revolves around the Sun. 地球绕着太阳转。
What does 'strange' mean?“strange”是什么意思？

4. 感觉

I love walking around late at night during the summer. 我喜欢在夏天的晚上四处走走。
What do you like? I don't want to live in Texas. 你喜欢什么？我不想住在德克萨斯州。

5.表达观点和看法

He doesn't agree with you. 他跟你意见不一致。
I think he is a wonderful student. 我认为他是个极好的学生。

6.时间表和日程安排

The plane leaves at 4 p.m. 飞机下午四点起飞。
When do courses begin this semester? 这学期课程什么时候开始？

通常和一般现在时搭配的词有：usually, always, often, sometimes, on Saturdays, at weekends (美式英语说 on weekends), rarely, on occasion, never, seldom