formation and use of the subjunctive mood, see English subjunctive. (The defective verb beware has no simple present indicative, although it can be used in the subjunctive.) The conjugation of the simple present is given below, using the verb write as an example. Negative The present simple of lexical verbs has an expanded form which uses do (or does, in the third person indicative) as an auxiliary verb. This is used particularly when forming questions and other clauses requiring inversion, negated clauses with not, and clauses requiring emphasis. For details see do-support. For the verbs (auxiliary and copular) which do not make this form, as well as the formation and use of contracted forms such as 's, isn't, and don't, see English auxiliaries and contractions. Simple present subjunctive Uses To refer to an action or event that takes place habitually. In the other hand to remark habits, facts and general realities, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions, and wishes. Such uses are often accompanied by frequency adverbs and adverbial phrases such as always, sometimes, often, usually, from time to time, rarely, and never. Examples: I always take a shower. I never go to the cinema. I walk to the pool. He writes for a living. She understands English. This contrasts with the present progressive (present continuous), which is used to refer to something taking place at the present moment: I am walking now; He is writing a letter at the moment. With stative verbs in senses that do not use progressive aspect (see ), to refer to a present or general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual; You are happy. I know what to do. A child needs its mother. I love you. The simple present is also used to state facts: The earth revolves around the sun. A king beats a jack Many Americans drink coffee in the morning. It can similarly be used when quoting someone or something, even if the words were spoken in the past: Mary says she's ready. To refer to a single completed action, as in recounting the events of a story in the present tense (see historical present), and in such contexts as newspaper headlines, where it replaces the present perfect: In Hamlet, Ophelia drowns in a stream. 40-year-old wins gold medal. Sometimes to refer to an arranged future event, usually with a reference to time: We leave for Berlin tomorrow at 1