As in English, the simple present in Spanish is used to describe situations that happen at the moment of utterance. Following are the primary uses of the simple present tense:

-To describe a situation that happens at the moment of utterance and extends to the past as well as to the future:

Ella trabaja para dos agencias de traducción.

-To describe an event that happens simultaneously at the moment of utterance:

Messi patea la pelota al arco, pero el arquero la ataja.

-To describe repetitive actions.

Pasea al perro todas las mañanas.

-To describe lasting situations.

Machu Picchu está en el departamento del Cusco.

-To state an accepted truth.

Los vegetales son saludables.

– To describe the past (historical present).

Gabriel García Márquez muere en 2014.

-To describe the future (prospective future).

El sábado nos vamos de viaje.