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Example sentences tagged “present simple”

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I prefer reading to writing.

私は物を書くことより、読むことの方が好きです。

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There is a taxi stand near the station.

駅の近くにタクシー乗り場があります。

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He is married with two children.

彼は結婚していて2人の子供がある。

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Patience is essential for a teacher.

教師にとって忍耐力は不可欠だ。

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Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

地震や洪水は天災です。

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The desk has three drawers.

その机は引き出しが三つ付いている。

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His new novel is worth reading.

彼の新しい小説は読んでみる価値がある。

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This book contains many pictures.

この本には絵がたくさんはいっています。

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People from Madrid are weird.

マドリードから来た人たちは変わっている。

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My mother is strict about manners.

私の母は行儀作法にやかましい。

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Christmas is only two weeks off.

クリスマスはほんの2週間先です。

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The Japanese have a lot in common with the Chinese.

日本人は中国人と多くの共通点を持つ。

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His poems are difficult to understand.

彼の詩は理解するのが難しい。

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