[Grammar] They go on their honeymoon the day after the wedding.

[kadioguy]

They go on their honeymoon the day after the wedding.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/honeymoon_1?q=honeymoon+
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Why is the present simple used? In what context can it be used? I think that people often get married just one or two times in their lives. :-?

 

[emsr2d2]

We sometimes use the present simple to refer to the future.

Helen: Do you know what Sam and Bob are doing after the wedding?
Pete: Well, I know they go on honeymoon the next morning. What they do on honeymoon is no one else's business!

 

[jutfrank]

This is present simple for a scheduled future event.

 

[kadioguy]

This is present simple for a scheduled future event.

Why isn't there a "the" before "present simple" (as in my post and emsr2d2's post)? Did you use it as an adjective or uncountable noun?

 

[jutfrank]

To be quite honest, I sometimes use the and sometimes not. When a phrase for a tense/aspect form appears without a definite article, it's a bit like a name. Definitely not an adjective.

 

[kadioguy]

To be quite honest, I sometimes use the and sometimes not. When a phrase for a tense/aspect form appears without a definite article, it's a bit like a name. Definitely not an adjective.

You said you would use only (a) and (c) in the following. Is "present tense" in (a) also like a name? And Why wouldn't you use (b)? Could you please tell me?

a. The verb is present tense.

b. The verb is the present tense.

c. The verb is in the present tense.

 

[Phaedrus]

They go on their honeymoon the day after the wedding.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/honeymoon_1?q=honeymoon+
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Why is the present simple used? In what context can it be used?

Another context in which we would use the simple present is in describing the events of a novel or a film.

In the film, the two main characters fall in love and get married. They go on their honeymoon the day after the wedding. Then they encounter some difficulties.