We use the present simple to talk about regular or habitual events.

[GoldfishLord]

We use the present simple to talk about regular or habitual events.

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/present-simple-i-work

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Does the boldfaced part mean that we talk about regular or habitual events by using the present simple?

 

[5jj]

It most likely refers to people in general.

 

[teechar]

Does the boldfaced part mean that we talk about regular or habitual events by using the present simple?

I'm not sure I understand your question. What difficulty is "we" causing you?

 

[GoldfishLord]

I'm not sure I understand your question. What difficulty is "we" causing you?

I was not sure if people in general talks about regular or habitual events or if the present tense talks about regular or habitual events.

 

[Tarheel]

We (people in general) use the present tense to talk about regular or habitual events.

 

[Barque]

I was not sure if people in general talks about regular or habitual events or if the present tense talks about regular or habitual events.

You asked a similar question in another thread about a sentence on manufacturers using printed directions to give instructions to users. You asked if it was the manufacturer giving instructions or the directions giving instructions (if I remember right).

People talk about habitual events using the present tense. You could say the tense talks but it obviously means people use it to talk. What else could it mean? A tense can't actually talk.

 

[jutfrank]

I'm not sure I understand the question, either, but I'm wondering if you're asking about agency.

If we change the context, hopefully it will be clearer:

People use scissors to cut paper.

What exactly is doing the cutting? Is it the people or the scissors? Well, it's both. The tool itself is performing a task, but of course there is a person who is behind the action.

So in a sentence such as:

The present simple expresses a habitual event.

you could ask the same question: Who or what is doing the expressing? The speaker or the language?

Does that address your question? If so, I'm pretty sure it's the same in Korean, isn't it?