present simple to summarise (TAKES PLACE) – English Grammar Profiler
In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 31 in the category of PRESENT is defined as:
Present simple, STORIES AND COMMENTARIES, to summarise events or plot in a story or piece of history, often to give immediate dramatic interest.
This usage is not really something that can be easily located in Corpora. However, both example sentences in the EGP contain ‘takes place’ in them. A search for this in the iWeb coprus:
* takes place * * *
This gives us many clusters that don’t fit the usage requirments. It is still locates B1 complexity though through vocabulary meaning to happen.
1 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE FICTIONAL 237 2 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE FANTASY 157 3 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE STUNNING 97 4 WHICH TAKES PLACE AT SANTA POD 95 5 EVENT TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY , 80 6 THAT TAKES PLACE AT THE END 80 7 WHICH TAKES PLACE AT THE END 75 8 IT TAKES PLACE IN THE SAME 70 9 CRIME TAKES PLACE . 69759 @QWX689759 65 10 EVENT TAKES PLACE DURING BIG BUTTERFLY 59 11 WHICH TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY , 59 12 THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR IN 54 13 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE HISTORICAL 50 14 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE WORLD 49 15 WHICH TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR IN 48 16 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE FUTURISTIC 47 17 AND TAKES PLACE IN THE FICTIONAL 45 18 THAT TAKES PLACE OVER THE COURSE 45 19 WHICH TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY , 44 20 WHICH TAKES PLACE ON THE FIRST 44 21 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE WORLD 43 22 IT TAKES PLACE IN THE FICTIONAL 41 23 THAT TAKES PLACE ON THE FIRST 37 24 IT TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD 36 25 EVENT TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY , 35 26 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE MIDDLE 35 27 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE SAME 35 28 THAT TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE OF THE 35 29 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE BODY 34 30 IT TAKES PLACE IN THE FUTURE 33 31 STORY TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD 32 32 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM 32 33 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE FUTURE 32 34 THAT TAKES PLACE AS A RESULT 31 35 EVENT TAKES PLACE ON FRIDAY , 30 36 WHICH TAKES PLACE AT SHAKESPEARE COUNTY 30 37 WHICH TAKES PLACE IN NEW YORK 30 38 WHICH TAKES PLACE THIS YEAR ON 30 39 GAME TAKES PLACE IN A FANTASY 29 40 THAT TAKES PLACE AFTER THE EVENTS 29 41 WHICH TAKES PLACE ON FRIDAY , 29 42 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE PROCEDURALLY 28 43 THAT TAKES PLACE AT THE BEGINNING 28 44 EVENT TAKES PLACE RAIN OR SHINE 27 45 THAT TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR IN 27 46 WHICH TAKES PLACE AT LONDON ‘S 27 47 WHICH TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR IN 27 48 WHICH TAKES PLACE IN LAS VEGAS 27 49 THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY TWO YEARS 26 50 WHICH TAKES PLACE EVERY TWO YEARS 26 51 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE FANTASY-BASED 25 52 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE POST-APOCALYPTIC 25 53 STORY TAKES PLACE IN THE SAME 25 54 THAT TAKES PLACE IN AND AROUND 25 55 USUALLY TAKES PLACE AT THE END 25 56 WHICH TAKES PLACE AT THE SAME 25 57 WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE SAME 25 58 WHICH TAKES PLACE LATER THIS MONTH 25 59 WHICH TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY , 25 60 WHICH TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND . 25 61 FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE AT THE END 24 62 GAME TAKES PLACE AFTER THE EVENTS 24 63 GAME TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD 24 64 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE BEAUTIFUL 24 65 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE SAME 24 66 IT TAKES PLACE IN . 24 67 THAT TAKES PLACE BEHIND THE SCENES 24 68 THAT TAKES PLACE IN NEW YORK 24 69 THAT TAKES PLACE IN YOUR BODY 24 70 WHICH TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR ON 24 71 WHICH TAKES PLACE ON THE LAST 24 72 , TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY , 23 73 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE MEDIEVAL 23 74 THAT TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD 23 75 WHICH TAKES PLACE AT THE BEGINNING 23 76 WHICH TAKES PLACE IN JUNE . 23 77 WHICH TAKES PLACE IN SEPTEMBER . 23 78 ACTION TAKES PLACE IN AND AROUND 22 79 EVENT TAKES PLACE ON THE FIRST 22 80 FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY , 22 81 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE 3D 22 82 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE FANTASY-THEMED 22 83 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE SPACE 22 84 IT TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY , 22 85 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE BRAIN 22 86 THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE CITY 22 87 THAT TAKES PLACE OVER A PERIOD 22 88 WHICH TAKES PLACE AS PART OF 22 89 WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE SPRING 22 90 GAME TAKES PLACE IN A FICTIONAL 21 91 GAME TAKES PLACE IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC 21 92 GAME TAKES PLACE IN AN OPEN 21 93 GAME TAKES PLACE IN THE YEAR 21 94 IT TAKES PLACE IN A SMALL 21 95 THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR . 21 96 WHICH TAKES PLACE EVERY FIVE YEARS 21 97 WHICH TAKES PLACE NEXT MONTH . 21 98 WHICH TAKES PLACE ON WEDNESDAY , 21 99 COPYING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN OBJECTS THAT 20
100 IT TAKES PLACE . THE 20
We can also look for noun collocations up to 4 spaces to the left that suggest the retelling of a story.
story, film, series, scene, movie, novel, adventure, episode, drama, plot, dialogue, fantasy, comedy, tale (B1)
1 EVENT 8416 2 GAME 7178
3 FESTIVAL 5821
4 STORY 4407
5 ACTION 3976 6 PROCESS 3147
7 LEARNING 2179
8 FILM 1846
SERIES
10 ACTIVITY 1583 11 CEREMONY 1427 12 CONFERENCE 1187
13 REACTION 1145
14 SCENE 1119
15 RACE 1104
16 MEETING 1028
17 MOVIE 1016
18 TOURNAMENT 805 19 COMPETITION 800 20 BATTLE 744 21 COMMUNICATION 711 22 TRANSACTION 701 23 TRANSFER 687 24 EXCHANGE 672 25 CELEBRATION 655 26 SALE 627 27 REGISTRATION 542 28 MAJORITY 539 29 PARADE 519
30 TRANSFORMATION 492
31 NOVEL 490
32 ADVENTURE 468
33 PROCESSING 466 34 CONVERSATION 452 35 HEALING 451 36 CONCERT 448 37 CHAMPIONSHIP 439 38 DISCUSSION 439 39 SESSION 435 40 AUCTION 423 41 ELECTION 419
42 INTERACTION 410
43 EPISODE 406
44 CONVERSION 390 45 ENTERTAINMENT 335 46 MARATHON 324 47 TRANSITION 313 48 EXHIBITION 312 49 VOTING 292 50 FERMENTATION 288 51 FUNERAL 278 52 MATING 276 53 WORKSHOP 262 54 SUMMIT 259
55 BREEDING 248
56 DRAMA 247
57 DRAFT 244 58 INSTRUCTION 243 59 CONTEST 242 60 ABSORPTION 234 61 COMBAT 229 62 CONVENTION 222 63 CARNIVAL 220 64 FEST 219 65 MIGRATION 211 66 GAMEPLAY 201
67 FERTILIZATION 200
68 PLOT 199 69 DIALOGUE 188
70 FANTASY 187
71 DIGESTION 180 72 PHOTOSYNTHESIS 169 73 FORMATION 168 74 ECLIPSE 167 75 ORIENTATION 167 76 STUDIOS 166 77 JAZZ 160 78 GALA 159 79 SCREENING 157 80 GATHERING 155
81 INSPECTION 155
82 COMEDY 152
83 SPAWNING 151
84 PHENOMENON 149
85 TALE 146