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Article usage: the or a present simple/present tense?

Hi. Which is correct? Also, is the a "present simple" means a present tense? Thank you in advance.

1. An example of a simple tense is the (a??) present simple.
2. An example of a simple tense is the (a??) present tense.

1. The usual tense to use is the (a??) present simple.
2. The usual tense to use is the (a??) present tense.
  

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1. An example of a simple tense is t he present simple. 2.

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  • An example of a simple tense is t he present simple.
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  • An example of a simple tense is the present simple tense .
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1. An example of a simple tense is the present simple.
2. An example of a simple tense is the present simple tense. ('Present tense' can be conceived as including present continuous also.)

1. The usual tense to use is the present simple.
2. The usual tense to use is the present tense.
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Hi. Thank you. Please help me further. Which is correct? Thank you again in advance.

Around here, an example of a worker who works very hard with little pay is a waitress (the waitress).
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Around here, an example of a worker who works very hard for little pay is a/the waitress.-- It depends on whether 'around here' means 'this one-waitress restaurant' or not.

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