earn, earns, earned, earning

A transitive verb always has a noun that receives the action of the verb, called the direct object.

An intransitive verb never has a direct or indirect object. Although an intransitive verb may be followed by an adverb or adverbial phrase, there is no object to receive its action

Present Simple is a tense used for talking about habits or activities that are constantly repeating. We also use Present Simple if we are talking about general thrust or facts about nature. This tense is also used in the Zero Conditional sentences and it is one of the most basic but also most important tenses of the English language. The most used prepositions with Present Simple are OFTEN, USUALLY, ALWAYS and many more.