Present Simple Present Continuous

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What is the Present Simple tense used for?

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The Present Simple tense is used to describe habits, routines, and general truths.

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How do you form the Present Simple tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, use the base form for 'I/you/we/they' and add 's' or 'es' for 'he/she/it'. Example: 'play' becomes 'plays'.

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What is the Present Continuous tense used for?

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The Present Continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening right now or ongoing actions.

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How do you form the Present Continuous tense?

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Use the verb 'to be' (am/is/are) + the base form of the verb + 'ing'. Example: 'I am playing'.

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What is the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous?

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Present Simple describes habitual actions, while Present Continuous describes actions happening at the moment.

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Give an example of a sentence in Present Simple.

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'She goes to school every day.'

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Give an example of a sentence in Present Continuous.

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'They are studying for their exams right now.'

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in Present Simple?

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Subject + do/does not + base form of the verb. Example: 'He does not play soccer.'

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in Present Continuous?

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Subject + am/is/are not + verb + 'ing'. Example: 'I am not watching TV.'

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How do you form questions in Present Simple?

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Use do/does + subject + base form of the verb? Example: 'Do you like pizza?'.