Present Simple and Present Continuous

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What is the Present Simple tense?

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The Present Simple tense is used to describe habits, routines, and general truths. It often uses the base form of the verb (e.g., 'play', 'eat').

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What is the Present Continuous tense?

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The Present Continuous tense describes actions that are happening right now or around the current time. It uses 'is/am/are' + verb-ing (e.g., 'is playing', 'are eating').

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How do you form the Present Simple for he/she/it?

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For he, she, or it, add 's' or 'es' to the base verb (e.g., 'he plays', 'she watches').

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How do you form the Present Simple for I/you/we/they?

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For I, you, we, or they, use the base form of the verb without adding 's' (e.g., 'I play', 'they eat').

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What is the negative form of Present Simple for he/she/it?

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Use 'does not' or 'doesn't' + base verb (e.g., 'he doesn't play').

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What is the negative form of Present Simple for I/you/we/they?

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Use 'do not' or 'don't' + base verb (e.g., 'they don't play').

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How do you form the Present Continuous for he/she/it?

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Use 'is' + verb-ing (e.g., 'he is playing').

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How do you form the Present Continuous for I/you/we/they?

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Use 'am' for I and 'are' for you/we/they + verb-ing (e.g., 'I am playing', 'they are eating').

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What is an example of a sentence in Present Simple?

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David always washes his car on Saturdays.

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What is an example of a sentence in Present Continuous?

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He is scoring a goal in this photo.