Simple Present Tense or Present Continuous Tense?

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What is the Simple Present Tense?

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The Simple Present Tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions. Example: "I eat breakfast every day."

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What is the Present Continuous Tense?

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The Present Continuous Tense is used to describe actions that are happening right now. Example: "I am eating breakfast."

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When do we use 'is' in a sentence?

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We use 'is' with singular subjects in the Present Continuous Tense. Example: "She is reading a book."

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When do we use 'are' in a sentence?

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We use 'are' with plural subjects in the Present Continuous Tense. Example: "They are playing outside."

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What is the structure of a Present Continuous sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + is/are + verb-ing. Example: "He is running."

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What is the structure of a Simple Present sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + base form of the verb. Example: "She sings."

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How do we form negative sentences in Present Continuous?

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We add 'not' after 'is' or 'are'. Example: "He is not sleeping."

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How do we form negative sentences in Simple Present?

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We use 'do not' or 'does not' before the base form of the verb. Example: "I do not like apples."

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What is an example of a Simple Present sentence?

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"They play soccer every Saturday."

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What is an example of a Present Continuous sentence?

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"She is drawing a picture right now."