ESL Simple Present/Present Progressive/Simple past

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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: 'She cleans the house every Saturday.'

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

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For regular verbs, use the base form for all subjects except third person singular, which adds 's' or 'es'. Example: 'I play', 'He plays'.

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What is the Present Progressive tense?

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The Present Progressive tense describes actions that are currently happening. It is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing. Example: 'They are cleaning the house now.'

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How do you form the Present Progressive tense?

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Use 'am', 'is', or 'are' + the base verb with an 'ing' ending. Example: 'She is reading a book.'

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What is the Simple Past tense?

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The Simple Past tense describes actions that have already happened. Example: 'He cleaned the house last Saturday.'

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

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For regular verbs, add 'ed' to the base form. Example: 'play' becomes 'played'.

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What is the difference between Simple Present and Present Progressive?

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Simple Present describes habitual actions, while Present Progressive describes actions happening right now.

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What is the question form for Simple Present tense?

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Use 'do' or 'does' at the beginning of the question. Example: 'Do you like coffee?' or 'Does he play soccer?'

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What is the negative form for Simple Present tense?

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Use 'do not' or 'does not' to make it negative. Example: 'I do not like coffee.' or 'He does not play soccer.'

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What is the question form for Present Progressive tense?

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Use 'am', 'is', or 'are' at the beginning of the question. Example: 'Are they playing?' or 'Is she reading?'