Present Continuous vs Present Simple

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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, general truths, and repeated actions.

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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 Simple tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, use the base form of the verb. For he, she, it, add 's' or 'es' (e.g., he plays, she watches).

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How do you form the Present Continuous tense?

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The Present Continuous tense is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing (e.g., I am running, she is reading).

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

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The structure is 'subject + do/does not + base form of the verb' (e.g., I do not like, he does not play).

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

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The structure is 'subject + am/is/are not + verb-ing' (e.g., I am not eating, they are not playing).

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How do you ask a question in Present Simple?

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Use 'do/does' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., Do you like pizza? Does she play soccer?).

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How do you ask a question in Present Continuous?

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Use 'am/is/are' + subject + verb-ing (e.g., Are you coming? Is he studying?).

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What is an example of a sentence in Present Simple?

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She plays the piano every day.

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What is an example of a sentence in Present Continuous?

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They are watching a movie right now.