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 habitual actions, general truths, and facts.

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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 at the moment of speaking or temporary situations.

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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 all subjects except third person singular, which adds 's' or 'es' (e.g., 'he works').

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How do you form the Present Continuous tense?

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The Present Continuous tense is formed using the verb 'to be' (am/is/are) + the base verb + 'ing' (e.g., 'I am working').

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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., 'She does not like apples').

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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., 'They are not playing').

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How do you form questions in Present Simple?

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Form questions by using do/does + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., 'Do you play soccer?').

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How do you form questions in Present Continuous?

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Form questions by using am/is/are + subject + verb + 'ing' (e.g., 'Is she reading?').

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What is an example of a sentence in Present Simple?

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'He plays football every Saturday.'

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What is an example of a sentence in Present Continuous?

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'She is studying for her exams right now.'