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 habits, routines, and general truths.

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

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For most verbs, add 's' or 'es' to the base form for third person singular (he, she, it).

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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 around the current time.

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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.

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Give an example of a sentence in the Present Simple tense.

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"She plays soccer every Saturday."

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Give an example of a sentence in the Present Continuous tense.

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"They are playing soccer right now."

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

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Subject + do/does not + base form of the verb.

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

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Subject + am/is/are not + verb-ing.

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How do you ask a question in the Present Simple tense?

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Use 'do' or 'does' at the beginning of the sentence. Example: "Do you like pizza?"

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How do you ask a question in the Present Continuous tense?

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Invert the subject and the verb 'to be'. Example: "Are you studying?"