Present Simple vs. 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 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 third person singular, add 's' or 'es' (e.g., he runs, 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 the verb 'to be' (am/is/are) + the base form of the verb + 'ing' (e.g., I am running, they are playing).

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What is the negative form of the Present Simple tense?

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The negative form is created by adding 'do not' (don't) or 'does not' (doesn't) before the base verb (e.g., I do not eat, she does not play).

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What is the negative form of the Present Continuous tense?

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The negative form is created by adding 'not' after the verb 'to be' (e.g., I am not eating, they are not playing).

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Give an example of a sentence in Present Simple tense.

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She reads a book every night.

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Give an example of a sentence in Present Continuous tense.

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They are studying for their exams right now.

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What is the structure of a question in Present Simple tense?

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The structure is 'Do/Does + subject + base verb?' (e.g., Do you like pizza?).

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What is the structure of a question in Present Continuous tense?

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The structure is 'Am/Is/Are + subject + verb + ing?' (e.g., Are you coming to the party?).