Present Simple - Present Continuous

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What is the Present Simple tense?

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The Present Simple tense is used to describe habits, routines, and general truths. For example, 'She plays soccer every Saturday.'

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What is the Present Continuous tense?

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The Present Continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening right now or around the current time. For example, 'He is playing soccer right now.'

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

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For regular verbs, add 's' or 'es' to the base form for third person singular. For example, 'He plays' vs. 'I play.'

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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. For example, 'They are playing.'

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When do we use 'do' and 'does' in questions?

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Use 'do' for I, you, we, they and 'does' for he, she, it. For example, 'Do you like pizza?' vs. 'Does she like pizza?'.

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

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In Present Simple, use 'do not' or 'does not' + base verb. For example, 'He does not play soccer.'

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

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In Present Continuous, use 'am not/is not/are not' + verb+ing. For example, 'She is not playing.'

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How do you ask a question in Present Simple?

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Start with 'do' or 'does', followed by the subject and the base verb. For example, 'Do you play basketball?'.

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How do you ask a question in Present Continuous?

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Start with 'am/is/are', followed by the subject and the verb+ing. For example, 'Are they playing?'.

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What is an example of a Present Simple sentence?

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An example is 'He reads a book every night.'