OVC_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 temporary situations.

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

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For regular verbs, the Present Simple is formed using the base form of the verb for all subjects except third person singular, which adds 's' or 'es'.

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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'.

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What is the third person singular form of the verb 'to walk'?

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The third person singular form of 'to walk' is 'walks'.

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What is the negative form of the Present Simple tense for the verb 'to eat'?

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The negative form is 'does not eat' for third person singular.

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What is the question form of the Present Continuous tense?

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The question form is created by inverting the subject and the verb 'to be', e.g., 'Are you eating?'.

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Provide an example of a sentence in Present Simple tense.

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She walks to school every day.

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Provide an example of a sentence in Present Continuous tense.

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She is having a shower right now.

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What auxiliary verb is used in Present Continuous tense?

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The auxiliary verb used is 'to be'.