Simple Present and Present Progressive Flashcard

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What is the Simple Present tense?

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The Simple Present tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions. For example, 'She walks to school every day.'

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What is the Present Progressive tense?

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The Present Progressive tense describes actions that are currently happening. For example, 'She is walking to school right now.'

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

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For most verbs, add 's' or 'es' for he, she, or it. For example, 'He plays soccer.'

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How do you form the Present Progressive tense?

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The Present Progressive tense is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb+ing. For example, 'They are playing soccer.'

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What is the negative form of the Simple Present tense?

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The negative form is created by adding 'do not' or 'does not' before the verb. For example, 'He does not play soccer.'

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What is the negative form of the Present Progressive tense?

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The negative form is created by adding 'not' after 'am/is/are'. For example, 'She is not playing soccer.'

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When do we use 'doesn't' in a sentence?

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We use 'doesn't' as a contraction for 'does not' when talking about he, she, or it. For example, 'He doesn't like ice cream.'

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When do we use 'don't' in a sentence?

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We use 'don't' as a contraction for 'do not' when talking about I, you, we, or they. For example, 'They don't play outside.'

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What is an example of a general truth in the Simple Present tense?

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An example of a general truth is 'Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.'

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What is an example of a habit in the Simple Present tense?

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An example of a habit is 'I eat breakfast every morning.'