Simple Present & Present Continuous

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What is the Simple Present tense used for?

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The Simple Present tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions.

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

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For most verbs, use the base form of the verb. For he, she, it, add 's' or 'es' (e.g., he eats, she watches).

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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 ongoing actions.

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How do you form the Present Continuous tense?

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Use the verb 'to be' (am/is/are) + the base form of the verb + 'ing' (e.g., I am eating, she is watching).

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What is the base form of a verb?

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The base form of a verb is its simplest form, without any endings (e.g., eat, play, watch).

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

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She plays soccer every Saturday.

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What is an example of a sentence in the Present Continuous tense?

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They are studying for their exams right now.

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When do you use 'do' in a question?

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Use 'do' for subjects I, you, we, they in the Simple Present tense (e.g., Do you like pizza?).

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When do you use 'does' in a question?

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Use 'does' for subjects he, she, it in the Simple Present tense (e.g., Does he play guitar?).

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What is the negative form of the Simple Present tense?

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Use 'do not' (don't) or 'does not' (doesn't) before the base form of the verb (e.g., I do not like broccoli).