Present Simple 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 habits, routines, and general truths.

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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 for all subjects except third person singular, which adds 's' or 'es' (e.g., he walks).

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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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The Present Continuous tense is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing (e.g., I am walking).

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

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The structure is: subject + do/does not + base form of the verb (e.g., She does not play).

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

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The structure is: subject + am/is/are not + verb-ing (e.g., They are not playing).

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How do you form questions in Present Simple?

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Form questions by using do/does + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., Do you play?).

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How do you form questions in Present Continuous?

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Form questions by using am/is/are + subject + verb-ing (e.g., Are you playing?).

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What is the difference between 'I play' and 'I am playing'?

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'I play' indicates a habitual action, while 'I am playing' indicates an action happening right now.

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When do we use 'now' in a sentence?

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We use 'now' to indicate that an action is happening at the present moment.