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when do I use Are you or Do you in present tense?
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Are you....?
Do you....?

These are in question form. Can you post two sentences, one for each of the above, as a statement, and then in question form?

Do that, and you will be half way to answering your own question!
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when do I use Are you or Do you in present tense?
UseDo you + base verb:
Ex: Do you watch TV?
Ex: Do you have a car?
Use Are you elsewhere:
Ex: Are you happy? <adjective>
Ex: Are you watching TV? <-ing verb>
Ex: Are you upstairs? <adverb>
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