Here is a review of the rules for Present Simple and Present Continuous:
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I'm painting. | I'm not painting. | Am I painting? | Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. |
Signal words: now, at the moment, this month, year etc., today
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I paint. | I don't paint. | Do I paint? | Yes, I do. / No, I don't. |
Signal words: always, often, seldom, hardly ever, never, every ...