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1. 1.

   Circle the correct words to complete these sentences.

   1. She (is cleaning)/cleans her room now.
   2. It rains/is raining. Take an umbrella with you.
   3. She goes/is going to meet her favourite singer today.
   4. Mr Mathur writes/is writing a new novel.
   5. They have/are having no reason to complain.
   6. I want/am wanting a cup of tea.
   7. My friend waits/is waiting for me right now.
   8. The bottle contains/is containing 500 ml of juice.
2. 2.

   Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

   1. Varun   goes   to the park every evening. (go)
   2. I __________ for the speech right now. (prepare)
   3. Amiya usually ___________ a lighter shade of blue. (like)
   4. She _____________ very difficult right now, but then she's a teenager. (be)
   5. He _____________ in bed at present. (rest)
   6. They ______________ to the doctor at the moment. (speak)
   7. Rahul and his sister ______________ the car every Sunday. (wash)
   8. I always _______________ to the bus stop in the morning. (rush)
3. 3.

   Here is a part of a letter. Underline the verbs in the simple present tense and circle the verbs in the present continuous tense.

   From my window, I have wonderful view of the town. I see gently sloping green pastures where cows are grazing in plenty. As I am writing this, I hear some bells clang in the distance. The sound is making me feel so relaxed. From where I am sitting right now, I can make out a temple-like structure. Beyond that, lie the mountains. There are steep rocks and a waterfall. The mountain rises high above us and the sky beyond looks wonderful. As I watch, it is changing colour as the sun begins to set. It is breathtaking!

4. 4.

   Here is a part of a story. Complete it with the simple present tense form of the verbs in brackets.

   Amar    is    (be) a careless little boy. He ____1____ (have) a lovely dog called Brownie. Brownie ____2____ (have) a very long tail. One day, Amar ____3____ (get) a shiny five-rupee coin from his mother. He ____4____ (take) his dog and go) to the school funfair. His mouth ____5____ (water) at the sight ot the ice-cream stall.

   He ____6____ (put) his hand into his pocket. but he ____7____ (find) that it ____8____ (have) a big hole in it. The coin ____9____ (be) no longer there!

5. 5.

   Here is another part of the story. Complete it with the simple present and the present continuous forms of the verbs given in the box. Some verbs need to be used more than once.

   be

   search

   look

   see

   have

    

   Brownie    is    a clever dog. He _______ for the coin everywhere. As he _______ for the coin, Amar ________ a stall for a comic dog-show. There ________ prizes for the fattest dog, the funniest dog, the thinnest dog, the dog with the saddest eyes, the dog with the tiniest ears and the dog with the longest tail. Now, Amar an idea.

6. 6.

   Circle the correct forms of the verbs to complete this part of the story.

   1. Amar (is)/is going now at the stall where the comic dog-show is/is going on. He is waiting/waits patiently for his chance.
   2. A boy, slightly older than Amar, is/is doing in charge of the dog show. At last, he is shouting/shouts: "Which dog is having/has the longest tail? Whose dog is going/goes to win the prize for the longest tail?"
   3. Brownie marches/is marching in promptly, thumping his tail.
   4. "Ah! What a tail! Stand still, Brownie, and let me measure your tail with my tape" is saying/says the boy. Brownie is holding/holds his breath and stretches/is stretching out his tail. "One foot...one foot two inches...one three...one seven..one eight...Oh my! It is going/is two feet long! Little dog, you are winning/win the first prize. Whose dog is/are being this?"
   5. Brownie is looking/looks around for Amar. He runs/is running and is dragging/drags Amar to the stall by his shirt-sleeves.
   6. "Congratulations!" says/lis saying the boy to Amar. "Your dog has won the first prize"
   7. "First prize? For what?"
   8. "Well, the prize are/is for the dog with the longest tail. Here is/are the prize money of five rupees."
   9. Amar happily is going/goes back to the ice-cream stall, with Brownie by his side.