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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks. using the Present Continuous Tense of the Verbs in brackets :

   1. They _________ in the tank. (swim)
   2. Why _________ you _________ on the ground? (sit)
   3. She _________ in bed. (lie)
   4. Ritu _________ her homework. (do)
   5. Shiva and his mother _________ home. (come)
   6. The sun _________ brightly. (shine)
   7. He _________ a picture. (draw)
   8. I _________to finish my work. (try)
   9. The villagers _________. (sleep)
   10. Seema _________ a song. (sing)
2. 2.

   Change the following sentences from the Simple Past to the Past Continuous: 

   1. He cut the tree.
   2. Ruma returned home.
   3. The wind howled louder and louder.
   4. Ravi lived in a nursery.
   5. He rescued his kingdom.
   6. I learnt a lesson.
   7. The sun shone brightly.
   8. The children played in the field.
   9. They walked a long distance.
   10. The girls ran away.
3. 3.

   Rewrite the following sentences using Present Continuous Form of the Verbs :

   [The first one is done for you.]

   1. My father will go to visit Darjeeling. My father is going to visit Darjeeling.
   2. She will watch T. V. programmes tonight. ______________________________
   3. Roja will start for London. ______________________________
   4. My uncle will come to our house tonight. ______________________________
   5. The next train will leave at 5 p.m. ______________________________
   6. Meera will sing in the function. ______________________________
   7. The teacher will not teach our class today. ______________________________
   8. His mother will take him to Kolkata. ______________________________
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the Past Continuous Form of the Verbs in brackets :

   1. She ______ him to Paris. (take)
   2. Where ______ he so long? (live)
   3. Pooja ______ a new frock. (wear)
   4. Who ______ on the wall? (write)
   5. She ______ a novel . (read)
   6. Kuldip ______ English. (study)
   7. The girl ______ the room. (clean)
   8. The boys ______ cricket. (play)
   9. A crow ______ on a tree. (sit)
   10. The girl ______ a sweater. (knit)
5. 5.

   Change these sentences from the Simple Present Tense to the Present Continuous Tense.

   1. I copy her design.
   2. I fry samosas in ghee.
   3. An aeroplane flies in the sky.
   4. These children study in the sixth class.
   5. Our school begins at 8 O'clock. 
   6. An umbrella lies in the corner.
   7. The dog runs after the thief.
   8. The sun rises in the east.
   9. Owls eat rats and small birds.
   10. The policeman blows his whistle.
6. 6.

   Complete these sentences with group of words containing a Verb in the Past Continuous :

   Example : As I was drawing a picture my pencil broke.

   1. ____________________ a thief stole her purse.
   2. She read the newspaper ____________________.
   3. ____________________ the telephone rang.
   4. The patient lay on the bed ____________________.
   5. ____________________ an aeroplane flew overhead.
   6. All the lights went out ____________________.
   7. ____________________ the rope snapped.
   8. Somebody knocked me from behind ____________________.
   9. ____________________ they pushed him into the well.
   10. I was hardly out of the ____________________.