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1. 1.

   Use the present form of /be/ in these sentences. -is/isn't /am/ I'm/are/ aren't, etc.

   Lakshaman: Dear brother, ¹____________ you happy living here in the forest?

   Lord Ram: I ²____________ happy to be alive and with Sita and you for company, I ³____________ more than content.

   Lakshman: But ⁴____________ we missing our normal life in Ayodhya?

   Ram: I ⁵____________ not impatient or ambitious. I ⁶____________ grateful that I can live here simply. ⁷____________ it peaceful here? ⁸____________ you happy here, dear brother?

   Lakshman: I ⁹____________ fine here but I ¹⁰____________ always worried that your enemies will find us here. Ravanee ¹¹____________ not going to forgive you for marrying Sita- he wanted her for his bride.

   Lord Rama: Worrying ¹²____________ going to help us. besides, we ¹³____________ both strong and good fighters, ¹⁴____________ we?

2. 2.

   Use has and have in this story about the Roman God of Thunder.Thor, He always carries with him his hammer, without which he is powerless. But once his hammer is stolen by Thrym, the giant.

3. 3.

   Match the proverbs correctly.

   1. Absence	a. first served.
   2. All roads	b. has his day.
   3. Birds of a feather	c. in the mouth.
   4. Blood	d. makes the heart grow fonder.
   5. Charity	e. lead to Rome.
   6. Don't look a gift horse	f. flock together.
   7. Every dog	g. begins at home.
   8. First come	h. is thicker than water.

    

4. 4.

   Read the descriptions and give your own headlines to these events.

   1. Saturday's forecast says there will be generally cloudy skies with chance of rain.
   2. Two youths were arrested for bludgeoning a stray dog and later eating it in their home. They surrendered after police launched a manhunt.
   3. With India having the largest number of hungry/ malnourished children in the world, it is sad that so much money is being wasted on a statue to be built in the middle of the sea, costing crores and crores.
5. 5.

   Fill in the gaps with the simple present tense of the verbs given in brackets.

   1. Sujoy usually ____________ Hindi but his parents ____________ Bengali. (speak)
   2. Ira ____________her work sincerely but the twins are naughty and ____________ not ____________ any work.
   3. Hari ____________ meat, Yahan and Asha also ____________ meat but their parents don't. (eat)
   4. Grandpa ____________ to the hills every summer and ____________ in his cottage there in the midst of nature, surrounded with bougainvillea plants and tall conifer trees. (go live)
   5. She often ____________ for early morning walks but he rarely ____________ out of the house. (go, step)
6. 6.

   Rhea is making cocoa. Help her complete the task by using these words in the simple present tense.

   drink

   tip

   stir

   measure

   whisk

   bring

   pour

   cool

   boil

   put

   1. ____________ a glass of milk into a pan and ____________ to the boil.
   2. ____________ a teaspoon of cocoa power into a cup.
   3. Now ____________ a little of the boiling milk into the cup and ____________ the cocoa powder well.
   4. Pour the mixture back into the pan with the rest of the milk.
   5. Next ____________ two teaspoons of sugar and ____________ the boiling cocoa milk well. Switch off the stove.
   6. ____________ the cocoa milk a wee bit under the fan.
   7. ____________ the cocoa milk into the glass. Your cocoa is ready.
   8. ____________ it. Smack your lips. Mmmmm. Delicious!