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1. 1.

   Correct the errors in these sentences.

   1. I do unwell.
   2. We is hungry.
   3. She is join the gym.
   4. I plays football on Sunday.
   5. It are raining tar three hours.
   6. My father's car does not expensive.
   7. She have gone to Kolkata tar a few days.
   8. Does Meenal and Sukanya interested in music?
   9. He have bought a new bike.
2. 2.

   Use the simple present or the present continuous tense to fill in the blanks. Sometimes, either may be correct.

   1. Where _____________ (be) John?
   2. Don't _____________ (stand) here.
   3. Where _____________ (they/live)?
   4. Who _____________ (knock) at the door?
   5. This cake _____________ (taste) delicious.
   6. I _____________ (sit) outside in the sunshine.
   7. She _____________ (learn) French nowadays.
   8. I _____________ (give) you my honest opinion.
   9. Our boss always _____________ (arrive) on time.
   10. Please be quiet! The baby _____________ (sleep).
   11. What _____________ (we/have) for dinner tonight?
   12. What's the matter? Why _____________ (you/cry)?
   13. Storm clouds _____________ (form) on the horizon.
   14. I _____________ (have) lunch in the cafeteria every day.
   15. She _____________ (no/answer) the phone. She must be busy.
   16. Claude _____________ (be/ not) a Canadian. He _____________ (come) from France.
   17. I _____________ (go) to the fair. _____________ you _____________ (want) to come along?
   18. I _____________ (leave) a note for Suresh. Please _____________ (inform) him.
   19. Lila _____________ (chop) vegetables. Maya is _____________ (prepare) dinner.
   20. Today, Maya _____________ (spend) time with her grandmother.
3. 3.

   Change these sentences from the simple present to the present continuous.

   1. I edit books.
   2. I go to the gym.
   3. She watches TV.
   4. Rita reads in the garden.
   5. She works as a waitress.
   6. He buys expensive pens.
   7. Salman drives a Mercedes.
   8. He does his best to remain calm.
   9. He takes the dog for a walk.
   10. I go camping in the woods.
   11. She sits in the shade for a rest.
   12. Nadeem jumps into the pool.
   13. She takes salsa dance classes.
   14. I do my homework.
   15. Frank cycles to office.
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense form of the verbs in the brackets.

   1. I _________________ you not to pull the curtain. (tell)
   2. She _________________ the meeting. (attend)
   3. They _________________ to answer all my questions. (attempt)
   4. He _________________ a book since morning. (write)
   5. You _________________ continuously for two hours. (drive)
   6. They _________________ samples from all patients. (collect)
   7. They _________________ a smoke alarm since 5 o'clock (install)
   8. I _________________ money for five years. (invest)
   9. She _________________ with kids for many years. (work)
   10. He _________________ to hospital for an operation. (go)
5. 5.

   Use for or since.

   1. The strong wind has been blowing _________________ morning.
   2. She has been copying out poems _________________ an hour.
   3. The dollar has been climbing _________________ two weeks.
   4. My dog has been chasing a cat _________________ dawn.
   5. The girls have been chatting _________________ three hours.
   6. Mother has been washing clothes _________________ 8 a.m.
   7. Mr. Prasanna has been teaching grammar _________________ 1980.
   8. They have been raising money for charity _________________ two months.
   9. Our team has been fielding _________________ afternoon.
   10. I have been hearing about her _________________ months.