The Present Tense


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  1. 1.

    Make sentences in the simple present tense using the sentence parts given.

    1. Sita | like | fast bikes.
    2. You | be | Mr Suresh (question)
    3. Kanpur | be | not far from here.
    4. Kapil and Laila | not | attend | our meetings.
    5. they | be | tired of waiting for me (question)
    6. Children | not | like | to sit idle.
    7. this institute | offer | sitar classes (question)
    8. Hanif and Subin | be | fond of | walking on the beach
    9. you | regularly | listen to | the National Program of Music (question)
    10. why | she | always | behave | like a child (question)
  2. 2.

    Change the following sentences into the negative and the interrogative.

    1. I have a house in Shimla.
    2. The train leaves in two hours.
    3. Jatin plays cricket every evening.
    4. The Brahmaputra is the longest river in the country.
    5. Manu and bunty are good friends.
    6. Utpal is the tallest boy in the team.
    7. Revising your lessons helps you perform better in exams.
    8. What that creature looks like a mystery.
    9. Suman gets tired very easily.
    10. Cutting of trees in the forest is illegal.
  3. 3.

    Make sentences in the present continuous using the given sentence parts.

    1. Amin | wash | his car.
    2. I | write | a play on Akbar
    3. They | throw stones | at the police
    4. Praveen and Sherin | leave for Kohima (question)
    5. who | you | talk to (question)
    6. they | be | wait | for you (question)
    7. Simran | be | leave for | Itanagar | this evening
    8. the players | return | from the practice session.
    9. you | try | to draw | an elephant (question)
    10. Hema | plan | to buy | a scooter
  4. 4.

    Choose the simple present or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets to complete these sentences.

    1. Tina ___________ (drive) her children to the art class every Wednesday.
    2. Rohit ____________ (organize) a quiz competition next Sunday.
    3. I _____________ (have) three cars.
    4. Please be quiet! The baby __________ (sleep)
    5. I __________ (hear) you are getting engaged next week.
    6. She ___________ (understand) your difficulty.
    7. Would you like to go out tonight? Sorry, I can't. I __________ (go) to visit my aunt tonight.
    8. Sumitra ____________ (own) two mobile phones and one laptop.
    9. I _________ (exercise) three times a week.
    10. Rohan ___________ (work) part-time at a restaurant.
  5. 5.

    Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form - present perfect or present perfect continuous.

    1. I think the waitress (forget) _________ about us. We (wait) __________ for twenty minutes and nobody (give) ___________ us the menu vet.
    2. I (use) __________ the same bike for five years. I am thinking of buying a new one.
    3. She (know) _________ me since I was a child.
    4. Rahul (study) ____________ in the USA for two years. He still has another year to go.
    5. how long (you, play) ___________ tennis? You are really good.
    6. How he (grow) __________ since I last saw him!
    7. I (try) _____________ to reach my mother on the phone for the last hour. but I (have not) ___________ any success.
    8. Where (you, be) ____________? We (look) ______________ for you everywhere.

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