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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. Ravana ______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.

   1. Thor is angry. He wants his hammer back.
      Who _____1_____ stolen my hammer?
   2. Loki goes to Thrym to ask him if he has stolen his hammer.
      Do you _____1_____Thor's hammer? I _____2_____ seen you near the palace.
      Yes, I _____3____ stolen it. If the Goddess Freya marries me. I will return it to Thor.
   3. But Goddess Freya refuses to marry the giant. Loki thinks of a plan. He tells Thor...
      You ____1_____ to disguise yourself as Freya.
      You ____2_____ to marry Thrym. He _____3____ promised to give it back if he can marry her.
   4. Thor dresses up as a bride with his face covered in a veil. There is a grand feast after the wedding.
      You _____1____ eaten up the whole fish my wife!
      My mistress _____2____ been so excited about the wedding that she _____3____ not eaten for days.
   5. Now Thrym wants to see his bride's face.
      Oh! You _____1_____ red eyes!
      She ____2____ been so excited marrying you so she _____3____ not slept for days!
   6. The hammer is now presented to the bride.
      I _____1____ a gift for you.
   7. Thor jumps up. tearing his veil and his bridal clothes.
      Thor _____1____ tricked me.' He _____2____ lied to me!
      I am Thor. At last. I _____3____ my hammer back.
   8. Thor and Loki fight their way out of the palace. Thor never loses his hammer again.
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.

   Newspaper headlines are usually given in the Simple Present Tense.

   Example: Baba Behind Bars. Followers Run Riot!

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. (do)
   3. Hari __________ meat, Yahan and Asha also __________ meat but thew 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 powder 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!