Q.1. Fill in the blanks with is, am or are:
(i) These bags ……… heavy.
are
(ii) Look! There ……… Raman.
is
(iii) My brother and I ……… good cricket players.
are
(iv) The weather ……… nice today.
is
(v) This bag ……… not so heavy.
is
(vi) I ……… not tired.
am
(vii) Rama ……… at home.
is
(viii) Her children ……… at school.
are
(ix) I ……… a student.
am
(x) My sister ……… a doctor.
is
Q.2. Change the following as directed :
(i) Birds fly in the sky. (negative)
Birds do not fly in the sky.
(ii) Rohit loves his teacher. (interrogative)
Does Rohit love his teacher?
(iii) Boys are doing their homework. (negative)
Boys are not doing their homework.
(iv) My friend speaks good English. (interrogative)
Does my friend speak good English?
(v) Dogs are barking. (interrogative)
Are dogs barking?
(vi) He is learning music. (negative)
He is not learning music.
(vii) We are going to Kolkata soon. (interrogative)
Are we going to Kolkata soon?
(viii) Children play in the evening. (negative)
Children do not play in the evening.
(ix) Ritu sings a song. (negative)
Ritu does not sing a song.
(x) I am listening to western music. (interrogative)
Am I listening to western music?
(xi) Naman and Chaman run fast. (interrogative)
Do Naman and Chaman run fast?
Q.3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form (Present Continuous) of the verbs given in bracket.
(i) I am ……………….. the table (turn).
I am turning the table.
(ii) Hari is …………………. the juice (suck).
Hari is sucking the juice.
(iii) Rani and Rajan …………………. under the cot (crawl).
Ravi and Rajan are crawling under the cot.
(iv) The dog is …………………. its tail (wag).
The dog is wagging its tail.
(v) You are …………………. on your paper (write).
You are writing on your paper.
(vi) She is …………………. right hand (wave).
She is waving her right hand.
(vii) He is …………………. over the fence (jump).
He is jumping over the fence.
(viii) You are …………………. your books (take).
You are taking your books.
(ix) You are …………………. the sweets in your mouth (put).
You are putting the sweets in your mouth.
(x) Sita is …………………. on her dress (put).
Sita is putting on her dress.
Q.4. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:
(i) Please be quiet. I ………………….
Please be quiet. I am working.
(ii) Where is Umesh? He is in the kitchen. He ………………….
Where is Umesh? He is in the kitchen. He is cooking.
(iii) ‘You …………………. on my foot.’
You are standing on my foot.
(iv) Look! Somebody ………………….in the river.
Look! Somebody is swimming in the river.
(v) We’re here on holiday. We …………………. at the Royal Hotel.
We’re here on holiday. We are staying at the Royal Hotel.
(vi) Where’s Renu? She …………………. a shower.
Where’s Renu? She is having a shower.
(vii) They …………………. a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.
They are building a new theatre in the city centre at moment.
(viii) I …………………. now. Goodbye.
I am going now. Goodbye.
(ix) The weather is nice at the moment. It is not ………………….
The’ weather is nice at the moment. It is not raining.
(x) You can turn off the television. I am not ………………….it.
You can turn off the television. I am not watching it.
Q.5. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect tense form of the verbs given in the brackets
(i) I _______ not _______ the cinema all these years. (visit)
I have not visited the cinema all these years.
(ii) I _______ never _______ the Taj (see)
I have never seen the Taj.
(iii) I_______ not _______ the work even now. (finish)
I have not finished the work even now.
(iv) They _______ my pen. (take)
They have taken my pen.
(v) Rachna _______ food, (cook)
Rachna has cooked food.
(vi) The train _______ just now. (arrive)
The train has arrived just now.
(vii) Someone _______ some crockery. (break)
Someone has broken some crockery.
(viii) I _______ not _______ him so far. (meet)
I have not met him so far.
(ix) My friend _______ his purse, (lose)
My friend has lost his purse.
(x) Birds _______ from here, (fly)
Birds have flown from here.
Q.6. Fill in the blanks with since or for:
(i) She has been on the phone ……………….. twenty minutes.
She has been on the phone for twenty minutes.
(ii) You have been married ……………….. six years.
You have been married for six years.
(iii) Raman has been on holiday ……………….. last Friday.
Raman has been on holiday since last Friday.
(iv) I have been in this town ……………….. 1967.
I have been in this town since 1967.
(iv) He has been here ……………….. last Monday.
He has been here since last Monday.
Q.7. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous Tense of the verbs given in brackets.
(i) He ______ in this school for several years. (teach)
He has been teaching in this school for several years.
(ii) It ______ for three hours. (rain)
It has been raining for three hours.
(iii) They ______ for seven hours. (work)
They have been working for seven hours.
(iv) I ______ in this flat since 2000. (live)
I have been living in this flat since 2000.
(iv) We ______ English for two years. (study)
We have been studying English for two years.
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