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Simple present or present continuous: grammar exercise

March 17, 2014 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with the simple present or the present continuous form of the verb.

1. Wild animals ……………… in forests.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I ………………… for California next week.

Correct! Wrong!

3. Sita cannot come out to play now, as she ………………… her mother in the kitchen.

Correct! Wrong!

4. We …………………. Bangalore every summer.

Correct! Wrong!

5. An honest person always ……………….. the truth.

Correct! Wrong!

6. He …………….. his lunch. Please wait.

Correct! Wrong!

7. There are some birds that …………….. every year.

Correct! Wrong!

8. The rain …………….. from the clouds.

Correct! Wrong!

9. A person who ………………. provisions is known as a grocer.

Correct! Wrong!

10. We ……………. with our eyes …………… with our ears and …………… with our nose.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. Wild animals live in forests.

2. I am leaving for California next week.

3. Sita cannot come out to play now, as she is helping her mother in the kitchen.

4. We visit Bangalore every summer.

5. An honest person always speaks the truth.

6. He is having his lunch. Please wait.

7. There are some birds that migrate every year.

8. The rain falls from the clouds.

9. A person who sells provisions is known as a grocer.

10. We see with our eyes hear with our ears and smell with our nose.

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