Fill in the blanks with the simple present or the present continuous form of the verb.
1Wild animals ............... in forests.
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Use the simple present "live" for a general fact about wild animals.
2I ............... for California next week.
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Use the present continuous "am leaving" for a fixed future arrangement.
3Sita cannot come out to play now because she ............... her mother in the kitchen.
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Use the present continuous "is helping" for an action happening now.
4We ............... Bangalore every summer.
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Use the simple present "visit" for a repeated action every summer.
5An honest person always ............... the truth.
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Use the simple present third-person form "speaks" with "an honest person" and "always".
6He ............... his lunch right now. Please wait.
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Use the present continuous "is having" for an action in progress right now.
7Some birds ............... every year.
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Use the simple present "migrate" for a regular yearly action.
8Rain ............... from clouds.
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Use the simple present "falls" for a general natural fact.
9A person who ............... provisions is known as a grocer.
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Use the simple present "sells" to describe what a grocer does as a job.
10We use our eyes, ears, and nose to ...............
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Use the simple present "see, hear, and smell" for general abilities of the senses.
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- Wild animals live in forests.
- I am leaving for California next week.
- Sita cannot come out to play now because she is helping her mother in the kitchen.
- We visit Bangalore every summer.
- An honest person always speaks the truth.
- He is having his lunch right now. Please wait.
- Some birds migrate every year.
- Rain falls from clouds.
- A person who sells provisions is known as a grocer.
- We use our eyes, ears, and nose to see, hear, and smell.