Complete the following sentences using appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
1He ............... to that place every year.
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Use the present simple third-person form "goes" for a repeated yearly action with he.
2Water ............... at 100 degrees Celsius.
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Use the present simple third-person form "boils" for a scientific fact.
3My kids usually ............... to school by bus.
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Use the present simple plural form "go" for a usual routine.
4I ............... a movie now.
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Use the present continuous form "am watching" for an action happening now.
5We ............... to Mumbai last year.
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Use the past simple form "went" with the finished past time expression last year.
6This bag ............... flour.
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Use the present simple third-person form "contains" to describe what is inside the bag.
7Now I ............... of quitting the job.
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Use the present continuous form "am thinking" for a thought in progress now.
8Birds ............... in nests.
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Use the present simple plural form "live" for a general fact about birds.
9My sister ............... abroad.
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Use the present simple third-person form "works" with the singular subject "my sister" for a regular situation.
10I ............... at the moment.
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Use the present continuous form "am typing" for an action happening at the moment.
11I ............... such nonsense.
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Use the present perfect form "have never heard" for life experience up to now.
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- He goes to that place every year.
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- My kids usually go to school by bus.
- I am watching a movie now.
- We went to Mumbai last year.
- This bag contains flour.
- Now I am thinking of quitting the job.
- Birds live in nests.
- My sister works abroad.
- I am typing at the moment.
- I have never heard such nonsense.