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IV. Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.

1. Sameer _________________ the plants in the garden. (is watering/are watering/am
watering)

2. She _______________ Dive Point at the moment. (am reading/is reading/are reading)
3. They _________________ their favourite serial on television. (is watching/are watching/
am watching)

4. Shelly _________________ the piano. (is playing/are playing/am playing)

5. Don’t make so much of noise. The patient _________________. (is sleeping/am
sleeping/are sleeping)
6. I _________________ in the park now. (am waiting/are waiting/is waiting)

7. Mother and grandma ___________ in the kitchen. (is cooking/are cooking/am cooking)
8. We _________________ a beautiful picture. (is making/are making/am making)

V. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The police _________________ (see) that video recording at least five times. But they
_________________ (not, get) any clue as yet.

2. We _________________ (help) them often over the last few years.

3. Shanaya _________________ (not, pass) her entrance test yet.
4. Saanvi _________________ (be) to her village several times since 2015.
5. They _________________ (not, speak) to each other in ages, ________________ they?

6. Why Reyansh _________________ (quit) from his job?

7. The students _________________ (go) on strike again?
8. They _________________ (not, receive) the mail yet.

VI. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. She _________________ (learn) English for three years.

2. My uncle _________________ (come) here on holiday every year since 2012.
3. She _________________ (teach) our class for five years. She is my favourite teacher.

4. How long _________________ (you stand) here?
5. It _________________ (rain) for over five hours.

6. I _________________ (prepare) this report for the last few days.
7. Mr Srivastava _________________ (work) in this office for three years.

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