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REVISIONAL EXERCISES
(Present Tense)
Exercise 1. Tell the name of the tense of each sentence and change it to present continuous tense:
1. We bathe in the river.
2. I have known everything about you.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; I am knowing everything about you.
3. Swallow do not fly to cold lands in summer.
Ans: Present Indefinite Tense; Swallows are not flying to cold lands in summer.
4. Do you help your friends in trouble?
Ans: Present Indefinite Tense; Are you helping your friends in trouble?
5. The laborers have not dug the foundation.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; The laborers are digging the foundation.
6. Does she not walk gracefully?
Ans: Present Indefinite Tense; Is she walking gracefully?
7. Mr. Winkle does not work regularly?
Ans: Present Indefinite Tense; Mr. Winkle is not working regularly.
8. Do the farmers reap the ripe harvest?
Ans: Present Indefinite Tense; Are the farmers reaping the ripe harvest?
9. The slave has pulled the thorn out of the lion's paw.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; The slave is not pulling the thorn out of the lion's paw.
10. The birds have flown to their nests.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; The birds are flying to their nests.
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Exercise 2. Tell the names of the tenses of each sentence and changes it to present perfect tense.
1. The hunter shoots a buck.
Ans: present indefinite tense; The hunter has shot a buck.
2. The girls are singing a melodious song.
Ans: present continuous tense; The girls have sung a melodious song.
3. Children do not draw pictures.
Ans: present indefinite tense; Children have not drawn pictures.
4. Are the wasps migrating to hot lands?
Ans: present continuous tense; Have the wasps migrated to hot lands?
5. The cook has been working in the kitchen since dawn.
Ans: present perfect continuous tense; The cook has worked in the kitchen since dawn.
6. The first bell does not ring at 8 a.m.
Ans: present indefinite tense; The first bell has not rung at 8 a.m.
7. Does the crow steal a piece of cheese?
Ans: present indefinite tense; Has the crow stolen a piece of cheese?
8. The fox is not jumping hard to get at the grapes.
Ans: present continuous tense; The fox has not jumped hard to get at the grapes.
9. I do not learn this poem by heart.
Ans: present indefinite tense; I have not learned this poem by heart.
10. The spectators are enjoying the match.
Ans: present continuous tense; The spectators have enjoyed the match.
Exercise 3. Tell the names of the tenses of each sentence and changes it to present Indefinite tense.
1. The last bell has gone.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; The last bell goes.
2. We have sunbathed for three hours.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; We sunbathe for three hours.
3. The angler is getting ready to go fishing.
Ans: Present continuous tense; The angler gets ready to go fishing.
4. The students are not doing their homework.
Ans: Present continuous tense; The students do their homework.
5. Has the beggar pretended to be blind?
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; Does the beggar pretend to be blind?
6. The crow is not cawing at the cock's request.
Ans: Present continuous tense; The crow does not caw at the cock's request.
7. Is the mother preparing her daughter for school?
Ans: Present continuous tense; Does the mother prepare her daughter for school?
8. Vineeta has gone to school on foot.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; Vineeta goes to school on foot.
9. Our class is not taking a test every month.
Ans: Present continuous tense; Our class does not take a test every month.
10. Has the mother cooked food for her children?
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; Does the mother cook food for her children?
Exercise 4. Tell the names of the tenses of each sentence and changes it to present perfect continuous tense.
1. I have suffered from a fever for three days.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; I have been suffering from a fever for three days.
2. He has assisted you in your work since morning.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; He has been assisting you in your work since morning.
3. Sita has always helped her mummy in the kitchen.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; Sita has been always helping her mummy in the kitchen.
4. He has gone to the minister's house since noon.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; He has been going to the minister's house since noon.
5. Farmers have sown the winter crops since October.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; Farmers have been sowing the winter crops since October.
6. He has worked like an ass since dawn.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; He has been working like an ass since dawn.
7. She has suffered long for her sins.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; She has been suffering long for her sins.
8. We have stayed with our uncle at Shimla for a month.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; We have been staying with our uncle at Shimla for a month.
9. The policeman has hotly chased the thief for three days.
Ans: Present Perfect Tense; The policeman has been hotly chasing the thief for three days.
Exercise 5. Fill up each blank with for or since:
1. I have been ill ____ a week.
Ans: for
2. Susan has been washing clothes ____ 10 a.m.
Ans: since
3. Jack has been climbing the hill ____ two hours.
Ans: for
4. The camel has been wallowing in sand _____ 4 p.m.
Ans: since
5. They have been repenting of their folly ____ more than a year.
Ans: for
6. The wild animals have held a meeting ____ the whole day long.
Ans: for
7. The crow has been crowing _____ morning.
Ans: since
8. The enemy has been attacking the fort ____ a month.
Ans: for
Exercise 6. Correct the following sentences:
1. I am toiling hard for several months.
Ans: I have been toiling hard for several months.
2. He has reached here yesterday.
Ans: He reached here yesterday.
3. Sushma came to my house just today.
Ans: Sushma has come to my house just today.
4. Rama do not like her husband.
Ans: Rama does not like her husband.
5. She is laid up with fever for three days.
Ans: She has been lying up with fever for three days.
6. We have been here since a week.
Ans: We have been here for a week.
7. Many a shopkeepers fleece their customers.
Ans: Many a shopkeeper fleeces their customers.
8. You are troubling me for a long time.
Ans: You have been troubling me for a long time.
9. People have welcomed the leader from his return.
Ans: People have welcomed the leader from his return.
10. Milk-giving animals were called milk cattle.
Ans: Milk-giving animals are called milk cattle.
11. The children are playing in the park for afternoon.
Ans: The children are playing in the park since afternoon.
12. She do not like to wear a saree.
Ans: She does not like to wear a saree.
13. The sky is overcast with dark clouds since an hour.
Ans: The sky is overcast with dark clouds for an hour.
14. Birds build nests for laying eggs and hatching out their young.
Ans: Birds build nests for laying eggs and hatching out their young ones.
15 God help those who help himself.
Ans: God helps those who help themselves.
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