Question

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EXERCISE 18.1
Fill in the blanks with the correct form (Simple
Present Tense) of the verbs given in brackets.
1. Parikshit usually
tennis on
Sundays.
(play)
2.
near the park. (not/ live)
What
he
? (want)
Jimmy
his homework.(not/do)
5. Where
... you.
...? (work)
6. My Mum
in a school. (teach)
Who
to school by bus? (come)
8.
Ashima often ...
me a lot. (help)
9. Water
at 100°C.
(boil)
10. What
...you...
living?
(do)
Fill in the ble
Continuous Te
1. What .....
2.
Look! It
3. They
4. Не ...
7.
5.
6. We...
7. She .....
8. 1...
for a
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Answer 1

Answer:

The given sentence states a fact about the speaker 'I'. (general truth)

The simple present tense describes a daily habit, or a general truth. Hence, the given sentence is in simple present tense.

A general truth is in the simple present, because it was and is always going to be true.

Option A: 'Play' and 'don't play' both refer to the simple present. The former is in the affirmative, and the latter in the negative. Hence option A is correct.

Option B: 'Plays' and 'does not play' refer to third person narrative, whereas 'I' is in the first person. (I play, she plays)

Option C: 'Was playing' and 'was not playing' are in the past continuous tense. They describe a continuous action that happened in the past. But, the sentence is stated as a general truth, an action that is true even in the present.

Option D: 'Have played' and 'have not played' refer to the present perfect tense. They describe an action that has been completed in the present. It means that the action has ended; so it does not relate to the given sentence.

Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.