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Tick the correct forms of the verbs.
1. | (expect / am expecting) you to be regular with your work.
2. Everybody (believes / is believing) Varun is not in the wrong.
3. The members of the board (are agreeing / agree) to this proposal.
4. Dad (has felt / is feeling) much better today.
5. The doctor (observed / is observing) the symptoms of malaria insta
6. My friend (was recognising / recognised) me after 20 years.
7. He (is owning / owns) the latest cars.
8. The minister (thinks / is thinking) of making education free for all.
9. This is looking / looks) like a real-life story.
10. Brian (imagines / is imagining) living at a beach resort all his life.
Answers
Required Answers:-
1. I (expect/am expecting) you to be regular with your work.
I expect you to be regular with your work.
2. Everybody (believes/is believing) Varun is not in the wrong.
Everybody believes Varun is not in the wrong.
3. The members of the board (are agreeing/agree) to this proposal.
The members of the board agree to this proposal.
4. Dad (has felt/is feeling) much better today.
Dad is feeling much better today.
5. The doctor (observed/is observing) the symptoms of malaria in him.
The doctor observed the symptoms of malaria in him.
6. My friend (was recognising/recognised) me after 20 years.
My friend recognised me after 20 years.
7. He (is owning/owns) the latest cars.
He owns the latest cars.
8. The minister (thinks/is thinking) of making education free for all.
The minister is thinking of making education free for all.
9. This (is looking/looks) like a real-life story.
This looks like a real-life story.
10. Brian (imagines/is imagining) living at a beach resort all his life.
Brian imagines living at a beach resort all his life.
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What are tenses?
✓ The form of verb which tells a relation between time and action are known as tenses.
Forms of tenses:-
- Present tense
- Past tense
- Future tense.
Classification of tenses:-
(i) Present Tense:-
- Simple Present Tense
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
(ii) Past Tense:-
- Simple Past Tense
- Past Continuous Tense
- Past Perfect Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense
(iii) Future Tense:-
- Simple Future Tense
- Future Continuous Tense
- Future Perfect Tense
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
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❶ I (expect/am expecting) you to be regular with your work.
Answer : I expect you to be regular with your work.
❷ Everybody (believes/is believing) Varun is not in the wrong.
Answer : Everybody believes Varun is not in the wrong.
❸ The members of the board (are agreeing/agree) to this proposal.
Answer : The members of the board agree to this proposal.
❹ Dad (has felt/is feeling) much better today.
Answer : Dad is feeling much better today.
❺ The doctor (observed/is observing) the symptoms of malaria in him.
Answer : The doctor observed the symptoms of malaria in him.
❻ My friend (was recognising/recognised) me after 20 years.
Answer : My friend recognised me after 20 years.
❼ He (is owning/owns) the latest cars.
Answer : He owns the latest cars.
❽ The minister (thinks/is thinking) of making education free for all.
Answer : The minister is thinking of making education free for all.
❾ This (is looking/looks) like a real-life story.
Answer : This looks like a real-life story.
❿ Brian (imagines/is imagining) living at a beach resort all his life.
Answer : Brian imagines living at a beach resort all his life.
① What are tenses?
☛ Tense are those form of verb that tell us the relationship between time and action.
② Forms of tenses:-
☛ Present tense
☛ Past tense
☛ Future tense.
③ Classification of tenses:-
☛ Present Tense:-
1 Simple Present Tense.
2 Present Continuous Tense.
3 Present Perfect Tense.
4 Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
☛ Past tense
1 Simple Past Tense.
2 Past Continuous Tense.
3 Past Perfect Tense.
4 Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
☛ Future Tense:-
1 Simple Future Tense.
2 Future Continuous Tense.
3 Future Perfect Tense.
4 Future Perfect Continuous Tense.