Question

(b) Put the verb in the correct form of Present
Tense :
(v) She (take up) the new job already.

(vi) He (live) in this town since 1964.

(vii) He rarely (use) a pen but he (use) one today.

(viii)He...........in this town since 1964 (live).​

Answer 1

Answer:

(v) She has taken up the new job already.

(vi) He has been living in this town since 1964.

(vii) He rarely uses a pen but he is using one today.

(viii)He has been living in this town since 1964 (live).​

Explanation:

There are 4 kinds of Present Tense -

1. Simple Present Tense - It denotes an activity that happens regularly. The structure of simple present tense is - V1 form of verb or V1 + s/es, if the noun or pronoun is 3rd person singular number. For example - The sun rises in the east.
2. Present Continuous Tense -  It denotes an activity that is happening now at this moment. The structure of present continuous tense is - am/is/are + verb + ing. For example - I am writing a poem now.
3. Present Perfect Tense - It denotes an action that has finished just now. The structure of present perfect tense is - has/have + v3 form of verb. For example -  I have finished my dinner just now.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense - It denotes an action that started ago but it is continuing till now. The structure of present perfect continuous tense is - has/have + been + verb + ing. For example - It has been raining since 5 a.m.

Here,

• The first sentence is in Present Perfect Tense.
• The second and fourth sentences are in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
• The first part of the third sentence is in Simple Present Tense and the last part is in Present Continuous Tense.