Question

John _______ (read) a novel at present.
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Answer 1

John is reading a novel at present.

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Explanation:

• In the given sentence, the tense used will be a simple present tense.
• 'Is reading' is the correct verb to be filled in the given sentence.
• 'Is' is the auxiliary verb and 'reading' is the main verb.
• The simple present tense is the tense which defines the action being performed in the present.

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Answer 2

John is reading the novel at present.

Explanation:

• Anything that states that some action is going on at present uses the present continuous tense with the following verb structure:

• Is /am /are with the $1^s^t$ form of the verb and –ing

• In the given sentence, John is performing an action that is going on at present. So the correct answer will be ‘is reading’.

• The tense applied her is a simple present tense.

• If there was no use of ‘at present’, it could have used the past continuous as well.

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