Question

The beggar and the young girl were playing on the road . (rewrite it in present continuous tense)
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Answer 1

The beggar and the young girl are playing on the road.

Explanation:

• The present tense is when an action is happening in the present time.

• The present continuous tense is when the action that is happening hasn't completed yet and is still going on.

• In the present tense first form of the verb is used and in present continuous tense "ing" is added with the first form of the verb.

• In present tense. with the singular nouns "is" is used and with plural nouns "are" is used.

Answer 2

Correct sentence:

The beggar and the young girl are playing on the road.

Explanation:

• The present tense with continuous aspect is seen in present continuous tense which has indicative and subjunctive moods.
• The continuous word is "playing" and the present tense is "are."
• The present continuous tense is also called as present progressive.
• This tense tells that something is happening in the present time.