Scholar's JUNIOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION || Class 6 || Section I | Unit I || Lesson 19: THE PRESENT TENSE : ITS FORMS Part 2

Page No. 120-122

EXERCISE

Exercise 1. Form sentences in present continuous tense with subjects of all the three persons both in singular and plural forms:
tell have declare
dance talk sing
wash laugh sleep
speak

Ans:
        Tell
Singular
First Person: I am telling a story.
Second Person: You are telling a story.
Third Person: They are telling a story.

Plural
First Person: We are telling a story.
Second Person: You are telling a story.
Third Person: He is telling a story.
      She is telling a story.

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Have :
Singular
First Person: I am having a problem.
Second Person: You are having a problem.
Third Person: He is having a problem.
      She is having a problem.
Plural
First Person: We are having a problem.
Second Person: You are having a problem.
Third Person: They are having a problem.

Declare:
Singular
First Person: I am declaring it.
Second Person: You are declaring it.
Third Person: He is declaring it.
      She is declaring it.
Plural
First Person: We are declaring it.
Second Person: You are declaring it.
Third Person: They are declaring it.

Dance:
Singular
First Person: I am dancing now.
Second Person: You are dancing now.
Third Person: He is dancing now.
      She is dancing now.
Plural
First Person: We are dancing now.
Second Person: You are dancing now.
Third Person: They are dancing now.

📖 Chp 1. The Alphabet
📖 Chp 5. Parts of Speech
📖 Chp 11. The Pronoun
📖 Chp 13. Specific Determiners
📖 Chp 14. General Determiners
📖 Chp 15. The Adjective
📖 Chp 16. Degree of Comparison
📖 Chp 17. The Verb

Talk:
Singular
First Person: I am talking to you.
Second Person: You are talking to me.
Third Person: He is talking to you.

Plural
First Person: We are talking to him.
Second Person: You are talking to her.
Third Person: They are talking to him.

Sing:
Singular
First Person: I am singing a song.
Second Person: You are singing a song.
Third Person: He is singing a song.
      She is singing a song.

Plural
First Person: We are singing a song.
Second Person: You are singing a song.
Third Person: They are singing a song.

Wash:
Singular
First Person: I am washing clothes.
Second Person: You are washing clothes.
Third Person: He is washing clothes.
      She is washing clothes.

Plural
First Person: We are washing clothes.
Second Person: You are washing clothes.
Third Person: They are washing clothes.

Laugh:
Singular
First Person: I am laughing
Second Person: You are laughing.
Third Person: He is laughing.
      She is laughing.

Plural
First Person: We are laughing
Second Person: You are laughing
Third Person: They are laughing.

Sleep:
Singular
First Person: I am sleeping.
Second Person: You are sleeping.
Third Person: He is sleeping.
      She is sleeping.

Plural
First Person: We are sleeping.
Second Person: You are sleeping.
Third Person: They are sleeping.

Speak:
Singular
First Person: I am speaking.
Second Person: You are speaking.
Third Person: He is speaking.
              She is speaking.

Plural
First Person: We are speaking.
Second Person: You are speaking.
Third Person: They are speaking.

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Exercise 2. Fill in the blank with a verb in present continuous tense:
1. Cattle ____ in the green pasture.
Ans: are grazing
2. Children ____ hide-and-seek.
Ans: are playing
3. I ____ on a long journey.
Ans: am going
4. We ____ to temple for prayers.
Ans: are going
5. The hounds ____ the deer hotly.
Ans: are chasing
6. The miners ____ in the mine.
Ans: are working
7. He ____ in his sleeves.
Ans: is rolling up
8. She ____ pride in her charms.
Ans: is taking
9. The ceiling fan ____ round and round.
Ans: is moving
10. You ____ your time and money.
Ans: are wasting

Exercise 3. Change these to negative form.--
1. They are walking on the road-side.
Ans: They are not walking on the road-side.
2. My brother is returning from London shortly.
Ans: My brother is not returning from London shortly.
3. We are playing a friendly match on Sunday.
Ans: We are not playing a friendly match on Sunday.
4. The students are doing their class-work with care.
Ans: The students are not doing their class-work with care.
5. The cows and the buffalos are grazing on the hill-side.
Ans: The cows and the buffalos are  not grazing on the hill-side.
6. She is writing a letter to her husband.
Ans: She is not writing a letter to her husband.
7. The thieves are breaking open the safe.
Ans: The thieves are not breaking open the safe.
8. The crowd is running in all directions.
Ans: The crowd is not running in all directions.
9. The guests are having dinners at this time.
Ans: The guests are not having at this time.
10. The shoe-shine is polishing my shoes.
Ans: The shoe-shine is not polishing my shoes.
11. Robert is telling a white lie.
Ans: Robert is not telling a white lie.
12. This train is leaving at 8-10 a.m. for Agra.
Ans: This train is not leaving at 8:10 a.m. for Agra.

Exercise 4. Change these sentences to interrogative form:
1. The maid servant is laying the table.
Ans: Is the maid servant lying the table?
2. Ramu is looking for his lost dog.
Ans: Is Ramu looking for his lost dog?
3. The lion is prowing in search of prey.
Ans: Is the lion prowing in search of prey.
4. She is feeling very indisposed.
Ans: Is she feeling very indisposed?
5. The ailing old man is learning against the wall.
Ans: Is the ailing old man learning against the wall?
6. He is always boasting of his success.
Ans: Is he always boasting of his success?
7. Several charts are hanging on the wall.
Ans: Are several charts hanging on the wall.
8. You are looking very light and smart.
Ans: Are you looking very light and smart?
9. The frogs are croaking in the pond.
Ans: Are the frogs croaking in the pond?
10. Dark clouds are hovering in the sky.
Ans: Are dark clouds hovering in the sky?
11. Our Jawans are fighting very bravely against the enemy.
Ans: Are Jawans fighting very bravely against the enemy?
12. Prices are shooting up day by day.
Ans: Are prices shooting up day by day?

Exercise 5. Change these sentences to negative-interrogative form:
1. The buds are blooming as pretty flowers.
Ans: Are the buds not blooming as pretty flowers?
2. The driver is swimming across the canal.
Ans: Is the driver not swimming across the canal?
3. Our teacher is teaching a new lesson today.
Ans: Is our teacher not teaching a new lesson today?
4. The children are watching a snake charmer's show.
Ans: Are the children not watching a snake charmer's show?
5. The girls were singing in chorus.
Ans: Were the girls not singing in chorus?
6. Ladies are singing bridal songs.
Ans: Are ladies not singing bridal songs?
7. The priest is chanting sacred verses.
Ans: Is the priest not chanting sacred verses?
8. The marriage party is going to the bride's house.
Ans: Is the marriage not going to the bride's house?
9. The prince is playing with lion-cubs.
Ans: Is the prince not playing lion cubs?

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