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Present Tenses Exercise
Present Tenses Exercise
live
are living
have lived
visit
am visiting
have visited
The simple present tense is used to talk about things that happen regularly.
watch
am watching
have watched
We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions or events that are going on
around now.
am taking, am cutting
take, cut
am taking, cut
We use the simple present tense to talk about a series of actions that are completed as we
speak.
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will go
are going
go
When the main verb is in the future tense, we use a simple present tense in the subordinate
clause.
get
am getting
have got
When the main verb is in the future tense, we use a simple present tense in the subordinate
clause.
do, eat
are, eating
are, eat
do, get
am, getting
do, getting
The simple present tense is used when we ask for and give directions.
like
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am liking
have liked
calls
is calling
has called
When the main verb is in the future tense, we use a simple present tense in the subordinate
clause to refer to the future.
does, stand
is, standing
does, standing
is standing
has stood
stands
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Answers
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Present Tenses Exercise
4. Watch carefully. First I take a cucumber and cut it into small pieces.
5. I will follow you wherever you go.
6. I will call you if I get time.
7. What do snakes eat?
8. How do I get to the airport?
9. I like this fragrance very much.
10. I will hit anybody who calls me names.
11. Why is she standing on the table?
12. The temple stands on a hill outside the town.
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