Class 11 English Unit 8 Humour and Satire answer
Present simple or present continuous/progressive
A. Study the following examples of present simple and present
continuous.
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|
Present simple |
|
Present continuous |
|
a. |
Water boils
at100º Celsius. |
a. |
The water is boiling.
Can you turn it off? |
|
b. |
Jenisha lives in
Jumla. |
b. |
Jenisha is living
in Tokyo for a few months. |
|
c. |
I drink coffee
every morning. |
c. |
I am drinking
too much coffee these days because I’m so busy at work. |
|
d. |
He always tells
lies. |
d. |
You are always telling
lies. |
|
e. |
My plane leaves
at six this evening. |
e. |
I'm leaving for
Pokhara tomorrow. |
|
f. |
I know her very
well. |
f. |
I am reading a
novel by Paulo Coelho. |
|
g. |
At the end of the
story, the protagonist catches the killer. |
g. |
In this photo, my
mother is wearing a blue sari. |
B. Put the verb into the correct
form, present simple or present continuous.
a. Nisha ……
(speak) English very well.
Answer: Nisha speaks English very well.
b. Hurry up! We
…… (wait) for you.
Answer: Hurry up! We are waiting for you.
c. Excuse me!
…… (you/speak) English?
Answer: Excuse me! Do you speak English?
d. She ……
(have) a shower in bathroom.
Answer: She is having a
shower in bathroom.
e. How often ……
(you/read) a newspaper?
Answer: How often do you read a
newspaper?
f. I'm sorry, I
…… (not/understand). Can you speak more slowly?
Answer: I'm sorry, I don’t understand. Can you speak more
slowly?
g. You can turn
off the radio. I …… (not/listen) to it.
Answer: You can turn off the
radio. I am not listening to
it.
h. I usually ……
(get up) at 5 o'clock every morning.
Answer: I usually get up at 5
o'clock every morning.
i. Look! The
river …… (flow) very fast.
Answer: Look! The river is flowing very
fast.
j. Amrita ……
(not/seem) very happy at the moment.
Answer: Amrita doesn’t seem very
happy at the moment.
C. Are the underlined verbs in the
correct form? Correct them where necessary.
a. Water boils
at 100° C.
Answer: (correct)
b. The water boils.
Can you turn it off?
Answer: The water is boiling. Can
you turn it off?
c. I must go
now. It gets late.
Answer: I must go now. It is getting late.
d. This sauce's
tasting really good.
Answer: This sauce's tastes really good.
e. I’m
thinking this is your key.
Answer: I think this is your key.
f. Are
you believing in God?
Answer: Do you believe
in God?
g. I usually go
to school on foot.
Answer: (correct)
h. Look! That
man tries to open the door of her car.
Answer: Look! That man is trying to
open the door of her car.
i. The moon is
going round the earth.
Answer: The moon goes round the earth.
j. I'm
getting hungry. Let's go and eat.
Answer: (correct)