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♦ Interrogative sentences

For interrogative sentences, we have the following structure.

am/is/are subject verb + ing rest of the sentence

• Are you speaking to me?
• Is he waiting for Tripti?
• Am I going to help you?

Comparison: Simple Present Tense and

Present Continuous Tense

Simple present tense Present continuous tense

• describes a habitual action. For • describes an action going on at the
example, time of speaking. For example,
• I go to the playground with • I am going to the playground
my friends every evening. with my friends now.

• Time expressions used are: • Time expressions used are: now,
every day, never, always, today, at the moment. For
sometimes, usually, often. example,
For example, • I am leaving for school now.

• I usually leave for school
at 6:30 a.m.

A. Fill in the blanks with the simple present or the present continuous form of
the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Jack (have) a sore throat. He (say) he

(feel) feverish too.

2. The rain (come) in through the crack in the windowpane.

3. Anushka (trouble) me a lot. She (begin)

to sing when I (do) my homework.

4. The Ganga (flow) through many parts of India. It

(flood) quite often, but (make) the

soil fertile.

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