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Study this table to understand the structure of the present continuous tense.

Singular Plural

I am running. We are running.

You are running. You are running.

He/She/It is running. They are running.

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. We lunch right now.

are eating is eating eat eats

2. He daily to school.

is walking walk walks are walking

3. I a film right now.

is watching watch am watching watches

4. The sun in the east.

sets is setting are setting set

5. During the monsoon season, Kerala a lot of rainfall.

is receiving are receiving receives receive

6. Bikram cannot come now. He his homework.

are doing am doing is doing do

Time to learn new words

You have learnt that we use a before words that begin with a consonant sound. We use

an before words that begin with a vowel sound.

We use the

▶ to refer to a specific person or thing as they are already known to the person being
spoken to. For example,

• Do you have the pen I gave you last night?

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