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The simple future tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future.
For example,

• I will show you something amazing.

• I will search all the things for you.

The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions that are happening at the
moment of speaking. For example,

• Lajjo is searching for her doll.

• We are running out of drinking water.

The past continuous tense is used to talk about actions that were happening at some
specific time in the past. For example,

• Lajjo was searching for her doll in the evening.

• At midnight, everyone was sleeping peacefully.

Now, complete this paragraph using the simple or continuous forms of the

verbs given in brackets in the correct tense.

One day, I (walk) in the forest when I (see) a

very strange sight. A lion and a fox (talk) to each other.

They (laugh) at some joke. I (find) it quite

strange indeed! Just then, the lion (notice) me. He

(sit) up and (look) at me. ‘Who

(be) you, sir? And what you

(do) in this forest?’

I (reply), ‘Oh hello! I’m Rachit. I (play) with

my friends just outside the forest when I (see) a path through

the trees. So, I just (start) walking along the path and finally

(reach) here.’

‘Don’t you know that this (to be) a magic forest?’

(say) the bear.

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