Exercise 24

Use the correct form of the verb given in brackets – the Simple Present or the Present Continuous

1. I (walk) to my office every day
2. She (prepare) a project now.
3. Manu (smoke) heavily. it(be) injurious to his health
4. You can go out now. it (not rain)
5. The sun (shine) today tough it was a rainy day yesterday
6. Water (boil) at one hundred degrees Celsius
7. Smoking (cause) lung cancer
8. The moon (shine) now, so there will be no darkness on the road
9. Grandmother (pray) now
10. My grandfather (read) a lot of religious books
11. Dravid is very busy, he (prepare) for the entrance examination
12. Bindu usually (go) to the office by bus, but today she (go) in her friend’s car
13. Salim (read) a good lot of detective novels
14. Hard work (be) key to success
15. You (waste) your time. you cannot make him give up his bad habits
16. It seldom (rain) in March
17. It (rain) now. Take an umbrella with you.
18. You can’t get this book. I (read) it still
19. India (make) steady progress in the field of science and technology
20. My car (give) me a lot of trouble in these days.