VERBS EXPRESSING PRESENT CHAPTER 2

2. Verbs: Expressing the Present
Exercise 1
All sentences follow the same pattern. Make sure that the students use s/es with the root
form of the verb.
1. reaches 2. addresses 3. takes 4. meets, receives
5. attends 6. listens, takes 7. meets
Exercise 2
1. Industrial wastes pollute the atmosphere. 2. Flies spread cholera.
3. Light travels in a straight line. 4. Water freezes at 0° Celsius.
5. The needle of a compass points towards 6. All citric fruits contain vitamin C.
the north.
Exercise 3
1. Man proposes, God disposes. 2. Time and tide wait for none.
3. Money makes the mare go. 4. Energy and patience conquer
everything.
5. New brooms sweep clean. 6. A burnt child dreads the fire.


Exercise 4
All questions follow the pattern: Question word + do you/don’t you + root form of the verb
+ .......?
Children can put these questions to their partners and note down the responses. Then
they can base their paragraph on these responses.
Exercise 5
Only the correct forms of the verbs are given below:
is, differs, has, protect, has, disturbs, smells, curls, is, is
do, eat,
feed, dig,
live, are, helps
Exercise 6
Only the correct forms of the verbs are given here: are, doing, are hanging, are trying,
are holding, is eagerly looking, is eating, is crying, is bending, are having, are laughing.
Exercise 7
are now approaching, know, ends, are sitting, are now shooting, is now taking, is now
flying, is slowly vanishing, think, believe.
Exercise 8
1. (b) They fully agree to our proposal. 2. (a) This drum contains very little oil.
3. (c) I doubt the truth of this statement. 4. (b) Do you understand what I am
explaining?
5. (b) She does not believe in God.