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1. 1.

   Mark whether the highlighted verbs in these sentences are simple present (SPr), present continuous (PrC), simple past (SP), past continuous (PC), simple future (SF) or future continuous (FC).

   1. Why are you not carrying a bag?
   2. The cook will cut the vegetables.
   3. She finished the letter. I posted it.
   4. We were thinking of visiting you.
   5. Mira sold her paintings at an exhibition hall built last year.
   6. When Sita arrived, I was taking a bath.
   7. The train will be leaving in an hour.
   8. He was studying in the bedroom when the lights went out.
   9. Sam visits his uncle every Sunday.
   10. We shall be trekking in the area before he leaves for London.
   11. When I visited the monument the last time, I found it crumbling.
   12. My sister is washing a lot of clothes as she will be going out of town.
   13. The children are playing outside, while their mothers are drinking tea.
   14. Rahim was walking down the road when he noticed something strange.
   15. Jiya's father was driving the car when the accident took place. No one was injured.
2. 2.

   Change the tense of the verb in each of the sentences according to the instructions in the brackets. Make necessary changes.

   1. We tied his hands and feet and held him fast. (present continuous)
   2. The police guarded the roads. (future continuous)
   3. He ran so fast that he became breathless. (past continuous)
   4. They pushed and jostled in the crowd. (present continuous)
   5. I had not received any letter from him. (future continuous)
   6. I read an article in the newspaper about what the government plans to achieve in five years. (present continuous)
   7. My father sold the old and bought a new one. (future continuous)
   8. The dog happily chases its own tail for hours. (present continuous)
   9. He left for Delhi. He took a new job. (future continuous)
   10. He came to my house to tell me what has happened. (present continuous)