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In the simple present tense, the verb changes according to the person and number of the
subject.

Our mothers make paper animals.
They practise origami.
The planets are round.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct op ons.

1. Neelima ____________ (practise/practises) sitar every day.

2. Each packet ____________ (contains/contain) ten slices of bread.
3. Bidisha, Afsana and Rupal ____________ (is/are) the toppers.

4. My mother ____________ (have/has) two mobile phones.

5. This aircraft ____________ (flies/fly) from Bengaluru to Hyderabad every day.

6. We always ____________ (carry/carries) umbrellas in our bags.

7. When it ____________ (was/is) day in India, it ____________ (is/are) night in
America.
8. My parents ____________ (work/works) really hard all the time.

B. Rewrite the following sentences in the simple present tense.

1. The fish moved fast.

2. My sister watched television every day.

3. The shepherd called his dog Bruno.
4. Arjit listened to music every day.

5. The children liked to eat salad.

6. We watched the news every morning.
7. I took my cat for a walk in the evening.

8. The bicycle belonged to me.

9. My uncle worked in the telecom department.

10. Preeti and Harsha enjoyed skipping rope.

Listening

Take a square piece of colourful paper. Listen to the audio and follow the instruc ons
closely to make an origami fi sh. Decorate the so board in your classroom with the
colourful origami fi sh that you have made.
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