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Tricks 4- Now, at present, at moment, currently------is/am/are+v4

Note- I------am
You, we, they, more than one person or thing (Ram and Shyam, my friends)------are          
He, she, it and one person or thing (Ram, Mohan, my friend)------is

Examples
I am..........a newspaper now.
a)am reading         b)read           c)reads         d)reading
At present he............his work.
a)does           b)do               c)is doing                 d)doing
You........playing cricket.
a)is                 b)are             c)am                          d)was

Tricks 5- Just, already, up to now, recently-------has/have+v3

Note- I, you, we, they, more than one person or thing (Ram and Shyam, my friends)------have          
He, she, it and one person or thing (Ram, Mohan, my friend)------has

Examples:
The train has already..........
a)leave          b)leaves       c)left              d)has left
She just........here.
a)come         b)have come          c)has come              d)is coming

Tricks 6- Since/for+time-------has/have+been+v4

Examples:
He has........for ten hours.
a)has been working        b)have been working     c)been working     d)worked
I have been living here...........2005.
a)since          b)for              c)from          d)by

Exercise

1.       It ....... during the rainy season.
(A) rain                        (B) rains
(C) has rained           (D) had rain

2.       I...............here since morning.
(A) am waiting        
(B) have been waiting
(C) had been waiting
(D) will be waiting

3.       I always ......... the car twice a week.
(A) Washes                                (B) Wash
(C) Watch                                   (D) Watches

4.       My friend and I...... our homework every day.
(A) Do                                          (B) Does
(C) go                                           (D) goes

5.       This dog ............ very loudly.
(A) barks                                    (B) bark
(C) barking                                (D) None of these

6.       ............ you brush your teeth every morning?
(A) Are                                         B) Have
(C) Do                                          D) Was

7.       They ............ talking at the top of their voice and distrubed us.
(A) are                                         (B) had
(C) do                                           (D) were

8.       The boys in the room ........... revising for their test.
(A) is                                                             (B) are
(C)am                                           (D) was

9.       Aisha and Sidhartha ............ passed their test with flying colours.
(A) has                                         (B) have
(C) is                                             (D) are

10.    Anushka has ............ a beautiful scenery in her art book.
(A) draw                                     (B) draws
(C) drawn                   (D) none of these

11.    The use of ATM debit card or credit card ............ increased rapidly.
(A) have                                                      (B) has
(C)a                                               (D) does

12.    Examinations ............ becoming more competitive than earlier.
(A) is                                                             (B) am
(C) are                                          (D) was

13.    I.............. taken my Camera.
(A) have                                      (B) will had
(C) was                                        (D) may had

14.    He ............ not like the dishonest.
(A) do                                                                                           (B) does
(C) have                                                                      (D) were

15.    ........... you ever been gone to Agra?
(A) has                                                                                         (B) have
(C) was                                                                                        (D) were