FOT- Exercise A

Exercise A – Check your understanding

Directions: Make the sentences using Present Indefinite tense with suitable forms of verbs given in the brackets.

1. Buses …………… on this road every hour. (run)
2. Apples …………… ripe in autumn. (get)
3. Meena …………… on the stage. (dance)
4. The last bus normally …………… at midnight. (leave)
5. He …………… dinner at 8 p.m. (not have)

The answers of the questions are given below with detailed explanation.

Exercise A – Answers

1. Buses run on this road every hour.
   • Explanation: Here, the verb “run” is used in its base form to denote a habitual action in the present tense.
2. Apples get ripe in autumn.
   • Explanation: The verb “get” is used in its base form to denote a natural process that happens in the present tense.
3. Meena dances on the stage.
   • Explanation: The verb “dance” is changed to “dances” because the subject “Meena” is a singular third person, and in the present tense, singular third person verbs are usually conjugated with an “s” at the end.
4. The last bus normally leaves at midnight.
   • Explanation: The verb “leave” is changed to “leaves” because the subject “The last bus” is considered a singular third person, and in the present tense, singular third person verbs are usually conjugated with an “s” at the end.
5. He does not have dinner at 8 p.m.
   • Explanation: The verb “have” is changed to “does not have” to denote a negative action in the present tense. The auxiliary verb “does” is used because the subject “He” is a singular third person.

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