P2 - Tense - 1

A. Alice is at the beach with her family now. She is writing a letter to
her penfriend, Bobby in the US. Help her finish the letter with the
correct form of the verbs. (10%@1)

Dear Bobby,

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How are you? I 1._____am____ (be) at the beach with my family
now. I 2._am writing_(write) to you under a beach umbrella. My little

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brother 3.__is sleeping__ (sleep) on the towel. My dad and sister

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4._are swimming_(swim) in the sea. My brother 5._is making_(make) a
sandcastle. The sandcastle is beautiful. It 6.___looks___(look) like the

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kind of castle that a princess lives in. My mum 7._is buying_(buy) some

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ice lollies for us. They 8.___are____ (be) delicious.

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I 9.__love_____ (love) summer a lot because I can
10.____go______ (go) to the beach with my family and friends. Which
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1. My mother __is cooking__ (cook) in the kitchen.

2. I __am reading__ (read) a story book now.
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3. She __is not cleaning__ (not/clean) the floor.

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4. The dogs _are jumping__ (jump) in the balcony.

5. _Is_ Jenny __studying__ (study) in her bedroom?
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6. He __is mixing___ (mix) the colours.

7. My brothers ___are brushing___ (brush) his teeth.
8. Miss Chan __is buying__ (buy) oranges.

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A. James is talking about what he and his family members do every day.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.(14%@2)

I get up at half past six in the morning. I 1._have__(have) cereal

and milk for breakfast. My sister, Candy, 2.____has___ (have) eggs and

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bread for breakfast. We 3.___go___ (go) to school together at a
quarter past seven. School 4.___starts__ (start) at a quarter to eight.

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After school, I usually 5.____walk___ (walk) my dog. Candy usually

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6.____does_____(do) her homework. We 7.___are______ (be) busy every
day.

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B. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs.(20%@2)

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1. My mother ____cooks_____ (cook) in the kitchen every night.
2. Stanley ____works______ (work) at a hospital next to the library.
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3. I ___am not_____ (not , be) a firefighter.

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4. __Does_ John __watch__ (watch) the TV show on Wednesdays?

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5. Nancy ___does not come___ (not, come) from Japan.

6. Gary __tidies__ (tidy) his room every Monday.
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7. Grandpa ____sweeps___ (sweep) the floor every morning.

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8. We ___feed___ (feed) our dogs at night.

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9. Kenny _____does___ (do) his homework in the afternoon.

10. My parents _____stay___ (stay) at home.
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A. Complete the story with the correct forms of the verbs
given.(18%@2)

Sophia is a cute little turtle. She (e.g.)______ (live) in (e.g.) lives

the wetland with her parents. She (1) ______ (get) up (1) __gets__

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early every morning. Mummy Turtle (2)______ (2) __makes_
(make) breakfast for her. Daddy Turtle (3)______ (3) __drives_

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(drive) her to school. Sophia (4)______ (have) many (4) __has_

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friends. At recess, they (5)______ (like) playing (5) __like__
hide-and-seek. After school, Sophia likes (6)______ (6) _playing_

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(play) jump rope. After school, Sophia (7)______ (do) (7) __does_

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housework with Mum. She is very helpful. Mum and Dad
(8)______ (love) her very much.
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verbs.(20%@2)
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1. The kids __are playing___ outside right now. (play)

2. Mrs Hill __is not cooking__ dinner in the kitchen. (not, cook)
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3. Kenny __is studying__ for my exam in the bedroom. (study)

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4. __Are_ the children ___playing__ in the playground now? (play)

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5. James __is flying__ a kite. (fly)

6. My mum __is drying___ the bedsheet. (dry)
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7. He ___is watering___ the plants. (water)

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8. __Is__ Shirley __drawing__ picture now? (draw)

9. Fanny __is playing__ with two sisters. (play)
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10. I __am not watching____ tv. (not, watch)

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A. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs
given.(24%@2)
1. You must ___stand__ (stand) still in the hall.
2. Don’t ___make__ (make) noise in the library.
3. Grandma ___is cooking___ (cook) some eggs in the kitchen now.

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4. Kelvin ___is reading__ (read) an English storybook at present.

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5. We must not __talk___ (talk) in class.

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6. The children ___are running__ (run) in the playground at the moment.
7. Listen! The birds ___are singing___ (sing) in the tree.

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8. We __are dancing__(dance) with Mrs Hill now.

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9. Kelly ___is eating___ (eat) a sandwich now.
10. She ___tidies__ (tidy) her desk every day.
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11. Look! The monkey ____is washing__ (wash) its face.
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12. My brother and I ___are cleaning___ (clean) the food at present.
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1. Miss Law ____sings____ (sing) well.

2. Grandpa ____does not draw____ (not, draw).
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3. Kenny __is not____ (not, be) hungry.

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4. I ____run___ (run) fast.

5. My mother _____cooks___ (cook) well.
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6. Nancy ____is_____ (be) sick.

7. The children ______do not jump______ (not jump) high.
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8. Miss Wong ____is not_____ (not, be) fat.

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9. Tigers _____run____ (run) fast.

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10. The boys _____are not_____ (not, be) tired.

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A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs.(16%@2)

I (e.g. be) Lily. Today (1. be) a sunny day. I (e.g.) am

(2. have) a great Davide in the park with my dad and (1) __is__
my brother. My brother (3. go) to the park every day. (2) __have__

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He (4. fly) a kite there. We (5. sing) songs together. (3) __goes__
We (6. be) very happy. (4) __flies__

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(5) __sing__

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My brother (7. want) to give his food to some (6) __are__
birds in the park. My dad (8. stop) him and says, ‘Fred, (7) __wants__

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you must not feed the birds.' (8) __stops__

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B. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs.(10%@2)
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1. My uncle __drinks__ (drink) coffee every morning.
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2. I ___do not go___ (not, go) cinema on Mondays.

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3. __Does__ Jenny __speak__ (speak) Japanese?

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4. Miss Chan __is not_ (not, be) a housewife.

5. A taxi driver __does not drive__ (not, drive) buses.
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6. Doctors and nurses __work__ (work) in a hospital.

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7. Fanny __has__ (have) two rabbits.

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8. Mr Ken ___teaches_ (teach) PE and Maths.

9. My father __does not like__ (not, like) lemons.
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10. A policewoman __catches_ (catch) thieves.

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A. Jenny is learning about tenses. Help her fill in the blanks. (12%@2)

Wendy and Yoyo

Wendy has a dog and she 1) ___has___ (love) it very much. The dog

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is called Yoyo. Every morning, Wendy 2) __walks__ (walk) Yoyo in the park.
They also talk with their friends there.

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In the afternoon, Wendy and Yoyo 3) __take___(take) a nap

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together. When they wake up, they play some games before dinner.
See, they 4) __are playing__ (play) Frisbee now! They have a lot of

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fun the games.

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Yoyo 5) __is___(be) Wendy’s best friend. They love and take care of

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each other. What about you? 6) ___Do___ you ___have____ (have) a best
friend?
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verbs.(10%@2)
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1. My father is a postman. He _is delivering_ (deliver) letters.

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2. The cats __are playing__ (play) hide-and-seek.

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3. Polly __is swimming__ (swim) with her friends at the moment.

4. My brother __is studying__ (study) Spanish.
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5. The pilot ___is flying___ (fly) the helicopter now.

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A. The children are at Denny’s home now. Denny is talking about his
family. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given.
(10%@2)
My name (e.g.) is__ (be) Denny. I (1) ___am___ (be) eight years old.
My mum is a policewoman. She (2) __catches__ (catch) bad people. My dad

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(3) __works__ (work) at home. I (4) __have_ (have) a brother. He (5)

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_is playing_ (play) in the playground now.

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B. Ray is telling his classmates what he and his family do every day.

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Complete the writing with the correct form of words given. (20%@2)

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I (e.g.) __love_ (love) my family. We (1) __are___ (be) all very happy.
Let me tell you what we do every day.
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My dad (2)__goes___ (go) to work at seven thirty every morning. He
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often (3) ___takes____ (take) LRT to his office. My mum always (4)
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__stays____ (stay) at home. She is a good housewife. She likes (5)

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__playing___ (play) tennis with her friend, Kelly, at ten thirty in the
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morning. She (6)__tidies___(tidy) our house too.

I (7)____go___ (go) to school every day. My younger sister and I (8)
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__get____ (get) up at seven and (9)____brush___ (brush) our teeth. My

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younger sister likes (10)__walking__(walk) to school with me.

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A. Mike's classmate, Sue, is writing about her, father. Fill in the blanks
with the correct form of the verbs. (16%@2)

My father (e.g.) eats (eat) breakfast at half past six. After that, he
1)___drinks___ (drink) a cup of milk coffee. He 2)__wears__ (wear) a suit

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to work. He 3)___has____ (have) meetings every morning at eight o'clock.

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After that, he 4)____teaches__ (teach) three classes. My father's

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students 5)____loves___ (love) him so much because they think he is a good
teacher.

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At weekends, my father 6)_____does not go_____ (not go) to

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school. We can 7)_____play___ (play) basketball together. My mum and
sister 8)______do not play_______(not play) basketball. They go shopping.
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B. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs.(10%@2)
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1. My little brother ____cries_____ (cry) every morning.

2. She ___says____ (say) ‘Thank you’ to the shopkeeper.
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3. We _____run___ (run) every weekend.

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4. Leon ____goes_____ (go) to school by MTR.

5. _Does_ your sister ___work___ (work) in a library?
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6. Miss Wong ____dresses____ (dress) her dog like a lady.

7. _Do_ the children ___like__ (like) playing treasure hunt?
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8. The alligator ___is____ (be) behind the tree.

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9. _Do__ the squirrels __eat__ (eat) bananas?

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10. My father ____is not__ (not, be) a photographer.

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A. Write the correct answers for the underlined mistakes. (14 marks
@2)

I are May. I love my family. My father is a E.g. am

doctor. He take care of sick people. He works in a 1. __takes__

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hospital near our home. My mother am a teacher. 2. __is___
She works at school. She teach English and Music. 3. __teaches__

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Sometimes we playing football at weekends. 4. __play__

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We has a happy Davide there. 5. __have___
I like swiming and riding bike. My mother likes 6. __swimming___

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play badminton with my father. 7. __playing__

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B. David is writing about his friend, May. Complete what he writes with
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the correct forms of the verbs. (20%@2)
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My name E.g. is (be) David. I 1.___am__ (be) a student in Happy Star

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Primary School. May 2.___sets__(sit) next to me. She 3.___comes__(come)

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from China with her family. She is kind and helpful. She 4.___teaches__
(teach) me to do the sums.
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At recess, she always 5.__goes____ (go) to the library. Now, she

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6.___is reading___ (read) story books there. I 7.__am playing____ (play)

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Hopscotch in the playground at the moment.

After school, she sometimes 8.____comes___ (come) to my home. We
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like 9.__playing__ (play) memory games. My dog 10.____loves___ (love) her

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so much.
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A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
given.(22%@2)
My name is Alex. My dad (1) __works_ (work) at school. He (2)
__teaches___ (teach) Maths. He (3) ___plays___ (play) basketball after
school. My mum (4) ___is____ (be) a waitress. She (5) _serves______

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(serve) food to people. She is friendly. After work, she (6) ___tidies___

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(tidy) our home. She is hardworking.

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Kelly and I (7) __have___ (have) three rabbits. Our rabbits (8)
___are___ (be) fat. Tom (9) _____has___ (have) a turtle, too. It can (10)

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___swim____ (swim) and (11) ___walk_____(walk). We love our pets very

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verbs.(16%@2)
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1. Uncle Chan is a street clearer. He __is cleaning__ (clean) the park.

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2. My brother and I __are playing___ (play) puzzles at present.

3. The penguins ___are swimming___ (swim) now.
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4. _Is_ the whale __looking_ (look) at us?

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5. The child ___is singing__ (sing) on the stage.

6. Look! The raccoon __is sleeping__ (sleep).
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7. Today is freezing. I __am not wearing__ (not, wear) vest and shorts.
8. Mr Wong is an engineer. He ___is working_ (work) in office.
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9. I __am having__ (have) breakfast now.

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10. __Is___ my mum ____finding___ (find) me?

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11. My sisters __are buying__ (buy) bread.

12. Peter ___is washing___ (wash) his car.

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