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RULE USAGES
It is used to indicate a Azhar drinks tea every morning. He gets up
1
habitual action. every day at 4 o'clock.
It is used to indicate the The sun rises in the east. Honey is sweet.
2
universal truth. Fortune favours the brave.
It is used to indicate
P 3 a vivid narration. Mahesh now rushes forward and hits a heavy
blow to Azhar.
R (running commentary)

E 4 It is used to indicate a The next flight is at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. The
match starts at 1 o'clock
fixed programme.
S It is used to indicate
E 5 an introduction of Keats says, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
quotation.
N It is used instead of
T the present continuous He sees the wall. (He is seeing the wall. ×)
tense to express an She hears the sound. (She is hearing the sound. ×)
action of perception
7 It smells sweet. (It is smelling sweet. ×)
S with 'see', 'hear', 'smell', It seems to be good. (It is seeming to be good. ×)
I 'recognise', 'notice', He looks sad. (He is looking sad. ×)
'appear', 'look', 'feel',
M taste, seem, etc.
P It is used instead of He feels good. (He is feeling good. ×)
She likes them. (She is liking them. ×)
L the present continuous Ram loves Sita. (Ram is loving Sita. ×)
tense to express an
E 8 action of emotion with They hate him. (They are hating him. ×)
'feel', 'like' 'love', 'hate', He wants food. (He is wanting food. ×)
He hopes to reach there. (He is hoping to reach
'want', 'wish', 'hope', etc.
there. ×)
It is used instead of She possesses them. (She is possessing them. ×)
the present continuous He belongs to our school. (He is belonging to
tense to express an our school. ×)
9 action of possession It contains everything. (It is containing
with 'possess', 'belong everything. ×)
to', 'contain', 'consist of', It consists of many things. (It is consisting of
etc. many things. ×)

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