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He thinks good. (He is thinking good. ×)
It is used instead of She minds it. (She is minding it. ×)
the present continuous They mean that. (They are meaning that. ×)
tense to express an We understand them. (We are understanding them. ×)
action of thinking with
10 Sita knows Ram's address. (Sita is knowing Ram's
'think', 'mind', 'mean', address. ×)
'understand', 'know', Ram remembers Kumar. (Ra is remembering Kumar. ×)
'remember', 'forget', She forgets them. (She is forgetting them. ×)
believe', etc .
We believe them. (We are believing them. ×)

RULE USAGES
Present continuous tense is used Rani is singing (now). The boys
1 to indicate an action at the time of are playing football.
speaking.
We are reading 'Wordsworth' .
Present continuous tense is used
2 (but I am not reading at this
PRESENT to indicate a temporary action.
CONTINUOUS moment).
I am going to the temple tonight
Present continuous tense is used to
3 and our teacher is arriving
indicate fixed future programmes.
tomorrow.
Present continuous tense is used Their dog is very silly; he is
4
to indicate a persistent habit. always running out on the road.
Present perfect tense is used
1 to indicate an action in the They have just gone out. It has
immediate past. just struck eight.
Present perfect tense is used to Have you read Milton's Paradise
2 indicate a past action without
PRESENT time reference. lost'? Pema has been to the U.K.
PERFECT
TENSES Present perfect tense is used to You have eaten all the biscuits.
3 indicate a past action with present I have cut my finger.
effect.
Present perfect tense is used
4 to indicate a past action with I know him for a long time. He
continuation up to now. has been ill since last month.
Present perfect continuous tense He has been sleeping for five
1 is used to indicate an action which hours. They have been building
PRESENT is still continuing. the bridge for several months.
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS Present perfect continuous tense He has been watering the plants
2 is used to indicate a completed
action.(verbs of static nature) and so his clothes have got wet.

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