Exercise 1: Complete these sentences using the simple present tense or the present continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

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: Complete these sentences using the simple present tense or the present continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.

1. My aunt lives (live) in Delhi with us and runs (run) a fashion boutique.
2. Usually, she leaves (leave) for work at about 9 and takes (take) the bus to South Delhi.
3. This week, she is visiting (visit) an important designer from Mumbai.
4. They are talking (talk) about a new line of clothes for the summer.
5. Her aunt's business grows (grow) fast, and becomes (become) more successful.
6. She works (work) long hours, but she enjoys (enjoy) her work.

: Complete questions for the answers with appropriate verbs in the simple past tense.

1. Interviewer: Did you enjoy a good journey? Passenger: Yes, it was very comfortable.
2. Interviewer: What time did the flight leave at? Passenger: It left exactly at 10.30 am.
3. Interviewer: Did you travel by train? Passenger: Yes, it's much better than travelling by bus.
4. Interviewer: How much earlier did it leave? Passenger: About half an hour earlier.
5. Interviewer: How many stops were there? Passenger: There were about four stops.

: Choose the correct forms of the verbs in these sentences.

1. In India today, the number of working women has reached nearly thirty percent of the working population.