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A. Write the meanings of the following words and use them in sentences of your own.

1. Suffering ____________________________________________________________
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2. Trigger ____________________________________________________________

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3. Fugitive ____________________________________________________________

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4. Reproachful ____________________________________________________________
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5. Basked ____________________________________________________________
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B. Fill in the blanks with words given in the box below.

potential average suffering glum acquaintances

1. He is an above ________________ student.

2. India has a great nuclear ________________ .

3. She was feeling down and ________________ after her mother’s death.
4. After long ________________ , India was able to get freedom from the British.

5. The one who has topped the I.A.S. Examination this year is one of my father’s
____________.

Present Tense
The present tense of verbs expresses events or actions that are occuring now, relative to the
speaker or to actions that are habitually performed and may not necessarily be happening
right now.
There are four forms of present tense. These are:
Simple presents tense: It is generally used for actions that are factual, normal or regular in
occurance, sometimes called habitual actions. Habitual actions are actions that accur in
the present but are not necessarily happenings right now.
For example:

Komal lives in Canada. (facts, truths)

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