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7. The players can go to the stadium.

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8. My mother is a singer.
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Rewrite the following passage using the simple present tense of the verbs given in the
brackets.

People (tell) fantastic stories about snakes but I (not believe) them. Many people
(believe) that the bronze back tree snake (not leave) the place after biting someone but
(climb) a tree nearby and (wait) for the funeral of its victim. About the hoop snake they
(say) that it (put) its tail in its mouth and (become) like a hoop for a while and (chases)
people downhill. (You think) these stories can be true?

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Tell five things to your partner that you began in the past and you are doing it now also.
Remember to use present perfect continuous tense.

For examples: 1. I have been studying in this school for five years.

2. We have been living in Guwahati since 2000.

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