Fill in the blanks with simple present or present continuous forms of verbs given in brackets:

1. She never ____________ through her spectacles. (look)
2. She _____________ through the window now. (look)
3. I can see that Tom ____________ down trying to look for his book under the bed. (bend)
4. The plastic rod ___________ when heated. (bend)
5. The moon ___________ brightly at night. (shine)
6. The sun _____________ hot today. (shine)
7. Your voice ____________. I can’t hear you. (crack)
8. A glass ____________ when boiling hot water is poured into it. (crack)
9. Everyone ___________ at night. (sleep)
10. The kids can’t go with you as they _______________. (sleep)
11. Your books _____________ on the floor. Go and pick them up. (lie)
12. The fault __________ here. (lie)

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Answers:

1. looks
2. is looking
3. is bending
4. bends
5. shines
6. is shining
7. is cracking
8. cracks
9. sleeps
10. are sleeping
11. are lying
12. lies