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C. Underline the correct form of the word.
1. Knowledge without wise / wisdom is of no use.

2. Why don’t you walk careful / carefully?

3. The river is very deep / deeply.

4. The girl began to howl loud / loudly.

5. The men quiet / quietly went back to their homes.

Grammar Skills

A. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
The present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past
and is continuing in the present time.

Present Perfect Continuous Form:
• Subject + have / has + been + verb + ing + other words (affirmative)

I have been meeting my friends regularly.

• Subject + haven’t / hasn’t + been + verb + ing + other words (negative)
I haven’t been meeting my friends regularly.

• Have / has + subject + been + verb + ing + other words (interrogative)

Have you been meeting your friends regularly?

Study the following examples:
• We have been attending classes since June.

• She has been living in the same house for many years.

• I haven’t been watching television since my exam started.

• He hasn’t been using this desktop for a long time.

• What have you been doing since you finished school?
• How long have you been learning music?

1. Fill in the blanks with present perfect continuous tense of the verb given.

1. Rahul ______________ French for three months. (learn)

2. The children ______________ in a hostel for three years. (stay)

3. Tina ______________ for some time. (meditate)

4. Mohit ______________ his father a new PS5 for a long time. (ask)

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