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Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form. She always ______ (make) excuses for coming late. - English

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Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.

She always ______ (make) excuses for coming late.

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She always makes excuses for coming late.

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Chapter 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Grammar- Tenses [Page 14]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Grammar- Tenses | Q b. 6. | Page 14

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