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Complete the sentence using one of these verbs:
get / change / rise / fall / increase
The population of the world ______ very fast. It has almost doubled over the past decade alone.
  1. is rising
  2. is increasing
  3. is changing
  4. is getting

A
is getting
B
is increasing
C
is changing
D
is rising
Solution
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The present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the present particle form (-ing) of the main verb and the present continuous tense of the verb to be: am, is, are.
In this particular sentence, we can understand that the question is based on something which is happening. The present continuous tense is a grammatical tense that can be used to describe when an action happened, or may happen. You can use it to describe both events that are happening in the present – right now, while you are talking about something, or in the future – something that may or will happen later on. So, we would be using present continuous tense for the given blank.
Now, in continuous tense, the verb always ends with an '-ing', Now, when we are talking about population a better explanation can be made when we say rise/fall or increase. In this case, it is mentioned in the second part that it has doubled, thus we can only use, rise/increase
This makes, Option A and B correct.

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