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Ex1: Give the correct form of the verbs

1. The English (be) ………. famous for their calmness.
2. The money that (spend) …………. on education every year (be) ………not enough.
3. The number of employees who (not, finish) …………. their work yet (have) ………. . to
work on the weekend.
4. The office (close) …………on the weekend.
5. The office (try) ………a lot to win the boss’s heart recently.
6. Five kilos of gold (steal) ………. . from the bank yesterday.
7. Physics (cause) …………you any trouble at school.
8. Yesterday, neither you nor I (choose) …………. to deliver the speech. So who (choose)
………. ?- Daisy and Ann (be) ……….
9. That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) …………. me a lot.
10. When I (see) …………you yesterday, the boy in black trousers (try) ……. . to steal your
wallet.
11. The contracts signed by the company (have) …………been voided because some
stipulations were not met.
12. Ten miles (be) ………. a very long distance for us to walk.
13. Each package that is not properly wrapped (have) ………. . to be returned to the sender.
14. The keys of the house (have) ………. been lost.
15. The plan as well as the proposals (be) ………. . to be presented in the coming Monday
meeting.
16. The box of ribbons for the electric typewriter (have) ………. . been misplaced.
17. It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate (have) ……. . been rejected
for one reason or another.
18. There (have) ………. been more excitement in this city about a sporting event.
19. To me, Mathematics (be) ………something very easy to master.
20. If nobody (have) ………. . bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and
make another offer.
21. Two weeks (go) fast when you are on vacation.
22. Many of the girls in my school (wear) white shirts.
23. Three kilos of potatoes (make) the basket heavier.
24. The English (be) proud and independent people.
25. The United States (have) a population of 250 million.
26. There (be, not) any letters in the mail for you today.
27. Everyone in both cars (be) injured in the accident last night.
28. The books borrowed from the library (be) on my desk.
29. The boy who won the two medals (be) a friend of mine.
30. Bread and butter (be) our daily food.
31. The quality of the candies (be) poor.
32. Gold, as well as platinum, (have) recently risen in price.
Ex2: Choose the best answer
1. A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
a. speaks b. is speakingc. has spoken d. speak
2. Beauty as well as health ………. failed her this term.
a. has b. have c. is d. are
3. Each student………. answered the first three questions.
a. has b. have c. have to d. must
4. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
a. make b. is making c. makes d. made
5. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
a. has b. have c. is having d. are having
6. Five dollars ………all I have on me.
a. are b. is C. will be d. have
7. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
a. are b. is c. has been d. have been
8. Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
a. was b. are c. is d. were
9. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
a. is b. are c. will be d. have
10. Peter, together with his uncle, ……………fishing every day
a. have gone b. has gone c. go d. goes
11. The number of the months in a year …………twelve.
a. was b. were c. are d. is
12. These pictures, as well as the photograph………. . the room.
a. brightens b. brightening c. brighten d. being brightened
13. The quality of the recordings ………. . not very good.
a. is b. are c. is being d. has been
14. This house as well as that one………. . for sale, which will you have?
a. are b. is c. have d. has
15. Twenty miles………. a long way to walk.
a. are b. was c. is d. were
16. Advertisements on television…………. . becoming more competitive than ever before.
a. has b. Have c. are d. is
Ex3: Choose the best answer
1. Almost everyone............for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
2. By the age of 25, he ............two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
3. I have never played badminton before.This is the first time I.............to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
4. Since............,I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
5. John.............tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play B. is usually playingC. usually plays D. have usually played
6. It was noisy next door. Our neighbors.............a party.
A. had B. were having C. had had D. have had
7. It.............dark.Shall I turn on the light?
A. is getting B. get C. got D. has got
8. At 5 o'clock yesterday evening, I...............my clothes.
A. am ironing B. have ironed C. ironed D. was ironing
9. I.............along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
10. She .............German for two years.
A. has learnt B. is learning C. learn D. learns
11. I usually ............away at weekends.
A. have gone B. goes C. am going D. go
12. The earth............... round the sun.
A. go B. has gone C. went D. goes
13. I come from Canada.Where .............you .............from?
A. do/come B. did/ come C. are coming D. have/come
14. When I last...............Jane,she .............to find a job.
A. see/was trying B. saw/was trying C. have seen/tried D. saw/tried
15. I...............at 8 o'clock every morning.
A. was getting up B. got up C. is getting up D. get up
16Ann.............tea very often.
A. doesn't drink B. don't drink C. didn't drink D. hasn't drunken
17. The sun...............in the East.
A. is rising B. rose C. has risen D. rises
18. Bad driving often............many accidents.
A. caused B. had caused C. causes D. has cause
19. The Olympic Games............every four years.
A. take place B. takes place C. took place D. is taking place
20. What time.....the banks close in Britain?
A. do B. did C. does D. can
21. Look!That man................to open the door of your car.
A. try B. tried C. is trying D. has tried
22. When I was young,I............to be a singer.
A. want B. was wanting C. wanted D. had wanted
23. They.............me about it last week.
A. was telling B. told C. had told D. would tell
24. My grandfather...............many years ago.
A. had died B. has died C. died D. was dying
25. Last year, they.............22 million TV sets.
A. were selling B. had sold C. has sold D. sold
26. Ted and Amy............for 24 years.
A. have been married B. married C. were married D. has been married
27. Tomorrow I...............my grandparents
A. am going to visit B. will have visited C. have visited D. visit
28. I think the weather...............nice later.
A. will be B. Be C. had D. has been