Right Form of Verbs Exercise & Practice with Explanation

1. I couldn’t mend the computer myself, so I _______ at a shop.

had it mended	had it mend
did it mend	had mended
Correct Answer: had it mended
Explanation: Subject+ causative verb (have, make, cause, allow, help, enable, keep, hold, let, force and require) + object + past participle form of the main verb.

2. We look forward _______ a response from you.

for receiving	to receiving
in receiving	to receive
Correct Answer: to receiving
Explanation: look forward to, mind, could not help, cannot help, with a view to, be used to, get used to, worth + main verb + ing

3. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to_______.

the driving of a car	driving a car
when one drives a car	when we drive a car
Correct Answer: driving a car
Explanation: Preposition (to) + verb+ ing

4. He watched the boat_______ down the river.

to float	was floating
had floated	floating
Correct Answer: floating
Explanation: In simple sentence, two principal verbs can’t be used. So, ing will be added to one of the verbs.

5. I opened the door as soon as I _______ the bell.

have heard	was hearing
heard	am heard
Correct Answer: heard
Explanation: If the main clause is in past tense, then the subordinate clause will be in past tense too.

6. The Parthenon is said_______ erected in the age of Pericles.

to have become	to have begun
to have been	to have had begun
Correct Answer: to have been
Explanation: The meaning of the sentence suggests Perfect Infinitive ‘to have been’ to be used.

7. Almost everyone fails _______ on the first try.

to his driver’s test	in passing his driver’s test
to have passed his driver’s test	passing his driver’s test
Correct Answer: in passing his driver’s test
Explanation: Appropriate Preposition ‘fail in’ + verb+ ing

8. The speaker fails to make the audience_______ to him patiently.

to listen	listening
listened	listen
Correct Answer: listen
Explanation: After make, infinitive to will be silent.

9. How many eggs have your hens_______ this month?

lain	laid
lay	lied
Correct Answer: laid
Explanation: have + past participle form of verb (lay- laid- laid)

10. It’s time_______ your mistakes.

you realized	that you realize
you would realize	you have realized
Correct Answer: you realized
Explanation: It is time + subject + past participle form of the main verb.

11. He advised me _______ smoking.

giving up	to give up
in giving up	from giving up
Correct Answer: to give up
Explanation: advise (verb) + object + infinitive

12. I don’t mind _______ with the cooking but I am not going to was the dishes.

to help	helping
help	for helping
Correct Answer: helping
Explanation: In simple sentence, two principal verbs can’t be used. So, ing will be added to one of the verbs.

13. As they waited Neo argued against war_______.

while his brother discusses the effects of pollution.	while his brother discussed the effects of pollution.
while his brother was discussing the effects of pollution.	while his brother had discussed the effects of pollution.
Correct Answer: while his brother was discussing the effects of pollution.
Explanation: Sentences that start with while will take the principal verb in continuous form.

14. The father could not help but_______ his condition.

cry on	cry for
crying	cry at
Correct Answer: crying
Explanation: can/couldn’t but + verb + ing

15. The Examiners made us _______ our identification in order to admit to the exam center.

showing	show
showed	to show
Correct Answer: show
Explanation: Make somebody to do something + base form of verb

16. Which one is correct?

Here come he	Here comes he
Here he comes	Here come Gomez
Correct Answer: Here comes he
Explanation: If here/there comes at the beginning of a sentence, then the sentence will be in inversion. Here/there + verb + subject.

17. Which one of the following sentences is correct?

He came home yesterday.	He came home yesterday.
He was come home yesterday.	He was coming home yesterday.
Correct Answer: He came home yesterday.
Explanation: Adverb of time (past) = principal verb in past indefinite tense.

18. He talks as though _______.

he was a child	he is a child
he has been a child	he were a child
Correct Answer: he were a child
Explanation: present indefinite tense + as if/ as though + past indefinite tense (were)

19. Have you ever_______ England?

been to	been on
went to	went on
Correct Answer: been to
Explanation: have been to refers ‘going to’ and ‘returning from’ a particular place

20. He _______ for five hours and is still sleeping.

slept	were sleeping
has been sleeping	had slept
Correct Answer: has been sleeping
Explanation: Subject + have been/ has been + principal verb + ing + for/since + extension.

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