Exercises on Right Form of Verbs (Advance)

1. Hardly had we reached the school _______.

when the bell rang	than the bell rang
the bell rang	after the bell rang
Correct Answer: when the bell rang
Explanation: Scarcely/ hardly + had + past participle of the principal verb + when + past indefinite tense.

2. A_______ stone gathers no moss.

3. I wish I _______a child again.

be	am
was	were
Correct Answer: were
Explanation: Wish/fancy + past indefinite (were)

4. Lack of exercise and high fat diets have __________ to be factors in heart attack.

long known been	known been long
been long known	long been known
Correct Answer: long been known
Explanation: For singe adverb sentence “ H.V + adverb + verb in past participle

5. Writing a beautiful sonnet is as much as an achievement as _______ a 400-page novel.

it is to finish	if to finish
finishing	to have finished
Correct Answer: it is to finish
Explanation: preposition (as) + verb + ing

6. A basket of apples _______ been sold.

have	has
having	haven’t
Correct Answer: has
Explanation: Here head word is ‘a basket’ which is in third person singular number.

7. The doctor suggested that the patient _______ weight.

should lose	lose
would lose	loss
Correct Answer: lose
Explanation: verbs (demand, insist, suggest, urge, require) + that clause + present form of verb (no s, es, ies, or ing)

8. Much as Rome_______ roads through Europe in the years of the Roman Empire, British _______ Railways and strung telegraph wires in India.

had built, built	built, built
builds, is building	had built, was building
Correct Answer: had built, built
Explanation: For two past activities: the activity that occurred first will be in past perfect, the next one will be in past indefinite.

9. The skill of safe driving _______ necessary to avoid collision, which _______ many thousands of people annually.

is, hurt	was, will hurt
will be, were hurt	had built, was building
Correct Answer: is, hurt
Explanation: As there is annually, so the sentence will be in present indefinite tense.

10. Clothing made by Bangladeshi workers are_______ by millions of consumers around the world.

clad	wore
dressed	worn
Correct Answer: worn
Explanation: The sentence is in passive voice.

11. The rabbit scurried away in fright_______.

when he has heard that something moved in the bushes.	after having been heard the movement among the bushes.
after it was hearing movement among the bushes.	when it heard the movement in the bushes.
Correct Answer: when it heard the movement in the bushes.
Explanation: principal clause in past tense so the subordinate clause will be in past tense.

12. ___________ glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes.

If well fitted when	Well fitted when
Well fit	When well fitted
Correct Answer: When well fitted
Explanation: when well fitted is the contracted form of when they are well fitted

13. If you don’t mind, I would rather not ___________.

to go	going
gone	go
Correct Answer: go
Explanation: would rather + present form of verb

14. I would rather that ___________she English fluently and impressively.

speaks	doesn’t speak
speak	has spoken
Correct Answer: speaks
Explanation: would rather that + present form of verb

15. He is one of the boys _____.

who has written the letter	who is being written the letter
who have written the letter	who is writing the letter
Correct Answer: who have written the letter
Explanation: Here 'who' refers to the boys, so the verb will be in plural form

16. The promising boy did not spoil a single moment, ___________develop any bad habit.

17. Gradually, all of us ___________the Internet.

are getting accustomed to use	are becoming accustomed to use
are getting accustomed to using	are getting used to use
Correct Answer: are getting accustomed to using
Explanation: get accustomed to + verb + ing

18. Professor Dan will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ___________.

he will be teaching a class	he must to teach a class
of he will teach a class	he will have teaching a class
Correct Answer: he will be teaching a class
Explanation: future continuous tense: shall/will + be + verb + ing

19. Which of the following sentences is correct?

She proceeded as though I not spoken.	She proceeded as though I had not spoken.
She proceeded as though I would not speak.	She proceeded as though I had been not spoken.
Correct Answer: She proceeded as though I had not spoken.
Explanation: past indefinite + as if/ as though + past perfect

20. Roxana was asked to withdraw from graduate school because _________.

she was deemed incapable of completing her research	the authority believed she was not really able to complete research
it was decided that she was not capable to complete research	her ability to finish research was not trusted
Correct Answer: she was deemed incapable of completing her research
Explanation: Adverbial clause of this sentence will follow the main clause. As the main clause structure is in passive construction, the adverbial clause will also be in the same structure.

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