VERB

a) Choose the correct form- simple present or simple past.

It had been hot that day until the rain had fallen. Maria (1 walks/walked )________
into her cool new house and (2 slumps/slumped) _________ into a large chair. She
(3 kicks/kicked) ________ off her shoes and (4 drops/dropped) _________ her head
into her hands. Then she (5 hears/heard) _________ a cough. There (6 is/was)
________ someone in the house!

‘(7 Is/Was) ________ there someone there?’ she asked. (8 Show/Showed)

________ yourself, whoever you (9 are/were) __________ .’ Her only answer (10
is/was ________dead silance.

b) Find the two verbs which go together in these sentenced, and underline it.

1) I want everybody to listen carefully.

2) Salmiah heard the alarm clock ring.
3) Too much discussion make you waste time.
4) Mr Shahir expects his workmen to arrive before 6 a.m.
5) Shahrul promised his girlfriend to write every day.
6) Farid and I watched the train leave.
7) I’d like you to check my homework.
8) Hanif’s boss let him have a week’s holiday.
9) My father prefers people to phone before 10 p.m.
10)Amirul saw the tree fall on his brother’s house.
Answer.

a)

1. Walked
2. Slumped
3. Kicked
4. Dropped
5. Heard
6. Was
7. Is
8. Show
9. Are
10. Was

b)

1. Want, listen
2. Heard,ring
3. Makes,waste
4. Expects,to arrive
5. Promised, to write
6. Watched, leave
7. Like, to check
8. Let, have
9. Prefers, to phone
10. Saw,fall