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FULL NAME: FORMS OF VERBS 2017
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. Its no use______ over spilt milk.
A. cry B. crying C. to cry D. cried
2. I suggest______ another meeting next week.
A. hold B. to hold C. holding D. held
3. She couldnt bear ______ tears when she saw the film Romeo and Juliet.
A. shed B. to shed C. shedding D. sheds
4. I really regret ______ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurting D. hurts
5. My friends arranged ______ to the airport in time.
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met
6. My girl friend is afraid of ______ out alone when it gets dark.
A. goes B. to go C. going D. go
7. He continues ______ after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache.
A. working B. to work C. worked D. works
8. Can someone ______ me how ______ into film from the cameras pictures?
A. show / change B. to show / to changeC. showing / change D. show / to change
9. We wont let you______ what we are going to do with him.
A. know B. to know C. knowing D. known
10. American women have got used to ______independently recently.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
11. They are looking forward to ______ your news.
A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
12. I am accustomed to ______ on my own.
A. living B. to live C. live D. lives
13. They always try ______ ______ the bridge as they promised before.
A. to postpone/ to build B. postpone/ build C. to postpone/ building D. postponing/ built
14. He climbed over the wall without ______ by anybody.
A. seeing B. to see C. being seen D. to be seen
15. Everybody would like ______to a higher position.
A. promote B. promotes C. promoting D. to promote
16. Ill try ______ such a foolish thing again.
A. not to cause B. to not cause C. not causing D. to cause not
17. Have you ever watched people ______ ______ fish?
A. try/ catch B. try/ to catch C. trying/ to catch D. B&C are correct
18. Did you manage ______ ______these parcels alone?
A. finishing/ to pack B. finishing/ packing C. to finish/ to pack D. to finish/ packing
19. She doesnt want you ______to her arriving.
A. mention B. to mention C. mentioning D. mentions
20. I dont regret ______ her what I thought even if it upset her.
A. to tell B. told C. tell D. telling
Exercise 11: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. I will remember _________ Mr. Brown your massage.
A. to give B. giving C. give D. gave
2. Jack confessed to _________ the jewels.
A. stealing B. steal C. stole D. stolen
3. "Why did you go to work by taxi?" - "I let my son _________ my car to a party. "
A. driven B. drove C. drive D. to drive
4. Is this the right place to catch the bus to the shopping center?- Yes just be sure _____ the number fourteen.
A. to take B. taking C. take D. takes
5. She was made _______ hard late at night.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
6. She love party she is the first _______ and the last _________.
A. come / leave B. to come / to leave C. coming / leaving D. to come / leaving
7. He is the only man _______ this problem.
A. solve B. solving C. solved D. to solve
8. It is vital that she _______ at the meeting on time.
A. is B. are B. was C. has been D. be
9. They demand that the police _______ heavily who drive their car carelessly.
A. fine B. to fine C. fining D. have fined
10. If you allow him ______ out at night, it can be much dangerous.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
11. I am buying paint______ my hall door.
A. painting B. to paint C. paint D. painted
12. He opened the lions cage______ the lion.
A. feed B. to feed D. feeding D. fed
13. He bought a pig-box ______ his saving in it.
A. to put B. putting C. put D. to putting
14. It is difficult to get used to _______ with chopsticks.
A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. ate
15. He lost no time in_______ down to work.
A. get B. getting C. got D. to getting
16. He gave up_______ .
A. gamble B. to gamble C. gambling D. gambled
17. Try to avoid_______ him angry.
A. make B. made C. to make D. making
18. Stop _______ and start_______ .
A. argue / work B. arguing / working C. to argue / to work D. argued / worked
19. It is difficult to get used to ______ with chopsticks.
A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate
20. I am against ______ any complaints.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
Exercise 12: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. They should postpone _________ for another week or so.
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
2. He noticed two thieves _________ out of a house.
A. to come B. are coming C. in coming D. come
3. She couldnt bear _________ tears when she saw the film Romeo and Juliet.
A. shed B. to shed C. shedding D. sheds
4. Ann likes _________ but she hates _________ up.
A. cook / washing B. to cook / wash C. cooking / washed D. cooking / washing
5. Its no use _________ him.
A. helping B. to help C. help D. helps
6. I enjoy _________ to classical music.
A. listening B. to listen C. listens D. listen
7. I really regret _________ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurting D. hurts
8. Hell try _________ the same mistake again.
A. not make B. to not make C. not making D. not to make
9. Would you mind _________ me a newspaper?
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought
10. Would you like _________ the next dance with me?
A. to have B. having C. has D. had
11. I hate him _________ friends with those guys.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
12. Did you remember _________ Ann? Oh, no. I completely forgot it.
A. phone B. to phone C. phoning D. phoned
13. Does the city government intend _________ anything about pollution?
A. do B. to do C. doing D. did
14. They finished _________ and then they wanted _________ out for pleasure.
A. learn / to go B. to learn / go C. learnt / goes D. learning / to go
15. When you see Tom, remember _________ him my regards.
A. give B. to give C. giving D. given
16. I hope _________ that tiring work again.
A. not do B. not to do C. not doing D. to not do
17. They postpone _________ an Element School for the lack of finance.
A. built B. to build C. building D. builds
18. Its no use _________ him. He never allows anybody _________ advice.
A. advise / give B. to advise / to give C. advising / giving D. advising / to give
19. Are his ideas worth _________ to?
A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened
20. He always avoids _________ me in the streets.
A. meet B. to meet C. met D. meeting