I- Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. I’d rather (stay)__________________ home tonight

2. She had trouble (tell) ________________ lies to the boss
3. It is worth (spend) __________________ money on it. It has been there in the shop for ages
4. The students get used to (help) _____________ the old and the disabled
5. It’s no use (learn) ________________ a language
6. I dislike (call) _______________ a little girl
7. We spend hours (type) _____________________ this document
8. She has her mother (help) __________________ me every weekend
9. He keeps (hope) ____________________ and (pray) _________________ that things will get better
10. I don’t know why he avoids (meet) _______________ me
11. The manager decided (resign) _____________________ his secretary
12. The boy admitted (break) _________________ my ancient flower vase
13. He suggested (have) __________________ lunch outside
14. I expect (meet) ____________________ my parents because I haven’t seen for ages
15. I promise (not tell) ___________________ a lie
16. Mary suggested (hold) ____________________ a barbecue in the garden
17. He keeps (hope) _______________ (win) _________________ the game this summer
18. The students stopped (talk)____________________ when the teacher came in
19. I enjoy (listen) ____________ to classical music
20. I’ll try (not make)__________________ the same mistake again
21. Would you mind (give) _______________ me a hand?
22. She has just finished (write) _____________ a friendly letter
23. Have you ever watched people (try) __________________ (catch)___________________ fish?
24. Do you have any money (pay) _______________ for the book?
25. Would you be so good as (answer) ___________________ the phone when iot rains?
26. Try (forget) _________________ it; it isn’t worth (worry) ________________ about
27. We want (pay) ________________ better wages
28. We don’t enjoy (use) _____________ as cheap labor; we’re tired of (work )____________for low wages
29. After (hear) _____________ the conditions, I decided (not enter) ______________ for the competition
30. Imagine (have) __________________ (get) _______________ up at 4 A.M every day
31. We were surprised by his (go) _________________ away without (say) ________________goodbye
32. It’s not much use (have) ______________ a bicycle if you don’t know how (ride)________________ it
33. I’d love (have) _________________ an apportunity (meet) _____________________ you again
34. He resents (tell) __________________ what (do) _____________
35. We expect (treat) ___________________ like human beings
36. She hopes (invite) __________________ to discussions with the company
37. We’re going to have our luggage (weigh) _______________
38. I want my exercises (do) ___________________ by tomorrow morning
39. Can these old engines be made (start) ________________?
40. There were some people (row) __________________ on the river
41. Try (avoid) ____________ (be) ___________late. He hates (keep) ____________ (wait) ___________.
42. Do you feel like (dine) ______________ out or would you rather (have) _______________ dinner at
home?
- I’d like(go) ______________ out. I always enjoy (have) _________________ dinner in a restaurant
43. Your hair needs (cut) ________________. You’d better(have) ________________ it (do) ____________
tomorrow – unless you’d like me (have) _______________ a go at it for you
44. The children prefer (watch) ____________________ TV to (read) ______________
45. I am against (make)_________________ any complaints
46. We are looking forward to (read) ________________ your new book
47. You’d better consult your lawyer before (decide) __________________ to buy the property
48. It’s an (interest) __________________ match
49. After (watch) ____________ for three hours we stopped to let the others (catch up )__________ with us
50. He was fined for (exceed) _______________ the speed limit
51. Before (give) ______________ evidence you must swear (speak) ______________ the truth
52. His doctor advised him (give up ) _________________ his job
53. My watch keeps (stop) _____________ because you keep (forget) _____________ (wind) ____________
54. Some people seem (have) ______________ qa passion for (write) ___________________ to the
newspaper
55. I tried (explain) __________________ to him but he refused (listen) _________________ and went on
(grumble)__________________
56. Would you like (go) _________________ (fish) _______________ with me this afternoon
57. She has something (tell) _______________ you
58. My mother her hair (do) _______________ once a month
59. I know my hair wants (cut)_________________ but I never have time (go) ________________ to the
hairdresser’s
60. It took me three days (find) ___________________ out the old photograph
II- Supply the correct verb tense or form
1. He (see)…………………….… her while he (walk)…………………….……. down the street yesterday.
2. After he (do)……………………… his homework, he went to the cinema.
3. Tom (play) ……………..……. football when he was a little boy.
4. Let’s go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain) ……………………..…….
5. Last night, when I (come) ………………….. there, they (already/go) ………………….. to the party.
6. Do you remember (read) ………………. about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)………………
newspaper
7. My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect)……………..…… stamps when he (be)
…………………… 15 years old. He (collect)………………………. many kinds of stamps.
8. The last time he (see)……………….……. in public, he (wear)………………..….. a great suit.
9. We (not/see)………………..… her since she (leave)……………………….. school.
10. Lan said that she (get) ……………………….. married soon.
11. My brother (go)………………..… to bed after he (turn)………………….….. the lights off last night.
12. She is not accustomed to (take)………………..…. care of by others
13. We (live) ………………….… in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)………………..….. from high school.
15. They (finish)……………………... the project by the end of the next year.
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have) ……………….. dinner, but they (stop)…………………… to
talk to him.
17. They (live)…………………….. next door to my house since I (be)……………….….. young.
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)…………………..….. for him for 25 years.
19. While she (talk) ……………….on the phone, the children (start)………………..… fighting and (break)
…………….……… a window.
20. When I (be) ……………..….. a boy, I often (go)……………..….. fishing with my father.
21. Columbus (discover)………………….. America 500 years ago
22. When I (leave)……………….…. my office last night, it (still/rain)………………..….. very hard.
23. What do you think the children (do)……………..….. when we (get)……………………. home
tomorrow?
24. He (lose)………………….…… his job last month and since then he (be)……………….... out of work
25. When we (come)……………………..….. there last night, they (be)……………………… there for an
hour
26. When we arrived there, they (already/have)……………………... dinner
27. Mary (never/see)……………………….. such a beautiful house
28. When she (enter) ………………….….. the office this morning, he (already/go) ……………………..out
29. We (study)……………………… almost every lesson in this book so far
30. That author doesn’t mind (criticize) ……………………….. by his friends
31. He spends a lot of time (read) ……………………….... books.
32. I don’t enjoy (take) ………………………. care of as if I were a child
33. I (be) …………………..…. to London several times this year.
34. The film we saw (be)………………….... sad. It (make)………………..……… me (cry)
……………………
35. She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose)……………………….. the key.
36. He (be) ………………………..… a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman
37. I (never/see) ……………………… any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum.
38. No one (enjoy) …………………………. (deceive)………………..……. by the others
39. When I (arrive) ……………………… at his house this morning, he (still/sleep) ………………….……..
40. I prefer (telephone) ……………….…… to (write) ………………….… letters.
41. He was made (sign) ………………..…….. a paper admitting his guilt
42. He usually (wear) ………………. sandals but when I last (see) ………….. him, he (wear) ……………….
…. boots.
43. He discovered how (open) ………………..… the safe.
44. She doesn’t old enough (travel) ……………….…… by herself.
45. Most people prefer (spend) ……………………. money to (earn) ………………..……. it.

ANSWER KEY
I- Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. I’d rather (stay)__________stay________ home tonight
2. She had trouble (tell) ____telling____________ lies to the boss
3. It is worth (spend) ____ing______________ money on it. It has been there in the shop for ages
4. The students get used to (help) _____ing________ the old and the disabled
5. It’s no use (learn) ____ing____________ a language
6. I dislike (call) _____ing__________ a little girl
7. We spend hours (type) _ing______ this document
8. She has her mother (help) ___help_______________ me every weekend
9. He keeps (hope) ________ing____ and (pray) ______ing___________ that things will get better
10. Idon’t know why he avoids (meet) ________ing_______ me
11. The manager decided (resign) _______to______________ his secretary
12. The boy admitted (break) ____ing_____________ my ancient flower vase
13. He suggested (have) ____ing______________ lunch outside
14. I expect (meet) _____to_______________ my parents because I haven’t seen for ages
15. I promise (not tell) ____not to_______________ a lie
16. Mary suggested (hold) _______ing_____________ a barbecue in the garden
17. He keeps (hope) ______ing_________ (win) _____to______ the game this summer
18. The students stopped (talk)_________ing___________ when the teacher came in
19. I enjoy (listen) ______ing______ to classical music
20. I’ll try (not make)_____not to_____________ the same mistake again
21. Would you mind (give) _____ing__________ me a hand?
22. She has just finided (write) ____ing_________ a friendly letter
23. Have you ever watched people (try) _____ing____________ (catch)___________to________ fish?
24. Do you have any money (pay) _______to________ for the book?
25. Would you be so good as (answer) _________to__________ the phone when iot rains?
26. Try (forget) _____to____________ it; it isn’t worth (worry) _______ing_________ about
27. We want (pay) __________to______ better wages
28. We don’t enjoy (use) _____ing________ as cheap labor; we’re tired of (work )____ing________for low
wages
29. After (hear) _______ing______ the conditions, I decided (not enter) ______not to________ for the
competition
30. Imagine (have) ___________ing_______ (get) ______to_____ up at 4 A.M every day
31. We were surprised by his (go) ____going______ away without (say) ___saying____goodbye
32. It’s not much use (have) _______ing____ a bicycle if you don’t know how (ride)____to_____ it
33. I’d love (have) ___to____ an apportunity (meet) __to___________ you again
34. He resents (tell) _______ing___________ what (do) _____________
35. We expect (treat) _____to______________ like human beings
36. She hopes (invite) _____to be invited_____________ to discussions with the company
37. We’re going to have our luggage (weigh) ____weighed___________
38. I want my exercises (do) ______________to be done_____ by tomorrow morning
39. Can these old engines be made (start) ___to_____________?
40. There were some people (row) ______ing____________ on the river (reduce relative clause)
41. Try (avoid) _____to_______ (be) ______ing_____late. He hates (keep) ____ing________ (wait)
___ing________.
42. Do you feel like (dine) ___dining (= eat)_____ out or would you rather (have) ___have_ dinner at home?
- I’d like(go) _______to_______ out. I always enjoy (have) ____ing________ dinner in a restaurant
43. Your hair needs (cut) _________cutting_______. You’d better(have) ____have____________ it (do)
______done______ tomorrow – unless you’d like me (have) ___to have____________ a go at it for you
44. The children prefer (watch) __ing__________________ TV to (read) _____ing_________
45. I am against (make)_______ing__________ any complaints
46. We are looking forward to (read) ______ing__________ your new book
47. You’d better consult your lawyer before (decide) ____ing______________ to buy the property
48. It’s an (interest) _____ing_____________ match
49. After (watch) _______ing_____ for three hours we stopped to let the others (catch up )__catch up___
with us
50. He was fined for (exceed) ______ing_________ the speed limit
51. Before (give) ______ing________ evidence you must swear (speak) ___to___________ the truth
52. His doctor sdvised him (give up ) ____to_____________ his job
53. My watch keeps (stop) _______ing______ because you keep (forget) __ing___________ (wind)
_______to____
54. Some people seem (have) __to____________ qa passion for (write) _______ing____________ to the
newspaper
55. I tried (explain) ____to______________ to him but he refused (listen) _____to____________ and went
on (grumble)________ing__________
56. Would you like (go) _____to____________ (fish) ______ing_________ with me this afternoon
57. She has something (tell) _______to________ you
58. My mother had her hair (do) _done______ once a month
59. I know my hair wants (cut)_______to__________ but I never have time (go) ______to__________ to the
hairdresser’s
60. It took me three days (find) _____to______________ out the old photograph
II- Supply the correct verb tense or form
1. He (see)……saw….… her while he (walk)………was walking………. down the street yesterday.
2. After he (do)……had done …… his homework, he went to the cinema.
3. Tom (play) ……played.……. football when he was a little boy.
4. Let’s go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain) ……raining………..…….
5. Last night, when I (come) ……came….. there, they (already/go) …had already gone….. to the party.
6. Do you remember (read) …reading… about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)…to read ……
newspaper
7. My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect)…collecting…… stamps when he (be)………was…
15 years old. He (collect)………collected……. many kinds of stamps.
8. The last time I (see)……saw……….…him in public, he (wear)…………was wearing……..….. a great
suit.
9. We (not/see)…have not seen.… her since she (leave)……left….. school.
10. Lan said that she (get) …would get….. married soon.
11. My brother (go)…………went .… to bed after he (turn)……had turned….. the lights off last night.
12. She is not accustomed to (take)………taking…..…. care of by others
13. We (live) …have live.… in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)……had graduated…..….. from high school.
15. They (finish)…will have finished…... the project by the end of the next year.
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have) …were having….. dinner, but they (stop)…………
stopped………… to talk to him.
17. They (live)…have lived .. next door to my house since I (be)…was.. young.
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)……will have worked….. for him for 25 years.
19. While she (talk) …was talking…..on the phone, the children (start)…………started……..… fighting and
(break)……………breaking.……… a window.
20. When I (be) …went..….. a boy, I often (go)…went…………..….. fishing with my father.
21. Columbus (discover)………discovered…….. America 500 years ago
22. When I (leave)……left .…. my office last night, it (still/rain)……was still raining…………..….. very
hard.
23. What do you think the children (do)………will be doing……..….. when we (get)……get……. home
tomorrow?
24. He (lose)……lost…… his job last month and since then he (be)…has been ….. out of work
25. When we (come)……came ..….. there last night, they (be)………had been…… there for an hour
26. When we arrived there, they (already/have)……had already had………………... dinner
27. Mary (never/see)……has never seen…….. such a beautiful house
28. When she (enter) …entered….. the office this morning, he (already/go) …had already gone…..out
29. We (study)……have studied…… almost every lesson in this book so far
30. That author doesn’t mind (criticize) ………criticizing……….. by his friends
31. He spends a lot of time (read) …reading….... books.
32. I don’t enjoy (take) ……taking……. care of as if I were a child
33. I (be) ……have been…..…. to London several times this year.
34. The film we saw (be)…………was……….... sad. It (make)……made………… me (cry)…cry…
35. She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose)…had lost….. the key.
36. He (be) ……had been…………..… a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman
37. I (never/see) ……had never seen…… any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum.
38. No one (enjoy) ……enjoys……. (deceive)……being deceived…………..……. by the others
39. When I (arrive) ……arrived………… at his house this morning, he (still/sleep) …was still sleeping.
……..
40. I prefer (telephone) ……telephoning………….…… to (write) ……writing…………….… letters.
41. He was made (sign) …to sign……………..…….. a paper admitting his guilt
42. He usually (wear) …wears…. sandals but when I last (see) ……saw….. him, he (wear) …was wearing.
…. boots.
43. He discovered how (open) …to open……..… the safe.
44. She doesn’t old enough (travel) …to travel…… by herself.
45. Most people prefer (spend) …………spending……. money to (earn) …earning…. it.