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greater the risk to the baby.
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PROBLEMS W IT H T H E FO R K OF T H E VERB
It is c o m m o n in th e W ritten E x p r e ssio n p art o f th e T O E F L test fo r th e verb s to b e fo r m e d
in correctly. T h e r e fo r e , you s h o u ld c h e c k th e fo r m o f th e verb carefully. You sh o u ld b e fa
m iliar w ith th e fo llo w in g verb form s: th e b ase fo r m , th e p r e se n t te n se , th e p r e se n t p a rtici
p le , a n d th e p a st p a r ticip le . T h e fo llo w in g are e x a m p le s o f e a c h o f th e se verb fo r m s as
they are u sed in this text:
You sh o u ld b e particu larly aw are o f th e fo llo w in g th r e e p r o b le m a tic situ a tio n s w ith verb s
b e c a u se th ey a re th e m o st c o m m o n a n d th e e a sie st to co rrect: ( 1 ) c h e c k w h at c o m e s a fter
have; (2) c h e c k w hat c o m e s a fter be; a n d (3 ) c h e c k w h at c o m e s a fter will, w ould, a n d o th e r
m od als.
NOTE: A more complete list of verb forms and an exercise to practice their use are
included at the back of the text in Appendix F. You may want to complete this exercise
before you continue with skills 30 through 32.
C 2. Before she left, she had asked her m other for perm ission.
_____ 3. H aving finished the term paper, he began studying for the exam .
_____ 4. T h e secretary has broke her typewriter.
_____ 5. T he installer should have com pletes the task m ore quickly.
_____ 6. H e has often becom e angry during meetings.
_____ 7. She has rarely rode her horse in the park.
_____ 8. Having saw the film, he was quite disappointed.
_____ 9. Tom has thought about taking that job.
_____ 10. You m ight have respond m ore effectively.
T h e verb be in an y o f its fo r m s (a m , is, are, was, were, be, been, being) can b e fo llo w e d by a n
o th e r verb . T h is verb s h o u ld b e in th e p r e se n t p a r ticip le or th e p ast p a r tic ip le fo r m .
We are dai* our hom ework. (should be are doing)
T he hom ework was do* early. (should be was done)
Tom is take* the book. (should be is taking)
T he book was take* by Tom. (should be was taken)
5. The Smiths are build their house on som e property that they own in the desert.
10. The score inform ation has been duplicates on the back-up disk.
_____ 7. The houses with ocean views could sell for considerably m ore.
_____ 10. She will work on the project only if she can has a full-time secretary.
_____ 2. The articles were put in the newspaper before he was able to stop production.
_____ 3. All the tickets for the concert m ight already be sold.
_____ 5. The deposit will has to be paid before the apartm ent can be rented.
____ _ 7. Having com pleted the first chapter o f the manuscript, she decid ed to take a break.
_____ 8. If Steve had really wanted to pass his exam , he would has studied m uch m ore.
_____ 10. Before the speaker finished, many guests had rose from their seats and started for
the door.
_____ 1. Alice in Wonderland, first published in 1865, has since being translated into thirty
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languages.
_____ 2. The Peace Corps was establish on March 1, 1961, by then President John F. Kennedy.
A B C D
_____ 3 . The advisor told himself, while listening to the speech, that a dozen other reporters
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would has already asked that question.
C D