Right Form of Verb

Right Form of Verb

Ges

Subject Verb Agreement

Right Form of Verb G fvj Ki‡Z n‡j Aek¨B Tense m¤^‡Ü fvj avibv _vK‡Z n‡e| ZvQvovI wbæwjwLZ wbqg¸‡jv Right Form of Verb AviI fvjfv‡e eyS‡Z mvnvh¨ Ki‡e|

1. Universal Truth (wPiš—b mZ¨) Habitual Fact (Af¨vmMZ Kg©) eySv‡Z  Present Indefinite Tense e¨eüZ nq| ‡hgbt

·      The moon (shine) at night. (Universal Truth)

     The moon shines at night.

·      I (get) up very early in the morning. (Habitual Fact)

     I get up very early in the morning.

2. Always, usually, sometimes, occasionally, often, very often, normally, generally, naturally, daily, everyday, regularly GB Adverb ¸wji mv‡_ mvaviYZ Present Indefinite Tense e¨eüZ nq|  ‡hgbt

·      He always (disturb) me. 

     He always disturbs me. 

·      He (go) to school regularly.

     He goes to school regularly.

3. Be verb wenxb †Kvb evK¨ Negative/Interrogative Form G †`Iqv _vK‡j Negative Gi †¶‡Î Tense I Subject Gi Person I Number Abyhvqx Not Gi c~‡e© Do/does/did Ges Interrogative Gi †¶‡Î Subject Gi c~‡e© Tense I Subject Gi Person I Number Abyhvqx  Do/does/did e‡m|

Note:   Present Indefinite Tense Gi †¶‡Î Subject 3rd Person Singular Number n‡j Does  Ges evwK mKj †¶‡Î Do e¨eüZ nq| ‡hgbt

·      He not (go) to school regularly.

            He does not go to school regularly.

·      He not (go) to school yesterday.

     He did not go to school yesterday.

·      He (go) to school yesterday?

     Did he go to school yesterday?

4.         WH Word Øviv †Kvb Interrogative Sentence ‡`qv _vK‡j Subject Gi c~‡e© Tense I Subject           Gi        Person I Number Abyhvqx  Auxiliary Verb e‡m| †hgbt

·      What you (do) now?

     What are you doing now?

5.         Now, at this moment, gradually, day by day, at present _vK‡j Present Continuous Tense e¨eüZ nq|  †hgbt

·      He (watch) TV at this moment.

     He is watching TV at this moment.

6.         Just, just now, yet, already, never, ever, lately, recently GB Adverb ¸wj _vK‡j Present          Perfect Tense nq| †hgbt

·      He (have) his breakfast just now.

     He has had his breakfast just now.

7.         Yesterday, ago, long since, last night, last week, last month, last year GB Adverb ¸wj          _vK‡j Past Indefinite Tense nq|  †hgbt

·      They (come) here last night.

     They came here last night.

8.         Before Gi c~‡e© Ges After Gi c‡i Past Perfect Tense nq| †hgbt

·      The patient (die) before the doctor came.

     The patient had died before the doctor came.

·      The patient (die) after the doctor had come.

     The patient died after the doctor had come.

            No sooner had ................................than ............................................

            Hardly had .................................... when............................................

            Scarcely had ................................. when............................................

Gfv‡e e¨eüZ n‡j cÖ_g ïb¨¯’v‡b Past Perfect Tense Ges wØZxq ïb¨¯’v‡b Past Indefinite Tense e¨eüZ nq| ‡hgbt

·      No sooner had we reached the station than the train left.

·      Hardly had he seen me when he ran away.

·      Scarcely had I reached the playground when the match began.

9.         Since hy³ ev‡K¨i cÖ_gvsk Present Indefinite/Present Perfect Tense n‡j wØZxqvs‡k Past     Indefinite Ges cÖ_gvsk  Past Indefinite Tense n‡j wØZxqvs‡k Past Perfect Tense nq| †hgbt

·      It has been many days since I (meet) her.

     It has been many days since I met her.

·      It was many years since I (see) her last.

     It was many years since I had seen her last.

10.       ‡Kvb Simple Sentence G `ywU Verb _vK‡j Infinitive "to" A_ev Verb Gi mv‡Z ing e‡m|      mvaviYZt Want, hope, wish, expect, desire, allow, permit, ask, like, promise, seem,           decide BZ¨vw` Verb Gi c‡i to e‡m|        ‡hgbt                                                                                                                                                   

·      I found him (go) there.

                        I found him going there.                                                                    

·      I expected him (come) here.

                        I expected him to come here.

Note: cÖKvk _v‡K †h, Let, bid, need, dare, hear, see, make, help, watch etc. Verb ¸wj Bare     Infinitive e‡j| G‡`i c‡i Verb e¨eüZ nq Zvi c~‡e© "to" e‡m bv| ‡hgbt

·      I made him (laugh).

                        I made him laugh.

11.       Modal Auxiliary Gi c‡i Principal Verb Gi Present/base form e‡m| †hgbt

·      You had better (go) home now.

                        You had better go home now.

12.       Sentence Gi ïi“‡Z Would that _vK‡j Subject Gi c‡i Could e‡m| †hgbt

·      Would that I (sing) very well.

                        Would that I could sing very well.

13.       To be, having, being Gi c‡i Principal Verb Gi Past Participle form e‡m| †hgbt

·      The sun having (rise), we went home.

                        The sun having risen, we went home.

·      I want the letter to be (write).

                        I want the letter to be written.

·      Being (disturb), I left the place.

                        Being disturbed, I left the place.

14. Mind, worth, without, past, cannot help, could not help, with a view to, with an eye    to, look forward to, get used to Ges †h †Kvb Preposition Gi c‡i Verb Gi mv‡_ ing †hvM   Ki‡Z nq| ‡hgbt

·      I went to market with a view to (buy) a shirt.

                        I went to market with a view to buying a shirt.

·      I can never think of (marry) her.

                        I can never think of marrying her.

15. It is time, it is high time, fancy, wish Gi ci eªv‡K‡Ui Verb wUi Past form nq| †hgbt

·      It is high time we (leave) the place.

                        It is high time we left the place.

16. As though, as if, wish _vK‡j Ges eªv‡K‡Ui g‡a¨ be _vK‡j be Gi ¯’‡j Were e‡m| †hgbt

·      He speaks as if he ( be) mad.

                        He speaks as if he were mad.

17. As though, as if cÖ_gvsk Present Indefinite n‡j wØZxqvs‡k Past         Indefinite Ges cÖ_gvsk  Past      Indefinite Tense n‡j wØZxqvs‡k Past Perfect Tense nq| †hgbt

·      He tells the matter as if he (know) it.

                        He tells the matter as if he knew it.

18.       hw` That Clause G Future mgq Next day, next week, next month BZ¨vw` Gi  D‡j­L _v‡K           Ges Principal Clause wU Past Tense G _v‡K Z‡e D³ That Clause Gi Subject Gi ci Would     e‡m| †hgbt

·      He said that he (visit) the Tazmahal the next day.

                        He said that he would visit the Tazmahal the next day.

19.       Passive Voice Gi †¶‡Î Principal Verb Gi Past Participle nq| †hgbt

·      My pen is (steal) by Razen.

                        My pen is stolen by Razen.

20. If clause wU Present Indefinite Tense n‡j Principal Clause wU Future Indefinite Tense,     Past Indefinite Tense n‡j Principal Clause Gi Subject Gi c‡i would/might/could Ges   Principal Verb Gi Present/base form e‡m| Avi If clause wU Past Perfect Tense n‡j             Principal Clause Gi Subject Gi c‡i would have/might have/could have Ges Principal             Verb Gi Past Participle form e‡m| †hgbt

·      If you come, I (go).

                        If you come, I shall go.

·      If you came, I (go).

                        If you came, I would go.

·      If you had came, I (go).

                        If you had come, I would have gone.

21. Lest _vK‡j Subject Gi c‡i Should e‡m| †hgbt

·      He studied hard lest he (fail) in the examination.

                        He studied hard lest he should fail in the examination.

22. Have, has, had, get, got, want, wanted G Verb ¸wj hLb Causative Verb iƒ‡c e¨eüZ nq     ZLb eªv‡K‡Ui  Verb wUi Past Participle nq| †hgbt Lest _vK‡j Subject Gi c‡i Should e‡m|    †hgbt

·      I had my shirt (clean).

                        I had my shirt cleaned.

23. While Gi cieZ©x Verb Gi mwnZ ing †hvM nq| Avi hw` While Gi c‡i †Kvb Subject _v‡K Z‡e       While Gi AskwU Past Continuous Tense nq| †hgbt

·      While (watch) TV, Kamal disturbed me.

                        While watching TV, Kamal disturbed me.

·      While I (play) in the field, Shamsun rebuked me.

                        While I was playing in the field, Shamsun rebuked me.

24. GKB ˆ`N©¨ ev cwigvY eySv‡j Verb wU Singular nq| †hgbt

·      Ten thousand taka (be) a good amount.

     Ten thousand taka is a good amount.

·      Sixty miles (be) a long way.

     Sixty miles is a long way.

25. Subject wU hw` Introductory there nq Ges Gi cieZx©  noun/noun phrase wU hw` singular         number nq Z‡e verb wU singular nq Ges hw` there Gi cieZx© noun/noun phrase wU plural             number nq Z‡e verb wU plural nq| †hgbt

·      There (be) a school in our village.

                        There is a school in our village.

·      There (be) two schools in our village.

                        There are two schools in our village.

26. ‡Kvb Sentence Gi verb Zvi Subject Gi person I number Abhvqx nq A_©vr Subject singular   n‡j verb singular nq Subject plural n‡j verb plural nq|

           

wb‡æ avivevwnKfv‡e Subject Gi mv‡_ verb Gi Agreement Av‡jvPbv Kiv njt

1.         Uncountable Noun hw` †Kvb Sentence Gi Subject nq Z‡e verb wU singular nq| †hgbt

·      The grass (be) getting long.

                        The grass is getting long.

2.         mgv‡Ri †Kvb we‡kl †kªYx eySv‡Z The + Adjective Gi ci Plural verb nq| †hgbt

·      The old (be) generally respected.

     The old are generally respected.

3.         And Øviv `yB ev Z‡ZvwaK Noun/pronoun hy³ n‡q Subject n‡j Plural verb nq|

·      Karim and Rahim (be) two brothers.

                        Karim and Rahim are two brothers.

            wKš‘ And Øviv hy³ `ywU Noun/pronoun Gi GKwU‡Z no/not _vK‡j  no/not Gi c~e©eZx© Noun/pronoun Gi Person I Number Abyhvqx verb nq| †hgbt

·      Only boys and no girl (be) guilty.

                        Only boys and no girl are guilty.

4.         `ywU Singular Noun hw` GKwUgvÎ e¨w³ ev e¯‘‡K eySvq Zvn‡j Singular verb nq| G‡¶‡Î Article           GKevi e¨eüZ nq| †hgbt

·      The Headmaster and secretary (be) coming.

                        The Headmaster and secretary is coming.

            wKš‘ Singular Noun`ywU hw` `yBRb/`ywU e¨w³ ev e¯‘‡K Avjv`v Avjv`vfv‡e eySvq Zvn‡j Plural verb            nq| G‡¶‡Î Article             `yBevi e¨eüZ nq| †hgbt

·      The Headmaster and the secretary (be) coming.

                        The Headmaster and the secretary are coming.

5.         Phrase, clause, gerund, infinitive ‡Kvb sentence Gi subject n‡j Singular verb nq| †hgbt

·      Walking (be) a good exercise.

                        Walking is a good exercise.

·      To swim in the pond (be) his habit.

                        To swim in the pond is his habit.

·      What he says (be) wrong.

                        What he says is wrong.

6.         The + noun + of, in etc. + noun/noun phrase hy³ n‡j of, in etc. Gi c~e©eZx© Noun Gi    Number Abyhvqx verb nq| †hgbt

·      The colour of these shirts (be) blue.

                        The colour of these shirts is blue.

·      The students in the class (be) making a noise.

                        The students in the class are making a noise.

7.         Each, every, any, either, neither, anyone, someone, nothing, anything  Subject n‡j Singular verb nq| †hgbt

·      Each boy (have) got a prize.

                        Each boy has got a prize.

8.         hw` `ywU ev Z‡ZvwaK Singular Subject Gi c~‡e© Each Ges Every _v‡K Ges †m `ywU hw` And Øviv            hy³ nq Zvn‡j Singular verb nq| †hgbt

·      Each boy and each girl (have) an umbrella.

                        Each boy and each girl has an umbrella.

9.         `yB ev Z‡ZvwaK Singular Subject Or, nor, either ....... or, neither .......... nor  Øviv hy³ n‡j             Singular verb nq| †hgbt

·      Either the boy or the girl (be) guilty.

                        Either the boy or the girl is guilty.

10. hLb Singular I Plural Number Gi Subject Or, nor, either ....... or, neither .......... nor       Øviv hy³ nq ZLb Plural Subject wU †k‡l e‡m Ges Plural verb nq  †hgbt

·      Bithi or her friends (to have) done this work.

                        Bithi or her friends have done this work.

11. hLb wewfbœ Person Gi Subject Or, nor, either ....... or, neither .......... nor     Øviv hy³ nq ZLb †k‡l †h Person wU e‡m verb †mB Abyhvqx nq| ¸wj mvRvevi wbqg njt 2nd Person + 3rd Person +            1st Person (231) Z‡e †`vl ¯^xKv‡ii †¶‡Î Gi wecixZ µg nq A_©vr 1st Person + 3rd Person +             2nd Person (132)|

·      Either you or he or I (be) going to market tomorrow.

                        Either you or he or I am going to market tomorrow.

·      Either I or he or you (have) done the mischief.

                        Either I or he or you have done the mischief.

12. hw` wewfbœ Person Gi Subject And  Øviv hy³ nqv Zvn‡j Dc‡iv³ wbq‡g Person mvRvevi wbqg n‡jI              verb wU Plural nq| †hgbt

·      You, he and I (be) friends.

                        You, he and I are friends.

·      I, he and you (be) guilty.

                        I, he and you are guilty.

13.       Collective Noun mgwóMZ A‡_© Singular verb nq| †hgbt

·      The jury (have) ordered to hang the man.

                        The jury has ordered to hang the man.

wKš‘ hLb c„_K c„_K mË¡v eySvq ZLb verb wU Plural nq ZLb G‡K Noun of Multitude e‡j | †hgbt

·      The jury (be) divided in their opinions.

                        The jury are divided in their opinions.

14.       A lot of/majority of + Plural Noun n‡j verb wU Plural Ges A lot of/majority of +       Uncountable Noun n‡j verb wU Singular nq | †hgbt

·      There (be) a lot of boys in the field.

                        There are a lot of boys in the field.

·      The majority of the information (be) false.

                        The majority of the information is false.

15. More than one Gi ci verb wU Singular nq more than two/three Gi ci verb wU Plural nq|   †hgbt

·      More than one boy (be) guilty.

                        More than one boy is guilty.

16. One and a half + Plural noun Gi ci verb wU Singular nq| †hgbt

·      One and a half lemons (be) enough.

     One and a half lemons is enough.

17. The greater/greatest part of + Plural Noun n‡j verb wU Plural Ges The greater/greatest     part of + Uncountable Noun n‡j verb wU Singular nq | †hgbt

·      The greater part of the land (be) uncultivated.

                        The greater part of the land is uncultivated.

·      The greater part of the mangoes (be) bad.

                        The greater part of the mangoes are bad.

18. Half, heaps, lots, two-thirds, three-fourths+ Plural Noun n‡j verb wU Plural Ges Half,   heaps, lots, two-thirds, three-fourths + Uncountable Noun n‡j verb wU Singular nq| †hgbt

·      Half of the work (be) done.

                        Half of the work is done.

·      Half of the apples (be) bad.

                        Half of the apples are bad.

19.       With, together with, along with, as well as BZ¨vw` Øviv `ywU Noun/pronoun hy³ n‡j verb wU         D³ kã`‡qi c~e©eZx© Noun/pronoun Gi Person I Number Abyhvqx verb nq| †hgbt

·      Shimu as well as her brothers (be) present in the meeting.

                        Shimu as well as her brothers is present in the meeting.

20.       Many a/an Gi ci verb wU Singular nq| †hgbt

·      Many an admirer (praise) him.

                        Many an admirer praises him.

21. K‡qKwU noun AvKv‡i Singular wKš‘ cÖK…Zc‡¶  Plural| †m¸‡jv wbæi“ct

Cattle, Folk, Swine, Poultry, People, Police, Vermin etc.

·      The old folk (to have) gone.

                        The old folk have gone.

22. K‡qKwU noun ïaygvÎ Singular| †m¸‡jv wbæi“ct

Alphabet, Furniture, Information, Poetry, Scenery etc.

·      Poetry (be) my favourite subject.

                                    Poetry is my favourite subject.

23. K‡qKwU noun AvKv‡i Plural wKš‘ cÖK…Zc‡¶  Singular | †m¸‡jv wbæi“ct

Gallows, News, Physics, Ethics, Politics, Statistics, Economics, Athletics, Gymnastics etc.

·      The news (be) very bad.

                        The news is very bad.

24. K‡qKwU noun me©`v Plural| †m¸‡jv wbæi“ct

Glasses, Spectacles, Trousers, Drawers, Shorts, Ashes, Alms, Assets, Annals, Fetters, Thanks, Tidings, Vegetables, Belongings, Goods, Clothes, Congratulations, Earnings, Particulars etc.

·      These trousers (be) imported.

                        These trousers are imported.

Exercise

1. The sun (rise) in the.

2. Flowers (be) liked by all.

3. It (rain) in the rainy season.

4. The poor (be) not always unhappy.

5. The virtuous (be) blessed.

6. The pious (be) happy.

7. The ship (float) on water.

8. He (carry) an umbrella everyday.

9. What you (do) now?

10. Why Shamim (look) so angry?

11. You (watch) television often?

12. He usually (go) to school by rickshaw.

13. Size does not matter (chop) wood.

14. The man (shout) because he is hungry now.

15. What you (go) to drink now?

16. He (return) home just now.

17. The play just (begin).

18. He not yet (finish) the work.

19. I just (have) a snack.

20. Have you ever (be) to Delhi?

21. Why she (look) so nervous?

22. My brother just (move) to a new place.

23. I can't help (listen) to them.

24. You (see) her lately?

25. I want (help) him.

26. We are none of us (get) any younger.

27. I don't mind (have) coffee.

28. I saw her (go) to the town.

29. I answered (thank) her.

30. The man went away (leave) the marriage guests.

31. They just (reach) the play ground.

32. What you generally (do) for a living?

33. Suman just (get) his revenge.

34. I just (receive) my father's letter.

35. The tree not (bear) any fruit yet.

36. He recently (return) home from abroad.

37. I found the boy (sleep) on the bed.

38. They saw the drunken porter (lie) on the floor.

39. It is many years since they first (meet).

40. Ten years have passed since he (come) here.

41. It was long since they first (meet).

42. Eight years have passed since Shamim (come).

43. They (play) football since morning.

44. Their family (live) in Dhaka for five years.

45. I not (choose) my career yet.

46. I (see) her long since.

47. Last night I (have) a wonderful dream.

48. He (go) ten minutes ago.

49. Lucy (break) her leg in a car accident last year.

50. We (be) in Dhaka since last week.

51. The boy (suffer) from fever for five days.

52. It is high time we (start) the work.

53. It is high time he (leave) home.

54. It is high time they (earn) their livelihood.

55. He talks as though he (be) a king.

56. I wish I (be) a philosopher like Socrates.

57. Shahin wishes he (be) a millionaire.

58. Sumi runs fast as if she (be) mad.

59. I wish I (sing).

60. She proceeded as though I not (speak).

 61. He tells the matter as if he (know) it.

62. I fancy I (turn) a trifle pale.

63. The door was (open) by a Christian.

64. Jim was greatly (hug) by Della.

65. When was the book (buy)?

66. The beggar went away (cry).

67. The children came to us (run).

68. He looked at his mother (smile).

69. They (sail) away to the south until they arrived in cold grey sea.

70. Dola (save) every penny she could.

71. Today she (weigh) twenty one stone.

72. Forty miles (be) a long way.

73. Why (be) you not with her?

74. It (be) like him.

75. His eyes (be) fixed upon Dola.

76. The headmaster and the secretary (be) present in the meeting yesterday.

77. When you (come) last night?

78. Why he (go) to market yesterday?

79. Where they (see) him last week?

80. It is high time we (start) for the station.

81. If I were a bird, I (fly) in the sky.

82. Would that I (enter) the room.      

83. The principal desired the notice to be (hang).

84. I went outside the cabin having (forget) him.

85. If I (be) you, I would not have dome this.

86. It is high time we (change) our eating habit).

87. If I (see) him, I would have given him the news.

88. If you wanted, I (help) you.

89. If I (see) him, I (tell) him the matter.

90. If he comes, I (go).

91. If someone had not mentioned her name, I hardly think I (recognize) her.

92. Had you told me, I (bring) a mule.

93. Had the Queen of Sheba lived across the airshaft, Della (let) her hair hang out.

94. Had you brought me here yesterday, I (feel) differently.

95. If he ran fast, he (get) the prize.

96. If he reads more, he (pass) the exam.

97. Arabic is (speak) in Arab countries.

98. If I (try), I might have succeeded.

99. Many a boy (be) present in the meeting.

100. If you play in the rain, you (catch) cold.       

101. Frahim (play) for two hours.

102. The principal wants the building to be (paint).

103. The porter found the words (inscribe) on the door.

104. She normally (take) her breakfast at 7 a.m.

105. I want the work (do) by him.

106. The bus (leave) before I reached the station.

107. We reached the station after the train (start).        

108. Rome was not (build) in a day.

109. One should not say anything without (know).

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110. I did not get used to (write) on this rough paper.

111. Would you mind (open) the door.

112. He insisted on my (go) to cinema.

113. The headmaster prevented the boy from (tell) lies.

114. He is capable of (do) the work.

115. We never planned of (go) there before.

116. Rajen went to New Market with a view to (buy) a shirt.

117. They are bent upon (do) this.

118. Sharmin decided that she (appear) at the S.S.C. Examination next year.

119. Shamim said that he already (finish) reading the book.

120. Anik said that he (go) home next week.

121. You had better (go) home.

122. Let him (do) the work.

123. I would rather (die) than (beg).  

124. The writer dared not (drive) at night.

125. The man was (hang) for murder.

126. How long you (wait) for me?

127. The agenda (be) carefully set.

128. I asked what his name (be).

129. The Prime Minister as well as the other members of the cabinet (be) present.

130. He did nothing but (sing) all the day.

131. They appear as though they just (arrive) from a distant land.

132. The patriot looks forward to (receive) his reward.

133. While (walk) on the road, a plane flew over us.

134. While they (play), the rain came.         

135. He worked hard lest he (fail) in the examination.

136. He started saving money lest he (fall) into trouble.

137. I got the work (do).

138. Each boy and each girl (be) present in the meeting yesterday.         

139. The quality of the mangoes (be) good.

140. A string of pearls (be) less bright than her teeth.            

141. The students in the class (be) polite.

142. Ten mounds (be) a heavy weight.

143. The United States of America (be) a resourceful country.

144. There (stand) a big tree in front of our college.

145. There (be) many trees in front of our college.

146. The sun (rise) in the east and (set) in the west.

147. He always (prepare) his lesson timely.

148. I (see) a tiger yesterday.

149. He (go) to school two days ago.

150. Kamal (be) absent since Sunday.

151. I (receive) your letter yesterday.

152. I (go) to market then.

153. It (rain) in the rainy season.

154. Unless you work hard, you not (be) successful.

155. To find fault (be) easy.

156. I saw the bird (sit) on the roof.

157. Had I been a king, I (help) the poor.

158. If he (come), I shall speak to him.

159. If you had read the book, you (learn) many things.

160. After you (leave), I shall write the letter.

161. They will go to school before the first lesson (begin).

162. I shall write the letter when I (read) this book.

163. After the children (go) to bed, she always (tell) them a story.

164. I shall read in a college after I (leave) school.

165. He goes there after I (return) home.

166. I shall buy a book when I (go) to market.

167. We work hard so that we (shine) in life.

168. I always wash my face after (get) up.

169. No sooner had the teacher entered the class than we all (stand) up.

170. No sooner had he reached than we (start) the meeting.

171. If he had told me earlier, I (arrange) it.

172. The children will play a game after they (do) their home tasks.

173. Let him say whatever he (like).

174. The man seldom (smoke).

175. If water (freeze), it becomes solid.

176. I clean my teeth when I (get) up.

177. We (reach) the station before the train leaves.

178. The boys are usually tired when  they (play) a game.

179. When you have reached the field, we shall (start) the match.

180. I (take) tea very often.

181. He walks slowly as if he (be) ill.

182. He will understand it you (speak) slowly.

183. Mother feels that we (be) happy.

184. He saw me (do) the work.

185. I have never (visit) the zoo.

186. He never (swim) in pond.

187. He never (eat) meat.

188. English is (speak) in many parts of the world.

189. The thief was (catch) by the police.

190. I (go) to Rajshahi yesterday.

191. The patient was (take) to hospital.

192. I let the boys (use) it.

193. The legs of the table (be) broken.

194. Get the sum (do) by your teacher.

195. I (receive) your letter just now.

196. There is no good (waste) time.

197. The carriage was (draw) by two horses.

198. I cannot go without (know) her.

199. He will not succeed unless he (work) hard.

200. I was too young to have (learn) to say 'no' to a woman.

Exercise Based on NCTB sample question no. 1

1. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

See, pass, lie, know, climb, play, sit

Robin and Rafiq are intimate friends. One day they (a) ............ through a forest. Suddenly they (b) ........... a bear coming towards them. "Do you (c) ........ how to climb a tree?" Rafiq said to Robin. "No", Robin answered. "I (d)............ up a tree. You better run away". Saying this, Rafiq climbed up the nearby tree. "I (e) ............ down on the ground because a bear does not touch dead body", Robin thought to himself.

2. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

sacrifice, work, follow, know, like, have, give

Love for one's country (a) ............ as patriotism. Every man (b) ........... great love for his country. Many of our freedom fighters (c) ........ their lives in 1971 for the sake of our country due to this noble virtue. At present still there are some people who (d)............ relentlessly for the sake of our country because they love their country. We should (e) ............ their footprint.

3. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

leave, run, get, have, come, be, begin

Last evening, I was walking along the Sadar Road. My little sister (a) ............ with me. Suddenly, a young man came (b) ........... and snatched her gold chain out from her neck. I (c) ........ to run after the snatcher. But after a while, I thought it was not wise to  (d)............ my sister alone as it was (e) ............ dark.

4. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

jump, run, pass, be, play, have, go

I (a) ............ the grimmest shock of my life the other day. A few boys of about 10 to 12 were playing with a tennis ball in a corner of the park opposite to our house. Suddenly, one of them jumped over the railing and (b) ........... into the middle of the street after the ball that  (c) ........ come out there. Just at this time, a truck (d)............ along the place. The boy came right in front of it so suddenly and so unexpectedly that the driver had no time to stop his vehicle before it (e) ............ too late. A loud cry of alarm went forth from the people around.

5. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

do, be, have, gain, stop, tell, make, destroy, ask

What (a) ............ first and foremost need for our prosperity education, money or wealth? Some people say that money is the means whereby everything can be (b) ........... . But I shall (c) ........ you that education is the best of all. Proper education (d)............ the way to earn both money and wealth. (e) ............ a good student to have all the three.

6. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

be, use, add, have, work, do, keep, change

Mobile phone is one of the wonders of modern science. It has (a) ............ a new dimension to our way of life and to the communication system. It is a telephone system that (b) ........... without an wire. Obviously, mobile communication (c) ........ become a part of modern life. Nowadays, (d)............ a mobile phone is not a luxury in this poor country like Bangladesh. People (e) ............ mobile phones to do rapid communication.

7. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

follow, make, come, get, succeed, neglect, wait

Time is very valuable. This valuable time (a) ............ for anybody. No power can stop it. It knows no pause in its course. It is not wise to (b) ........... time. The man who makes the best use of time is sure to (c) ........ . All the famous persons of the world have  (d)............ the best use of time. We should (e) ............ them.

8. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

know, tremble, keep, drown, find, come, begin

One day a scholar was crossing a river with a boat. Suddenly a ghastly wind (a) ............ to blow. The scholar (b) ........... with fear. The boatman said to him, Do you (c) ........ how to swim?" The answer from the scholar was in the negative. Then the boatman said, "Very soon you are going to (d)............ . You have a lot of knowledge but it (e) ............ to use at this moment."

9. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

become, change, discover, emerge, invent, break, fight

Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (a) ............ as the winners of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for the pioneering work in lending to the poor. The Grameen Bank prject has (b) ........... a model for so many developed and developing countries of the world. Dr. Yunus (c) ........ that only a very small amount of interest-free loan can offered to the poorest women folk to (d)............ the vicious cycle of poverty. Money will not change them. The loan amount will only be a weapon to (e) ............ against poverty.

10. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

suffer, come, inundate, publish, help, get, affect, damage

As per the news (a) ............ in the daily newspaper thirty six districts out of sixty four of Bangladesh have been (b) ........... by flood this year. If the people out of the flood affected areas do not (c) ........ forward with a view to (d)............ the flood affected people, they will have to suffer a lot for not (e) ............ the necessary commodities in time.

11. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

vary, be, find, live, become, earn, have

Happiness is a relative term. A person with a crown living in a palace may not be happy whereas a day labourer may (a) ............ happiness living in a shabby hut. Again happiness (b) ........... from person to person. A beggar can be happy if he (c) ........ a coin but a businessman who can (d)............ a huge sum of money a day may not be happy. Happiness (e) ............ only the blessing of Allah.

12. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

alarm, get, return, go, be, pursue, flee

One night at around one, I was (a) ............ home from Dhaka Medical College Hospital. I had (b) ........... there to see an injured friend. As I did (c) ........ any transport, I was walking towards my house which was not far away. There (d)............even a single person on the street. Suddenly I was (e) ............ to hear the sounds of someone's foofsteps.

13. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

keep, form, develop, revive, become, refresh, walk, be

Walking is a good exercise. It (a) ............ our body and (b) ........... our mind. it (c) ........ beneficial to health. One can take fresh air and enjoy the beauty of nature if one (d)............ in the early morning. So walking should be (e) ............ as a habit by people of all ages.

14. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

contain, agree, ask, promise, compose, accept, wish

One day the great poet Ferdousi (a) ............ by Sultan Mahmood to wrtie Shahnama in honour o the Sultan. The sultan (b) ........... to pay Ferdousi a gold coin for each verse. Ferdousi finsihed his writing and it was found (c) ........ sixty thousand verses. Now Sutan (d)............ to pay sixty thousand gold coins. He wanted to pay silver coins instead of gold coins. The poet (e) ............ silver coins and returned to his village.

15. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

do, expose, make, tell, speak, gain, trust

Truthfulness is one of the greatest virtues which (a) ............ a man really great. A man is  (b) ........... by others if he does not cultivate the habit of speaking the truth. A man who is not trusted by anybody can (c)............ any position. A man can achieve his ends once or twice by (d) ............. lies, but no permanent gain comes out of such success. It must come to light sooner or later. Then the real character of the liar gets (e) ............ and nobody trust him any more.

16. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

hold, bring, dispel, sit, educate, build, suit

A teacher is an architect of a nation. He plays an important role in (a) ............ up an educated nation. He (b) ........... has to (c) ........ act according to the need of his listeners. He is able to (d)............ the attention of his students. He (e) ............ motionless before his class.

17. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

shall, to be, to have, put, get, let, lead

We (a) ............ now the citizens of an independent country. The development of the country (b) ........... now be the motto of our life. Bangladesh (c) ........ an agricultural country. We (d)............sufficient land for cultivation. We (e) ............ great emphasis on using the most modern method of cultivation to utilize our land as well as human resources.

18. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

absorb, begin, be, appear, understand, hear, find

One night Rabia's master woke up from sleep and (a) ............ a sweet sound of prayer. Being curious he (b) ........... before the cottage of Rabia following the sound. To his great surprise he (c) ........ she was deeply (d)............ in prayer and there was a heavenly light around her. He (e) ............ that she was not an ordinary woman but an angel.

19. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.

undertake, solve, succeed, avoid, teach, frustrate, eradicate

Illiteracy is a curse. It is the root cause of ignorance which (a) ............ all development efforts of the government and the community. No development effort can be (b) ........... unless illiteracy is removed. No individual, community or organization not even the government is capable of (c) ........ this huge problem single handed. It is the social responsibility of all the literate people to (d)............ illiteracy from society. We can (e) ............ this responsibility.