Verb

Fill the blanks with the correct form of verb.

  1. We ___________ (has paid/have paid) him the money.
  2. I _________ (have bought/has bought) my sister a watch.
  3. _________ (Show/Shows) me your hands.
  4. You _________ (has made/have made) your shirt dirty.
  5. We _________ (are waiting/is waiting) for Rohan.
  6. These books _________ (belong/belongs) to me.
  7. She _________ (want/wants) to go.
  8. We _________ (will like/would like) to visit the museum.
  9. He _________ (has finished/have finished) talking.
  10. My brother _________ (enjoy/enjoys) playing cricket.
  11. We _________ (find/found) the house deserted.
  12. We _________ (hope/hoped) that you would succeed.
  13. She _________ (has assured/have assured) me that she is ready to help.
  14. Nobody _________ (know/knows) when he will arrive.
  15. We _________ (must find out/find) where to put it.
  16. I _________ (shall show/show) you how to operate it.
  17. Jack _________ (cannot/could not) decide what he should do next.
  18. I _________ (can’t/could not) imagine why she has behaved like that.
  19. Can you _________ (tell/told/tells) me where he lives?
  20. The club _________ (chose/chosen) Mr. Sam as the treasurer.

Answers:

1.have Paid
2.have bought
3.Show
4.have made
5.are waiting
6.belong
7.wants
8.would like
9.has finished
10.enjoys
11.found
12.hoped
13.has assured
14.knows
15.must find out
16.shall show
17.could not
18.can’t imagine
19.tell
20.chose

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn’t, don’t) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn’t, don’t) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I’ve seen.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics (is, are) John’s favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea’s favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner’s.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

Answes:

1. Annie and her brothers are at school.

2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats are outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara don’t want to see that movie.

6. Benito doesn’t know the answer.

7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, want to win.

11. Either answer is acceptable.

12. Every one of those books is fiction.

13. Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen.

14. Is the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics is John’s favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea’s favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.

17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants are at the cleaner’s.

19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!

20. The committee debates these questions carefully.

21. The committee members lead very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.