Practice Sheet on Right Forms
of Verbs
1. Complete
the passage with suitable verbs . Put them in the correct tenses. Use negative
where necessary.
Student life is the golden season of
life. This is the time when we should a)_____ ourselves for future. The very
habits b)_____ in the student life c)_____ the later phases of life. Right from
the student life, they d)_____ be careful in e)_____ discipline.
2.
Experts a)_____ their
opinion as regards earthquakes in Bangladesh. Some b)_____ that the occurrence
of earthquake in recent years is a warning. Others c)_____ of the opinion that
thought there d)_____ a number of fault lines in the area covering Bangladesh,
none of them is active enough to e)_____ serious earthquakes.
3.
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want
– keep – play – talk – hear – merge – happen
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Rumour is some information that is
spread by being a)______ about but may not be true. For instance, we b)______
that South Korea North
Korea
4.
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leave
– finish – promise – start – offer
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Once man upon a time there was a great
poet named Ferdousi. He was asked to write ‘Shahanama’ in honour of Sultan
Mahmud. When the poet a)_____ to write ‘Shahanama’ the Sultan b)_____ to pay
him a piece of gold for each verse. But when the epic c)_____, it was found to
contain sixty thousand verses and the Sultan now d)_____ Ferdousi only sixty
thousand pieces of silver. The poet refused the offer and e)_____ the court.
5. A proverb a)_____ that seeing b)_____.
The proverb c)_____ true to my case when I first d)_____ the Tajmahal. At my
first sigh of it I e)_____ myself speechless.
6.
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shall
– have – be – like – chop – do – cut
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He said, can a)_____ some wood today, I
said, “But I b)_____ a boy coming from the orphange” I c)_____ the you? But
you’re small ‘I d)_____ probably have to insist on an older boy’ I thought,
Size e)_____ matter chopping wood’ he said.
7. Illiteracy a)______ a curse. It
b)______ all the progress of a country. It prevents people from c)______ ahead.
Any development of a nation. d)______ next to impossible without education. So
everybody should come forward to e)______ illiteracy from the country.
8.
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reach
– be – take – move – go – recover – are.
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A proverb goes that time and tide wait
for none. Since dawn of civilization time is a)_____. It does b)_____ any rest.
It is never constant. Time once is c)_____ for ever. Lost health may be gained
by medicine and proper caring and nursing. Lost time can not be b)_____ by any
means because nobody can stop the ceaseless one ward march of time. Life
e)_____ nothing but the sum total of some moments.
9.
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invent
– try – prove – till – shall – contribute – destroy
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Scientist a)_____ in their research to
enrich civilization. Science b)_____ much in the field of agriculture. To save
our crops against insects it c)_____ many medicine and insecticides from time
to time. For many times it d)_____ effective. So we e)_____ use scientific
method in our agriculture.
10.
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score
– prepare – do – revise – learn – understand – get
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Karim is a lazy boy. He does not a)_____
well for the examination. Besides, he b)_____ his lessons by rote. He doest not
a)_____ well in his examinations, but his sister Hamida works hard. She tries
d)_____ her lessons makes her own notes and e)_____ them often the always gets
good marks in all subjects.
11.
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shall
– cultivate – appear – express – be – continue.
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Punctuality is to be a)_____ and formed
into a habit. The quality is to be b)_____ through all our work from our boyhood.
Boyhood c)_____ the seed time. The habit formed at this time d)_____ all
through our life. Everything at the right e)_____ be our motto.
12. Bangladesh a)______ independence on the
16th December, 1971. The people of this country b)______ peace loving.
It is an agricultural country. But the peasantry of this country c)______ aware
of the modern methods of cultivation. They are not well to do. They can not
d)______ to maintain a happier and healthier life. We are e)______ behind
because of illiteracy.
13.
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take,
fight, play, create, publish, invent, go
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Newspaper always a)_______ a glorious
role in our national life. In 1952, it b)_______ against the autocrat rulers.
But sometimes, it c)_______ mis-understanding among people by d)_______ false and
fabricated news. So, care should be e)_______ before publishing any news.
14.
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do-was-were-used-has
removed
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Paper is a very useful thing. We cannot
a)_______ without it. Formerly paper b)_______ not in use in our country. The
chinese c)_______ the first to invent paper. The people of that time used palm
leaves in place of paper. This was a thing of much inconveniences to them. The
invention of paper d)_______ that inconvenience. Nowadays paper is e)_______ in
large quantity in offices, courts, schools, colleges and other instituticns.
15.
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catch,
light, run, enter, woke, begin
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One night a thief a)______ into the bed
room of haji Muhammad Mohsin. Mohsin b)______ up. He c)______ the candle and
d)______ queen of season. It comprises e)______
to weep.
16.
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bring,
fetch. place, hear. take, see, go
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You might have a)______ of Solomon who
was famous all over the world for his wisdom and intelligence. Once the Queen
of Sheba b)______ to him to test his intelligence. She c)______ with her two
garlands of flowers: one natural and the other artificial. She d)______ them
before the king e)______ natural one. Solomon got puzzled for a moment.
17.
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visit,
write, be, signify, visit
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Dear S,
I a)_____ Dhaka
for a couple of days and already b)_____ a number of something about it. It is
marvellous piece of sculpture. In English “Aparajeo Bangla” e)_____
unconquerable Bangladesh.
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draw,
take, regard, protest, say,
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The president called on the people to
play an active role a)______ every possible step towards b)______ the
environment. In his new year address to the nation, broadcast live on radio and
television. the president c)______ that we should make this SAARC year of
Environment a success. He said we should act according to the action plan
d)______ up for the country’s environment. He also said, intend to introduce a
law e)______ the environment.
19.
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run
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regard
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obtain
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Take
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redefine
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go
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come
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Education is a)_____ as the yardstick
of development. Development and education b)_____ hand and hand. c)_____
degrees is not the prime objective of education. Education has to be d)_____ it
is high time we e)_____ measures to disseminate the high of education.
20.
Newspaper a)_____ the peoples
parliament. The newspaper b)_____ a vital role in modern civilization, It is
c)_____ to be the mirror of the world. We must d)_____ the habit of reading the
newspaper daily. It helps us acquiring general knowledge which is essential for
our education. Nobody can e)_____ contact with the outside world without
reading the newspaper. Mere bookish knowledge f)_____ not sufficient in the
struggle of life. A man who does not g)_____ the newspaper daily is like a
frog, in the narrow-well. Being ignorant of current topics, cannot h)_____ part
in the talks and discussions in an enlightened society and he i)_____ like a
fish out of water in ti. We will j)_____ for reading of newspaper daily.
21.
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increase
symbolise
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take
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Refresh
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cope
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use
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Flower a)_____ beauty and purity. The
fragrance of flower b)_____ our mind. In the recent year, the demand of flowers
have c)_____ Flowers are d)_____ in different cultural function. Flower
cultivation may be e)_____ as a money making profession.
22.
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very
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be
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find
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Live
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become
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have
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earn
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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 he happy if he c)_____ a coin but a business man who
can d)_____ a huge sum of money a day may not be happy. Happiness e)_____ only
the blessing of Allah.
23.
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show,
come, see, make, be, choose, be make,
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The history of civilization a)_____ how
man always has to b)_____ between c)_____ the right and wrong use of the
discoveries of science The had never d)_____ more true than in our own age. In
a brief period amazing discoveries have e)_____ and applied to practical
purpose.
24. Days have come to a)_____ away
illiteracy, hunger, poverty and violence from the society. We must b)_____ Bangladesh
25.
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Fell
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blow
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create
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originate
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want
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occur
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Hit
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cause
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become
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disappear
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begin
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accompay
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A cyclone may a)____ any time at any
place. The violent types of cyclone usually b)____ the tropics. The cyclone in Bangladesh Bay of Bengal and
d)____ towards the land. It is often e)____ by thunders and heavy showers.
Before a cyclone commences, unbearable heat f)____ for a few days. Then
suddenly one day the sky g)____ terribly dark with clouds and strong winds
h)____ to blow with flashes of lighting and the rumbling of thunders. Thus a
terrible situation i)____ that lasts for a few hours. It j)____ a great havoc.
26.
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give buy
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carry
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take
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have
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commit
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Drug a)____ terrible effect on social
life. It b)____ the addicts to an unreal world of dreams. This is called
hallucination. And this hallucination c)____ rise to social crimes. When the
drug addicts cannot afford d)____ drugs. they e)____ many kinds of social
crimes.
27.
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need, train, increased, guides,
followed, see, go
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A wish man is one who is able to think
clearly and then act in such a way that the best results a)_____. Knowledge is
very useful but knowledge by itself does not make a man wise. We b)_____ a
special kind of education which will c)_____ us to use our knowledge wisely.
For example, there has been a great increase in the knowledge of science and
technology. but wisdom of man has not d)_____ at the same rate. Wisdom, however
much we know, we remain foolish.
28.
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uproot,
level, be, blow, cause, happen
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A scene after a storm a)_____ often a
sad one. A violent storm b)_____ a lot of damage and destruction behind it.
Trees c)_____ and houses d)_____ to the ground. Some weaker house may e)_____
away.
29.
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show,
come, see, make, be, choose, make
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The history of civilization a)_____ how
man always has to b)_____ between c)_____ the right and wrong use of the
discoveries of science. This had never d)_____ more true than in our own age.
In a brief period amazing discoveries has e)_____ and applied to practical
purpose.
30.
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unattend,
open, discover, unlament, pass, be
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