VERB FORMS

VERB FORMS – EXERCISES
I. Use the correct form of DO IT to complete the sentences:
1. He made me ……………………….. 31. He gave up ………………………..
2. We will be able ……………………….. 32. Do you know where …………………..
3. You ought ……………………….. 33. He suggested ………………………..
4. May I ……………………….. 34. I spent time ………………………..
5. Will you help me ………………………..? 35. I had difficulty in ……………………..
6. He is expected ……………………….. 36. I enjoy ………………………..
7. She can ……………………….. 37. He must ………………………..
8. I’d like him ……………………….. 38. I don’t feel like ………………………..
9. It’s easy ……………………….. 39. I decided ………………………..
10. I used ……………………….. 40. Jim insisted on ………………………..
11. I want ……………………….. 41. She promised ………………………..
12. They refused ……………………….. 42. He kept ………………………..
13. Please let me ……………………….. 43. They agreed ………………………..
14. Need I ………………………..? 44. He hoped ………………………..
15. You seemed ……………………….. 45. You had better ………………………..
16. He told me ……………………….. 46. They permitted ………………………..
17. He told me when ……………………….. 47. It’s no use ………………………..
18. Would you mind ………………………..? 48. She is interested in ……………………..
19. I’m looking forward to ……………………….. 49. He was made ………………………..
20. I can’t help ……………………….. 50. They postponed ………………………..
21. Try to avoid ……………………….. 51. She’s considering ……………………..
22. He finished ……………………….. 52. I intend ………………………..
23. I start ……………………….. 53. She asked him ………………………..
24. I allowed him ……………………….. 54. Did you manage ……………………..?
25. She wasted a lot of time ……………………….. 55. I had him ……………………….
26. It took me two days ……………………….. 56. They’re willing ……………………….
27. I am used to ……………………….. 57. Will you ……………………….?
28. I’m too busy ……………………….. 58. I got him ……………………….
29. I advised him ……………………….. 59. He showed me how ………………….

30. He tries his best ……………………….. 60. They advised ……………………….
II. Give the correct form of participles of verbs in parentheses:
1. It’s quite an (excite) ……………………….. game.
2. He’s very (interest) ……………………….. in my story.
3. You can easily find his house because of its (distinguish) ……………………….. construction.
4. Sheila’s party was pretty (bore) ………………………..
5. I went home early because I felt (bore) ………………………..
6. He seems quite (satisfy) ……………………….. with his new job.
7. When I read it, I felt (excite) ………………………..
8. His views on politics were rather (surprise) ………………………..
9. The explanation was (confuse) ……………………….., so I got (confuse) ……………………..
10. Our encouraging words made him (please) ………………………..
11. His (amuse) ……………………….. story causes great fun.
12. John is a hard - (work) ……………………….. student.
13. I want my fish (fry) ……………………….. with butter.
14. (Race) ……………………….. horses are fed well.
15. She’s always (embarrass) ……………………….. while going out with him.
16. It’s a (bore) ……………………….. work, so you’ll get (tire) ……………………….. of it.
17. What an (annoy) ……………………….. boy! I want to get rid of him.
18. Are you (excite) ……………………….. when you see new films?
19. His father’s advice was really (encourage) ……………………….. to the (disappoint)
……………………….. boy.
20. Don’t eat much (can) ……………………….. food.
21. It’s a (surprise) ……………………….. news. All of us are (astonish) ………………………..
22. She was (amaze) ……………………….. to see that London drivers kept their cars to the left.
23. The police recovered the ……………………….. jewelry yesterday. (steal)
24. She was very much (shake) ……………………….. by the news.
25. It was a very (tire) ……………………….. meeting.
26. It is an (interest) ……………………….. book. We are (interest) ……………………….. in
reading it.

27. I heard some (surprise) ……………………….. news on radio.
28. It was a (tire) ……………………….. day.
29. His funny story is (amuse) ………………………..
30. We were all very (worry) ……………………….. when he didn’t come home.
31. Mary is ……………………….. about going on this trip. She thinks it is going to be an
……………………….. trip. (excite)
32. She finds housekeeping a (bore) ……………………….. task.
33. He felt (envy) ……………………….. of my success.
34. They were (disappoint) ……………………….. when they heard the result of their tests.
35. (Speak) ……………………….. English is different from (write) ………………………..
English.
36. She’s always (embarrass) ……………………….. while going with him.
37. She appeared with a (please) ……………………….. smile.
38. She was (shock) ……………………….. when she heard the news.
39. He has to repair this (break) ……………………….. table.
40. The (tire) ……………………….. workers sat down to rest for a minute.