Right Forms of Verbs Exercise JSC Old Questions

1. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences by using right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He said that he ---------- ill the previous day.

(b) Look! The aero plane ---------- towards us.

(c) I shall go there after I ---------- the work.

(d) Recently energy bulbs have been ---------- among the clients.

(e) They already ---------- the decision.

2. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences by using right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He speaks as if he ---------- everything.

(b) It is high time I ---------- my decision.

(c) Now the girl ---------- a song.

(d) The sun ---------- rise in the west.

(e) Ruplal had to ---------- a hut in the jungle.

3. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) I shall go to cinema after I ---------- my work.

(b) He ---------- home just now.

(c) He never ---------- the door.

(d) Yesterday I ---------- a new pen.

(e) An honest man never ---------- a lie.

4. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Your spectacles ---------- broken.

(b) Handsome is what handsome ----------.

(c) No one ---------- the slum dwellers.

(d) The United Kingdom ---------- a rich country.

(e) Ten kilometers ---------- a long way.

5. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Anwar ---------- some names in his notebook.

(b) Rome ---------- in a day.

(c) The quality of the mangoes ---------- not good.

(d) Would you mind ---------- the door?

(e) What you ---------- now?

6. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) I can't help ---------- at his words.

(b) Karim and not his friends ---------- responsible for it.

(c) The virtuous ---------- always happy.

(d) Are you ---------- to school now?

(e) Are you ---------- to school now?

7. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Let a lie never be ----------.

(b) What are you ---------- for?

(c) We must ---------- our seniors.

(d) They have just ---------- their snacks.

(e ) My father ---------- home last night.

8. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Why they ---------- there yesterday?

(b) It was long since I ---------- her last.

(c) I will not let you ---------- the classroom,

(d) I wish I ---------- a song.

(e) The sight is worth ----------.

9. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) They just ---------- the playground.

(b) How things ---------- in the past.

(c) Death ---------- any kind of difference.

(d) Steps ---------- to reduce poverty.

(e) First, you decide what ---------- you most.

10. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The child is ---------- at the elephant.

(b) We must ---------- our duties.

(c) We should ---------- our friends.

(d) This is a serious matter; don't ---------- about it.

(e) They were ---------- in the river.

11. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) There ---------- many good colleges in the town.

(b) Last night the students ---------- to vacate the hostel.

(c) Had she come earlier, she ---------- the class.

(d) Had he been rich, he ---------- a hospital for the poor.

(g) Had you brought me here yesterday, I ---------- differently.

12. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The National Museum is worth ----------.

(b) The authority will not let him ---------- the archives.

(c) I had taken my breakfast when Badsha ----------.

(d) The girl ---------- now.

(e) Regular exercise ---------- a man healthy.

13. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The cart ---------- in the mud.

(b) The story is tediously ---------- out.

(c) In the end he ---------- his words.

(d) He ---------- asleep while he was driving.

(e) Each of the boys ---------- rewarded.

14. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) I shall go to cinema after I ---------- my work.

(b) He ---------- home just now.

(c) An honest man never ---------- a lie.

(d) He never ---------- the door.

(e) Yesterday I ---------- a new shirt.

15. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) What you ---------- now?

(b) You know, without plan nothing ---------- on earth.

(c) The tree not ---------- any fruit yet.

(d) Last week we ---------- to Bagerhat with my uncle.

(e) It was very nice ---------- to you.

16. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) One week ago, Anwar ---------- to his new school.

(b) Mrs. Salam ----------  a note to her daughter.

(c) How can she ---------- a student?

(d) Mr. Ant planted many crops and ---------- after them.

(e) Mrs. Amin ---------- to tell stories.

(f) Gold is ---------- in Africa.

17. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Let us go out. It ---------- now.

(b) The number of members in the meeting ---------- fifty.

(c) These are the pens which ----------.

(d) His examination ---------- tomorrow.

(e) I ---------- Rubina recently.

18. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He looked at his mother ----------.

(b) We ---------- in Dhaka since last week.

(c) Fifty miles ---------- a long way.

(d) The boy ---------- from fever for five days.

(e) It is high time we ---------- the work.

19. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) It is I who ---------- to blame.

(b) Neither he nor his friends ---------- present.

(c) The rich ---------- not always happy.

(d) ---------- the girl attend the class regularly?

(e) One of my pens ---------- lost.

20. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Regular exercise ---------- a man

(b) He would rather ---------- the place.

(c) I played cricket after father ---------- out.

(d) The girl could not help ----------.

(e) If I had the time, I ---------- to the market.

21. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Time and tide ---------- for none

(b) Rahim and not his sons ---------- helped him.

(c) Slow and steady ---------- the race.

(d) We are ready to ---------- him.

(e)The colour of his eyes ---------- black.

22. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Let not a lie ever be ----------.

(b) What are you ---------- for?

(c) We must ---------- our seniors.

(d) They have just ---------- their snacks.

23. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The girl ---------- a song now.

(b) He ---------- to market every day.

(c) I am not afraid of ---------- the truth,

(d) I ---------- the Titanic movie four years ago.

(e) It started raining after we ---------- school.

24. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) I believe that his proposal should  ---------- .

(b) Having  ----------  the book, the writer went to the publisher.

(c) He can't keep  ----------  anymore.

(d) You had better  ----------  the work.

(e) An honest man  ----------  to become rich by adopting dishonest means.

25. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He never thought of  ----------  to cinema.

(b) Neither you nor your brothers  ----------  kept the promise.

(c) Honest people  ----------  in the long run.

(d) I  ----------  her for a long time.

(e) He wants to set himself  ----------  into a renowned school.

26. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The smell of the flowers  ----------  attractive. 

(b) It is high time we  ----------  our food habit.

(c) I have written a letter but I  ----------  it.

(d) Neither you nor your brothers  ----------  kept the promise.

(e) Recently a new syllabus  ----------  in class eight.

27. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) It is high time they  ----------  their decision. 

(b) I decided that I  ----------  the party.

(c) Many days passed since I  ----------  my parents.

(d) I have received a letter  ----------  by mother.

(e) A doctor is necessary to be  ----------  in.

28. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Mrs. Green  ----------  in and sat down. 

(b) Mrs. Salam  ----------  a note to her daughter.

(c) Mrs. Salam thanked the lady for  ----------  her mother.

(d) Now I've completely  ---------- .

(e) Once there  ----------  two farmers.

29. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Ten years  ----------  since his father died. 

(b) I  ----------  you the letter already.

(c) The thief ran away after he  ----------  the police.

(d) The picture was  ----------  on the wall.

(e) The hen  ----------  an egg yesterday. 

30. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Education is  ----------  as the yard stick of development. 

(b) A book fair  ----------  at Comilla town hall.

(c) He is addicted to  ---------- .

(d) He would have told me the incident provided he  ---------- - it.

(e) I shall  ----------  and nobody will save me.

31. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He has now  ----------  up smoking. 

(b) A bad workman  ----------  with his tools.

(c) Women  ----------  generally fond of talking.

(d) If I had a toy, I  ----------  play with it.

(e) The man was  ----------  for murder.

32. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Every man  ----------  great love for his country.

(b) Who  ----------  you to do so?

(c) The United States  ----------  a rich country.

(d) There  ----------  a wise man in our village.

(e) A good teacher  ----------  motionless before his class.

33. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Every mother  ----------  her baby.

(b) He said that he  ----------  to Sylhet the next week.

(c)  ----------  missing the bus, he ran faster.

(d) He seemed to be  ----------  for fear

(e) Sorry  ----------  you.

34. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Now I have completely  ----------  from illness.

(b) Mrs. Green  ----------  in and sat down.

(c) Shakespeare's plays  ----------  interesting. 

(d) I don’t  ----------  in ghost.

(e) About ten years ago Mrs. Anis Ahmed  ----------  to Nurpur.

35. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) They arrived here aster you  ---------- .

(b) I wish I  ----------  the address of his house.

(c) Occasionally they  ----------  our house.

(d) What you  ----------  now?

(e) He  ----------  for his misbehaviour yesterday.

36. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Eighty miles  ----------  a long distance. 

(b) It  ----------  since morning.

(c) People liked being  ---------- .

(d) It is high time we  ----------  proper decision.

(e) He looked at his mother  ---------- .

37. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) There  ----------  here last Wednesday.

(b) They’ve all  ----------  kind to Mrs. Murshed.

(c) This morning Anwar  ----------  nervous.

(d)Vegetables  ----------  us healthy.

(e) Vegetables  ----------  useful.

38. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) While  ----------  I ran towards home.

(b) If he comes, I  ---------- .

(c) I saw him  ----------  a letter last night.

(d)  ----------  money is not a good habit.

(e) He wishes he  ----------  a bird.

39. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) I just  ----------  my breakfast.

(b) The public  ----------  getting bored of price hike.

(c) People like being  ---------- . 

(d) Iron as well as gold  ----------  in Africa.

(e) I look forward to  ----------  your letter.

40. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) How long you  ----------  in Dhaka?

(b) He  ----------  home just now.

(c) The play just  ---------- .

(d) You  ----------  her lately.

(e) I have a boy  ----------  from the orphanage.

41. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Fables  ----------  stories with a moral.

(b) People like being  ---------- .

(c) Rina didn't  ----------  herself seriously.

(d) All her lovely eggs were  ---------- .

(e) People learn better when they  ----------  themselves.

42. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Once there  ----------  two friends.

(b) Mr. Ant planted many crops and  ----------  after them.

(c) Many of the crops have already been  ---------- .

(d) Mr. Ant  ----------  sorry for Mr. Grasshopper.

(e) But he could not  ----------  him properly.

43. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The boy  ----------  ill for a week.

(b) The shirt was  ----------  on the wall,

(c) I wish I  ----------  happy.

(d) What  ----------  you so sorry?

(e) What you  ----------  last evening?

44. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) While he  ----------  in the garden, a snake bit him.

(b) Without plan nothing  ----------  on earth.

(c) Water hyacinth  ----------  one kind of plant.

(d) Weal and woe  ----------  by turn.

(e)  ----------  you tell me the story?

45. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) You had better  ----------  now.

(b) I went out after the train  ---------- .

(c) If I were a bird, I  ---------- .

(d) Time  ----------  for anybody.

(e) The baby  ----------  from fever for five weeks.

46. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

 (a) I  ----------  to visit the zoo today.

(b) He speaks as though he  ----------  everything.

(c) He together with his brothers  ----------  attended the party.

(d) If I  ----------  him, I would have given him the book.

(e) Fifty miles  ----------  a long distance.

47. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) It  ---------- since morning.

(b) If I were a dove I  ---------- .

(c) No man and no woman  ----------  there.

(d) Honesty  ----------  in the long run.

(e) Ill news  ----------  fast.

48. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Everybody  ----------  flowers.

(b) I heard him  ----------  this.

(c) Our class has just been  ----------  a piece of land.

(d) It is high time we  ----------  for home.

(e) If I were a bird, I  ----------  in the sky.

49. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The boy  ----------  from fever for the last five days.

(b) She talked as if she  ----------  everything.

(c) The door was  ----------  by a girl.

(d) It was many years since they  ---------- .

(e) Your examination is  ----------  at the door.

50. Fill in the gaps with right forms of the verbs from the box below. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) One of the boys  ----------  present. 

(b) He speaks as though he  ----------  everything,

(c) You may  ----------  tomorrow.

(d) It  ----------  since morning.

(e) I had my rice  ---------- .

51. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) He speaks as if he  ----------  everything. 

(b) It is high time I  ----------  my decision. 

(c) Now the girl  ----------  a song. 

(d) The sun  ----------  rise in the west. 

(e) Ruplal had to  ----------  a hut in the jungle.

52. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) The boy  ----------  football. 

(b) What do you  ---------- ? 

(c) They  ----------  TV at this moment. 

(d) I fancy I  ----------  pale in fear. 

(e) Everybody  ----------  flowers.

53. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) This morning, Anwar  ----------  nervous. 

(b) Last year Anwar  ----------  in class 7. 

(c) One week ago, Anwar  ----------  to his new school. 

(d) A new school  ----------  a new experience. 

(e) When Anwar arrived at his new school, he  ----------  a lot of people.

54. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) The two girls stood and  ----------  at the pond. 

(b) Everyone  ----------  water hyacinths. 

(c) Our class has just been  ----------  a piece of land. 

(d) We must  ----------  the soil fertile. 

(e) Fables  ----------  stories with a moral.

55. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) Once there  ----------  two farmers. 

(b) Mr. Ant planted many crops and  ----------  after them. 

(c) Many of our crops have already been  ---------- . 

(d) We can't  ----------  him very much. 

(e) It's  ----------  brinjal.

56. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) The students  ----------  and weeded the garden. 

(b) All the young plants have been  ---------- . 

(c) You haven’t  ----------  our eggplants yet. 

(d) The eggplants have  ----------  stolen. 

(e) Once upon a time, there  ----------  a poor man.

57. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) Honesty  ----------  the best policy. 

(b) They  ----------  here last Wednesday. 

(c) Let’s  ----------  and see. 

(d) I would like to  ----------  them on my birthday. 

(e) Many years ago, there  ----------  six blind men.

58. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) I haven’t  ----------  my first day at school. 

(b) Rina didn't  ----------  herself seriously. 

(c) All her lovely eggs were  ---------- . 

(d) Broken eggs  ----------  useless. 

(e) Now I've completely  ----------  from illness.

59. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) Do you know what fables  ---------- ? 

(b) Fables help to  ----------  man a lesson. 

(c) Don't  ----------  lazy. 

(d) People like being  ---------- . 

(e) People learn better when they  ----------  themselves.

60. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) I do not  ----------  in ghosts. 

(b) How can she  ----------  a student? 

(c) Would you  ----------  some tea? 

(d) They  ----------  down and listened to their grandmother's story. 

(e) Mrs. Green  ----------  in and sat down.

61. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) The moon is  ----------  brightly. 

(b)  ----------  for an honest candidate. 

(c) The boy  ----------  tall for his age. 

(d) The meeting is  ----------  for 12 April. 

(e) We are  ----------  for the result.

62. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) My father has  ----------  a pair of shoes for me. 

(b) He is  ----------  up for a mobile phone. 

(c)  ----------  some money for emergency. 

(d) He  ----------  for an NGO. 

(e) The damp weather  ----------  bad for you.

63. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary:

(a) Mrs. Amin  ----------  exciting news to the students. 

(b) A picnic has been  ----------  for next Friday. 

(c) He  ----------  a fair. 

(d)  ----------  you for the proposal or against it? 

(e) The headmaster has  ----------  two prizes for the best performer

64. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) Let me  ----------  a cup of tea by you. 

(b) He  ----------  a snake with a stick. 

(c) He  ----------  the passengers with a gun. 

(d) Let me  ----------  your bag. 

(e) Your proposal  ----------  very fine.

65. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He has  ----------  a book on wild animals. 

(b) This radio  ----------  on batteries. 

(c) Tigers  ----------  on small animals. 

(d) London  ----------  on the Thames. 

(e) The mugger  ----------  him on the head.

66. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The vacation has  ----------  to an end. 

(b) Rice  ----------  twenty taka a kilogram. 

(c) Have you ever  ----------  the Himalayas? 

(d) This ring is  ----------  of gold. 

(e) He is  ----------  of the charge of murder.

67. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He is  ----------  in his book. 

(b) Rome was not  ----------  in a day. 

(c) His writing  ----------  good. 

(d) The teacher  ----------  him by the ear. 

(e) l could  ----------  nothing but the sky.

(a) Shall I ever  ----------  a friend like you?

(b) Everybody  ----------  a liar.

(c) It  ----------  useless to go there.

(d) He  ----------  in Dhaka.

(e) Man  ----------  after riches. 

69. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) He  ----------  on my going there.

(b) It  ----------  heavily during the rainy season.

(c) Don't  ----------  at the poor.

(d) The wind  ----------  gently.

(e) He  ----------  the loan.

70. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) You must  ----------  your teachers.

(b) Every rose  ----------  a thorn.

(c) You cannot help  ----------  there.

(d) There  ----------  no cloud without a silver lining.

(e) I cannot but  ----------  tears at the sight.

71. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) You had better  ----------  home.

(b) I wish I  ---------- .

(c) I  ----------  you long ago.

(d) Have you ever  ----------  to Dhaka?

(e) We have  ----------  him captain.

72. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) I saw them  ---------- .

(b) I don't want to  ----------  this place.

(c) The thief ran away having  ----------  the money.

(d) I wish I  ----------  the Prime Minister.

(e) The headmaster desired the notice to be  ---------- .

73. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) One of the boys  ----------  present yesterday

(b) He speaks as though he  ----------  everything

(c) You may  ----------  tomorrow.

(d) It  ----------  since morning.

(e) I had my rice  ---------- .

74. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) The boy  ----------  a kite.

(b) The pen  ----------  well.

(c) The book is being  ---------- .

(d) She  ----------  the cow.

(e) I  ----------  a good dream last night.

75. Fill in the blanks with right form of the verbs from the list. Use negatives where necessary.

(a) It is  ----------  heavily outside.

(b) It was  ----------  darker.

(c) The cows are  ----------  in the field.

(d) Would you  ----------  tea?

(e) The story  ----------  true.