EXERCISE on Verbs

Part 1:
1. Two years ago, some of the athletes school to pursue a professional career or the
Olympics.
A. leave
C. will leave
B. left
D. was left
2. A good manager ________ an environment where ideas are heard and respected and
everyone feels that they are contributing to the whole.
A. create
C. is created
B. creates
D. creating
3. Company employees at the construction site on Bowron Street always________ safety
helmets as a protective measure.
A. wear
C. have been wearing
B. had worn
D. wore
4. Industry insiders expect that Bradley & Hoper InC________ overseas in search of cheaper
labor costs next year
A. will have moved
C. will move
B. would move
D. was moving
5. The plants research team________ to start development on a prototype of the new engine
sometime next month
A. would plan
C. had been planned
B. used to plan
D. is planning
6. According to music industry analysts, newcomer Glastone Records________ fifteen top ten
singles by the end of next year.
A. releases
C. would be released
B. was releasing
D. will have released
7. Since it was founded in 1897 by Mr.Colin Cambie, Cambie Bakery ________ a delicious line of
chocolates and candy.
A. will have produced
C. was producing
B. has produced
D. would product
8. Companies throughout the region ________ unable to find affordable office supplies before
Office Block started to sell cheap, high-quality goods.
A. have been
C. had been
B. would be
D. were being
9. With expertise in all corporate areas, ThinkSpace Consulting ________ growth in businesses
throughout the region for the last ten years
A. stimulates
C. was stimulating
B. would stimulate
D. has stimulated
10. The supervisor of the marketing department, Ms. Smith, - all the statistics that were
needed for the report.
A. to provide
C. provide
B. provided
D. providing
11. Several prominent business people in the Dunbar region________ together to form the
Dunbar Chamber of Commerce
A. has joined
C. joining
B. have joined
D. be joined
12. By the time Mr. Greenfield returns from his business trip, the companys new policy..
A. was decided
C. had decided
B. will be deciding
D. will have been decided
13. Aster Broadcasting Group ..yesterday that it expects the semiconductor market
to enter full recovery mode next year.

A. announced
C. announcing
B. have announced
D. announce
14. Mr. Powers has asked that the board of Directors..the issues, strategies and
solutions identified in response to the NHHRC final report.
A. considering
C. consider
B. considered
D. are considering
15. Before Gallux Corporation was rated as one of the best telecommunications companies in
the country, itexpanding its operations worldwide.
A. had not considered
C. were not considered
B. will not consider
D. does not consider
More practice
Part V: Incomplete Sentence
1. If you ..to reserve a banquet room, please see Ms. Fein at the front desk.
A. have liked
C. would like
B. were liked
D. had liked
2. If I had heard the weather forecast, I would my umbrella on my way out.
A. bring
C. brought
B. have brought
D. had brought
3. If we had known that the company was in financial trouble, we would an
appointment to obtain their contracts.
A. had arranged
C. arranged
B. have arranged
D. be arranged
4. The final analysis available, if the test data is entered into the computer in time.
A. would be
C. be
B. will soon be
D. has had
5. If you any technical problems, please contact our main office at 02-251-2253.
A. experience
C. experiences
B. had experienced
D. experiencing
6. If our products not as reliable as we advertise, we wouldnt have such a large
market share.
A. are
C. were
B. had been
D. would be
7. Should a candidate online to our company again in the future, he will find his
previous application by entering his full name.
A. apply
C. applied
B. applying
D. applies
8.Had the conference hall had enough space, we would the meeting there.
A. held
C. hold
B. have held
D. have hold
9. The Food and Drug Administration requested that physicians the use of listed
medicines because they could have negative side effects.
A. restrict
C. restricted
B. have restrict
D. have restricted
10. Its imperative that adjustments in domestic fuel prices sooner rather than later.
A. is made
C. be made
B. was made
D. will be made

Part 2:
1. The number of employees hired by our company on a yearly basis (is/ are) relatively small.
2. There (is/ are) certainly many people who are looking for a stable job in a large company.
3. The basic (requirement/ requirements) for the general manager are outlined on the
companys website, which is accessible from any computer.
4. Please note that parts of Main Street and Flower Avenue (has been/ have been) blocked for
this afternoons Heritage parade.
5. The objective of this organization is to uphold womens rights and analyze ideas that
(reflect/ reflects) the patriarchal system of society.
6. Each public school (principal/ principals) is responsible for preparing students for
graduation.
7. The information you need to make wise investment decisions and build a balanced portfolio
of stocks (is/ are) available on the Internet.
8. Before the close of business hours yesterday, there ... a last-minute delivery made to
the downtown area.
A. was
D. would be
B. were
C. have been
9. Several retailers, among the new occupants at the shopping complex, . for new
suppliers following the closure of McKenley Wholesales.
A. is looking
C. are looking
B. to be looking
D. looking
10. Our sales of petroleum products continue to increase steadily, although demand
.. throughout the year.
A. have varied
C. varies
B. to vary
D. varying
11. Every staff member .to be trained in security procedures to ensure the safety of
customers private information
A. requirement
C. requires
B. is required
D. requiring
12. Our website has a page that .frequently asked questions by its users
A. answer
C. answers
B. was answered
D. answering
13. The benefits of exercising regularly while pregnant .staying sedentary during
pregnancy
A. surpass
C. surpassing
B. is surpassing
D. surpasses
14. The decision regarding the merger of the two companies .to the public
yesterday
A. was announced
C. announced
B. were announced
D. announcing
15. The fragile goods at the back of the storage locker . to be moved before the new order
comes in tomorrow.
A. need
C. needing
B. needs
D. is needed
More practice:
1. The ultimate goal at our call center ..all customer complaints in a punctual and
customer-oriented manner.
A. resolve
C. is to resolve
B. is resolve
D. have resolved
2. For more information about specific requirements, see the installation guide
thatthe product.

A. accompanies
B. accompaniment

C. to accompany
D. accompanying

3. It appears that Chef Roberts has succeeded in . a third restaurant which will
match the quality of his other two locations.
A. opening
C. opens
B. open
D. opened
4. A private investor purchased the historic castle, which _____ renovations before being
opened to public.
A. undergo
C. have undergone
B. will undergo
D. will be undergone
5. All you have to do is register and you are ready
posting and browsing for
books.
A. to begin
C. began
B. beginning
D.begin
6. Last years cutthroat activity in the market retail stagnation for us.
A. causes
C. is caused
B. has caused
D. is causing
7. Scientists from York have discovered how to help crops ..in cold climates.
A. will flourish
C. flourish
B. would flourish
D. flourished
8. The Jansen Group set aside millions of dollars in the last quarter, the company
to have the funds to move into some new markets.
A. allowing
C. allowed
B. allows
D. has allowed
9. After spending his childhood on a farm without electricity, he had difficulty .. to
city life.
A. adjusted
C. adjustment
B. adjust
D. adjusting
10. Though Ms. Thames isto answer inquiries about Lakeward Foods latest
products, she may decide to skip the press conference and attend the board meeting instead.
A. expects
C. expecting
B. expected
D. expect