THE VERB

IRREGULAR VERBS
Choose the right answer.
1. A strange feeling … over me.
a. crept b. krept c. creeped d. creept
2. String winds … over the fields.
a. sweeped b. wept c. seeped d. swept
3. They were … horses.
a. breathing b. breding c. bred d. breeding
4. The candidate … from the elections.
a. withdrawn b. withdrew c. withdrawed d. withdrought
5. After having been … by a swarm of bees he nearly dies.
a. stung b. sting c. stang d. stinging
6. The children offered to … out the cutlery.
a. sit b. sat c. set d. sitting
7. The sun I … was much greater than I had expected.
a. payed b. paid c. paying d. paied
8. They milked the cow and … the dog.
a. fed b. feed c. feeded d. fad
9. We were … in the action.
a. catched up b. caught up c. cought up d. coat up
10. The manager was pleased with the way he had … with the client.
a. deals b. dealt c. dealed d. dealing
11. After they had lost the battle, the soldiers … the battlefield.
a. fleed b. flied c. flight d. fled
12. The thieves … the stolen goods behind a cupboard.
a. hide b. hidden c. hid d. hided
13. The boy asked to be … for what he had done.
a. forgave b. forgot c. forgiven d. forgiving
14. After she had read the letter, she … it into two.
a. tears b. tore c. tored d. teared
15. After washing all the windows, mother … up the new curtains.
a. hanged b. hung c. hunged d. hang
16. In Victorian England criminals were …
a. hanged b. hung c. hunged d. hang
17. You may be the boss but you can’t … down the rules here.
a. lied b. lay c. laid d. lie
18. She felt exhausted and … down for a while to rest.
b. lied b. lay c. laid d. lie
19. The old lady … with difficulty and greeted us.
a. raised b. rised c. rosed d. rose
20. After washing my new dress, I realised how much it had …
a. shrank b. shrinked c. shrunk d. shranked
21. We realised we would never make it to the airport as we were … in the traffic.
a. stick b. stack c. sticked d. stuck
22. The bruise was purple and badly …
a. swell b. swelled c. swollen d. swell
23. As he stumbled, he … and was overtaken by the others.
a. fell b. fallen c. felt d. falled
24. Never in my life have I … so very ashamed.
a. fell b. fallen c. feeling d. felt
25. She is so mean, she has never … us any of her books.
a. let b. lets c. lends d. lent
26. The authorities … the marchers to cross the town.
a. forgave b. forgot c. forbade d. forbidden
27. We found that the young lady was lazy and …
a. spilled b. spoilt c. spilt d. spoild
28. After she heard the news, she broke down and … for a long time.
a. weept b. weeped c. wept d. wapt
29. They only used finely … coffee beans.
a. grinded b. grounded c. ground d. grownd
30. The difficulty … from the initial layout of the plan.
a. rose b. risen c. raised d. arose
 THE VERB – ALL TENSES (PRESENT+PAST+FUTURE)

1. What on earth … you …?

a. are … doing b. do … do c. is … doing d. did … do
2. He … my toys!
a. is always taking b. takes c. take d. will take
3. The whole place … one huge tourist resort.
a. rapidly become b. becomes rapidly c. is rapidly becoming d. rapidly have become
4. He … very much since I las saw him.
a. changed b. changes c. will change d. has changed
5. I see you … much.
a. hasn’t done b. haven’t done c. didn’t do d. hadn’t done
6. I see you … letters all morning.
a. are writing b. have written c. have been writing d. write
7. This noise … ever since I have been sitting here.
a. is going on has been going on c. was going on d. went on
8. Neither Pula nor his friends … the way to the chalet.
a. find b. has found c. have found d. have been founding
9. What we … about is very interesting.
a. talk b. talked c. had talked d. have been talking
10. This pair of gloves … in my drawer since my grandmother died.
a. has kept b. have been kept c. has been kept d. is kept
11. Either of us … capable of making mistakes.
a. was b. is c. have been d. were
12. Oliver … twenty miles that day.
a. was walking b. walked c. has walked d. had been walking
13. I was very ill last year and for two weeks, I … my room.
a. hadn’t left b. haven’t left c. didn’t leave d. didn’t left
14. We always … out best when we were working.
a. do b. did c. had done d. were doing
15. The house … so we broke a window to get out.
a. burnt b. has burnt c. was burning d. has been burning
16. I thought she … cute.
a. were b. is c. has been d. was
17. How much … for the new dress you bought last week?
a. have you paid b. paid you c. did you paid d. did you pay
18. She told me his name after he …
a. was leaving b. left c. had left d. leaves
19. I asked him what countries he …
a. visited b. is visiting c. had visited d. will visit
20. No sooner … about the language class than I decided to enrol.
a. I heard b. I had heard c. did I hear d. had I heard
21. They … for three hours when the director finally accepted the performance.
a. rehearsed b. were rehearsing c. have been rehearsing d. had been rehearsing
22. We … in Paris when you were there last year.
a. were not living b. had not been living c. have not lived d. would not live
23. He … an interview on Monday.
a. will have b. have c. is having d. would have
24. You will help us, …?
a. shan’t you b. you will c. won’t you d. you will not
25. What … in ten years’ time?
a. are you doing b. will you do c. will you be doing d. you do
26. I … her first thing in the morning, so I’ll ask her then.
a. would see b. shall be seeing c. shall have seen d. see
27. Look out! That wall …
a. will collapse b. will be collapsing c. is going to collapse d. is collapsing
28. By the end of the year, they … ten months in the mountains.
a. have spent b. will have spent c. are spending d. will be spending
29. When you … this book, will you lend it to me?
a. will read b. will have read c. will be reading d. have read
30. They said they … soon.
a. Would be leaving b. will leave c. will be leaving d. are leaving
 THE VERB – ALL TENSES

1. I was in London last year and I … the British Museum every day.
a. visited b. had visited c. have visited d. was visiting
2. Most children … more toys than they can play with.
a. are got b. is given c. are given d. were given
3. They have been fighting ever since they … married.
a. got b. had got c. have got d. have been getting
4. I … English since I was at school.
a. didn’t speak b. haven’t spoken c. don’t speak d. wasn’t speaking
5. When I last saw him, he … on his bed.
a. was laying b. was lying c. was lieing d. is laying
6. They asked … my coffee with or without sugar.
a. that I take b. if I take c. that I took d. if I took
7. The Browns are not at home, they … to the cinema.
a. may go b. might go c. might have gone d. may be going
8. I can meet you at eight. By that time, I … my homework.
a. shall finish b. should finish c. have finished d. shall have finished
9. As soon as I … the advertisement, I phoned the company.
a. have seen b. saw c. see d. was seeing
10. We had hardly sat down when Mary’s mother … a huge cake for us.
a. brought b. had brought c. has brought d. would have brought
11. When I saw his smiling face, I knew Peter … good news of his examination results.
a. is having b. was having c. has had d. had had
12. The children … where to play football.
a. have not been told b. were not been told c. has not been told d. was not told
13. I … to help you out if you ask me nicely.
a. have been willing b. might be willing c. would be willing d. should be willing
14. What sort of job do you think you … in a few years’ time?
a. are doing b. will do c. will be doing d. do
15. I think we’d better leave the restaurant as soon as we … the bill.
a. paid b. will pay c. pay d. have paid
16. I didn’t realise how cold it was until I … out.
a. went b. had gone c. have gone d. was going
17. We … to go to the party, but we went anyway.
a. haven’t’ been planning b. weren’t planning c. hadn’t been planning d. didn’t plan
18. You … listened to our advice.
a. might b. can’t have c. ought to have d. won’t have
19. Mr. Brown … to be a very rich man.
a. told b. is told c. is said d. is saying
20. She was here a minute ago.
a. just missed b. have just missed c. had just missed d. are just missing
21. This is the last time I … you before we leave.
a. see b. have seen c. are seeing d. saw
22. Each time I take her out she wants to see if I … the tie she has given me.
a. am wearing b. wear c. wore d. have worn
23. I … non-stop since Monday.
a. am working b. work c. have worked d. have been working
24. We … criticised by our superiors.
a. were constantly being b. have constantly been c. used constantly be d. will constantly been
25. This … every four years as you are all aware.
a. Has been happening b. happens c. was happening d. has happened
26. The … to the airport like that. The plane was delayed by several hours.
a. didn’t need to rush b. didn’t have to rush c. needn’t rush d. needn’t have rushed
27. When … lunch on Sundays?
a. you have b. have you had c. you have had d. do you have
28. By this time next year, the government …
a. will have resigned b. will be resigning c. will resign d. has resigned
29. It has been decided that Mary … the leading role.
a. will be playing b. was to play c. will play d. is to play
30. The doctor told me that I … to stay in bed for a long time.
a. will have b. was c. would d. would be
 PREPOSITIONS AND ADVERBIAL PARTICLES (PHRASAL VERBS)

1. She is hardly ever satisfied … her employees’ performance.

a. with b. to c. at d. on
2. Her husband is often away … business.
a. with b. to c. at d. on
3. Who do you think I ran … on my way home?
a. over b. across c. into d. after
4. Hungary lies … the west of Romania.
a. on b. in c. at d. to
5. Timisoara is situated … the west of Romania.
a. on b. in c. at d. to
6. I’ll call … you after classes.
a. On b. for c. after d. up
7. Help yourself … some cakes.
a. with b. to c. at d. for
8. The man was charged … theft and sentenced to two years in prison.
a. of b. for c. with d. after
9. You shouldn’t let him treat you like that. You should stand … him!
a. by b. for c. up to d. by with
10. … the whole, everything seems to be all right!
a. At b. In c. By d. On
11. The principal approved … her taking up a part-time job in the school library.
a. with b. at c. to d. of
12. You can’t sweeten your tea, we have just run … sugar.
a. off b. over c. down of d. out of
13. Don’t write … ink, write … pencil.
a. with/with b. in/in c. in/with d. with/in
14. There was something in the far distance, but I couldn’t make … what it was.
a. up b. in c. out d. for
15. It’s dangerous to drive … night.
a. to b. in c. by d. on
16. His side of the story must have been made … ; it didn’t seem true.
a. out b. up c. for d. into
17. He fell … her as soon as he saw her. It was love … first sight.
a. to/at b. for/at c. at/to d. for/in
18. The trees in blossom give … a very pleasant smell.
a. out b. in c. off d. away
19. She doesn’t resemble her mother at all, but she takes … her father.
a. for b. like c. after d. to
20. You should excuse him; he didn’t do it … purpose, but … accident.
a. on/by b. on/in c. by/by d. by/out of
21. The investigation hasn’t been completed; they are still looking into … matter.
a. for b. up to c. over d. into
22. When we entered the restaurant, she was just being waited …
a. for b. on c. up d. in
23. Do you go … car? – No, I prefer to go … foot.
a. by/by b. with/on c. by/on d. by/to
24. Being very interested … classical music, she is keen … going to the concert.
a. on/at b. in/about c. in/on d. about/on
25. you should be more polite … lady, she’s our new boss.
a. with b. at c. on d. to
26. Somebody threw a stone … him and hit him.
a. in b. at c. towards d. to
27. She feels embarrassed because she is always laughed … by her classmates.
a. by b. to c. at d. with
28. … my astonishment, the dresses they were wearing were exactly the same.
a. In b. To c. At d. By
29. If you have never skied, you should try it …
a. on b. out c. in d. up
30. We suspected him in vain. It turned … to be his brother’s fault, after all.
a. out b. up c. off d. by