Part of Speech 1: Any Verbs

1)      We need ____ where you keep the ladder.

a)     know    b)  to know       c)  knew           d)  known         e)  knowing   

       

2)      Your shoes need ____.

a)     mend    b)  to mend       c)  mended        d)  be mended   e)  mending

3)      The boy wants ____ the toy elephant.

a)     buy       b)  to buy          c)  bought         d)  buys            e)  buying  

         

4)      The floor wants ____. It is very dirty.

a)     mop      b)  to mop         c)  mopped        d)  be mopped   e)  mopping

5)      Your hair needs ____. It is very long.

a)     cut        b)  to be cut       c)  being cut      d)  be cut          e) to cut

6)      The hedges want _____.

a)     prune    b)  to prune       c)  pruned         d) be pruned      e)  to be pruned

7)      Our neighbour is used ____ things from us and sometimes she forgets to return them to us.

a)     to borrow          b)  borrow         c) borrowing     d)  borrows       e)  to borrowing

8)      Richard used _____truant last year.

a)      play                 b)  to play         c)  playing        d)  plays           e)  to playing

9)      I saw Benny ____ ‘martabak’ on Jl. Urip Sumoharjo last night.

a)     buy                   b)  to buy          c)  he buys        d)  buys            e)   buying

10)      It is necessary that she _____ hard for her final examinations.

a)     study                b)  to study       c)  studying       d) studies          e) for studying

11)      It is necessary for you _____ notes while the teacher is explaining the lesson.

a)     take                  b)  to take         c)  taking          d)  be taking      for taking

12)      The boy insisted that his father ____ a toy gun for him.

a)     buy                   b)  to buy          c)  buys            d)  bought         e)  buying

13)      The boy insisted on ____ the toy gun.

a)     buy                   b)  to buy          c)  buys            d)  bought         e)  buying

14)      You are not allowed ____ your hand phones during the lesson.

a)     activate             b)  to activate    c)  activated      d)  activating     e)  in activating

15)      Would you mind _____ me pushing the car?

a)     help                  b)  to help         c)  helped          d)  helping        e) helps

16)   You had better _____ the ticket right now.

a)     book                 b)  to book        c)  booked         d)  booking       e)  in booking

17)   I am looking forward _____ at UI after graduating from SMANSA.

a)     study                b)  to study       c)  will study     d)  studying       e)  to studying

18)   The little boy is accustomed ____ his thumb when he is sleeping.

a)     suck                 b)  to suck         c)  sucks           d)  sucking        e)  to sucking  

      

19)   The stewardess asked the passengers  _____ their seat belts.

a)     fasten               b)  to fasten       c)  fastening      d)  they fasten   e)  to fastening

20)   His parents object to his _____ the girl.

a)     marry               b)  to marry       c)  marries        d)  be married   e)  marrying

21)   Tell the boys not _____ so much noise. The baby is sleeping.

a)     make                b)  to make       c)  will make     d)  made           e)  making

22)   It is very dangerous _____ in the river. There are lots of crocodiles in it.

a)     swim                b)  to swim       c)  swam           d)  we swim      e) swimming

23)   _____ is bad for our health.

a)     Smoking           b)  To smoke     c)  Smoke         d)  We smoke    e)  Be smoking

24)   The employees stopped _____ when the manager entered the room.

a)     chat                  b)  to chat         c)  chat             d)  chatted         e)  chatting

25)   I would rather _____ the check today.

a)     cash                 b)  to cash         c)  cashed         d)  I cash          e)  cashing