Right Form of Verbs — Practice with Rules and Answers

Sentence with “Since”

Rules:

• If the first clause with since is in Present Indefinite or Present Perfect, the second clause will be Past Indefinite.

• If the first clause with since is in Past Tense, the second clause will be Past Perfect.

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	Many years have passed since I ___________ (visit) India.	Many years have passed since I visited India.
2	I wanted a drink but she ___________ (have) another drink.	I wanted a drink but she had had another drink.
3	It was many years since I ___________ (go) abroad.	It was many years since I had gone abroad.
4	It was long since I ___________ (see) him last.	It was long since I had seen him last.
5	It is many years since I ___________ (come) to Dhaka.	It is many years since I came to Dhaka.
6	Many years have passed since his father ___________ (die).	Many years have passed since his father died.
7	It was many years since they first ___________ (meet).	It was many years since they had first met.

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Sentence with (It is time / It is high time / Fancy / Wish)

Rule:
If a sentence contains it is time, it is high time, fancy, or wish, the next verb will be in past form.

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	It is time you ___________ (leave) the room.	It is time you left the room.
2	I fancy I ___________ (turn) pale.	I fancy I turned pale.
3	It is high time you ___________ (go) there.	It is high time you went there.

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Conditional Sentences (If-Clauses)

Rules:

1. If + Present Indefinite → Future Indefinite (will/shall + V1)

2. If + Past Indefinite → Past Conditional (would/could/might + V1)

3. If + Past Perfect → Perfect Conditional (would have/could have/might have + V3)

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	If he works hard, he ___________ (shine) in life.	If he works hard, he will shine in life.
2	If he came, I ___________ (go).	If he came, I would go.
3	I would help him if he ___________ (want).	I would help him if he wanted.
4	If I had seen him, I ___________ (tell) the matter.	If I had seen him, I would have told the matter.
5	If you had started earlier, you ___________ (catch) the bus.	If you had started earlier, you might have caught the bus.
6	If I had a typewriter, I ___________ (type) myself.	If I had a typewriter, I could have typed myself.
7	I will not go out if it ___________ (rain).	I will not go out if it rains.
8	I would have brought a mule if you ___________ (tell) me before.	I would have brought a mule if you had told me before.

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Sentence with (Just, Just Now, Already, Yet, Ever, Lately, Recently)

Rule:
If these adverbs appear in a sentence, use Present Perfect Tense.

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	He ___________ (go) out just now.	He has gone out just now.
2	___________ you ever ___________ (be) to Dhaka?	Have you ever been to Dhaka?
3	I ___________ (see) him recently.	I have seen him recently.
4	Have you ever ___________ (be) to Cox’s Bazar?	Have you ever been to Cox’s Bazar?
5	I ___________ (work) there recently.	I have worked there recently.

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Sentence with (As well as, Along with, Together with, And not, In addition to, Accompanied by)

Rule:
The verb agrees with the first subject.

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	I and not my friends ___________ (be) to blame.	I and not my friends am to blame.
2	Money in addition to wealth ___________ (make) a man happy.	Money in addition to wealth makes a man happy.
3	They accompanied by their father ___________ (arrive).	They accompanied by their father have arrived.
4	Ram along with his brother ___________ (be) present.	Ram along with his brother is present.
5	Ali as well as his brothers ___________ (come) here.	Ali as well as his brothers has come here.

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Sentences with (Or, Nor, Either…Or, Neither…Nor, Not Only…But Also)

Rule:
The verb follows the second subject.

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	He or his brother ___________ (be) absent.	He or his brother is absent.
2	Neither he nor his brother ___________ (be) present.	Neither he nor his brother is present.
3	Either he or I ___________ (be) mistaken.	Either he or I am mistaken.
4	Neither she nor her sisters ___________ (be) absent.	Neither she nor her sisters are/were absent.

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Sentences with (The number / Many a)

Rule:
When the number or many a is part of the subject, use singular verb.

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	The number of students ___________ (be) 500.	The number of students is 500.
2	Many a student ___________ (ruin) his future.	Many a student ruins his future.

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Sentences with (More than one / More than two or three)

Rule:

• More than one → singular verb

• More than two or three → plural verb

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	More than a boy ___________ (be) guilty.	More than a boy is guilty.
2	More than two boys ___________ (be) present.	More than two boys are/were present.

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Verbs after (Had better, Had rather, Would better, Would rather, Let, Must, Need, Dare)

Rule:
The verb after these words remains in present (base) form.
If to appears before the verb, omit “to.”

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	I had better ___________ (go) home by this time.	I had better go home by this time.
2	I will not let you ___________ (to enter) the classroom.	I will not let you enter the classroom.

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Bare Infinitives and Modal Auxiliaries

Rule:
If there is a bare infinitive or modal auxiliary verb, the main verb stays in present form.

Bare Infinitives: let, make, see, behold, watch, hear, bid, need, dare, feel, cannot but, used to
Modal Auxiliaries: can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, ought to, must

No.	Sentence	Answer
1	I watched him ___________ (leave) the room.	I watched him leave the room.
2	I saw him ___________ (go) in silence.	I saw him go in silence.
3	You ought to ___________ (go) there.	You ought to go there.
4	He made me ___________ (do) the work.	He made me do the work.
5	I cannot but ___________ (shed) tears.	I cannot but shed tears.