Question No-5

Right forms of Verbs

1. Sentence- G hw` always, regularly, sometimes, often, generally, daily, everyday, occasionally, usually,
normally BZ¨vw` _v‡K Z‡e mvaviYZ Sentence-wU" Present Indefinite Tense-G nq|
He always disturbs me.
A good boy prepares his lessons regularly.
2. †h mKj Sentence-G Be verb †bB, Zv‡`i‡K Negative ev Interrogative Ki‡Z n‡j Tense I Subject Abymv‡i do, does ev
did e¨eüZ nq|
Rahim does not smoke.
Did Srabon and Jashim come to my room yesterday?
3. WH Question Gi †¶‡Î W.H word mg~n †hgb what, when, where, who, which, whose, why, how BZ¨vw` _vK‡j W.H
word Ges Subject Gi gv‡S Auxiliary Verb e¨eüZ nq|
How does she forget about that?
Why did he laugh at me?
4. Sentence- G hw` now, at this moment, at this time, at this very moment BZ¨vw` _v‡K Z‡e mvaviYZ Sentence-wU
Present Continuous Tense-G nq|
She is working with him right now.
They are watching TV at this moment.
5. have/has/had/get/getting/having Gi ci Verb Gi Past Participle form nq|
He has done the work.
We have made him captain.
Having done the job, I returned from office.
6. †Kvb Sentence G Just, just now, already, yet, ever ,lately, recently BZ¨vw` _vK‡j mvaviYZ Sentence-wU Present
Perfect Tense-G nq|
She has already come out of the cabin.
I have seen him recently.
7. AZxZ wb‡`©kK kã ev phrase ‡hgb yesterday, ago, long since, last night BZ¨vw` _vK‡j Sentence-wU Past tense-G n‡e|
He left home last night.
I came home yesterday.
8. No Sooner had -----V3---- than ------- V2-------
scarcely had ----V3---- when, ------- V2-------
hardly had ----V3----- before ------- V2-------
No sooner had he seen the police than he ran away.
9. Can, Could, May, Might, Shall, Should, Will, Would, Had better, would rather, must, Ought to BZ¨vw`i ci cÖ`Ë
verb Gi Base form/V1 nq|
You had better go home.
10. Sentence Gi ïiæ‡Z would that _vK‡j Subject Gi c‡i could e‡m Ges cÖ`Ë Verb Gi Base form e‡m|
Would that I could go to college.
11. †Kvb Verb Gi c~‡e© mind, worth, cannot help/stop, could not help/stop, with a view to, look forward to, object
to, would you mind, get used to _vK‡j verb Gi mv‡_ ing ‡hvM Ki‡Z nq|
I went to the library with a view to reading there.
He never thought of going to cinema.
12. It is high time, It is time, BZ¨vw` _vK‡j cieZ©x As‡k Past indefinite tense nq|
It is high time he changed his bad habits.
I wish I had a car.
13. Lest hy³ sentence-G lest Gi c‡i †h _v‡K verb Zvi c~‡e© should/might e‡m|
He ran fast lest he should miss the train.
14.
1. Present Tense As though 1. Past Indefinite Tense
as if
2. Past Indefinite Tense Since 2. Past Perfect Tense
  It was many years since they had first met.
 It is many years since I came to Dhaka.
 He speaks as though he knew everything.
Practice
1. Courtesy is a virtue in man. It goes without (a) ____ (say) that courtesy costs nothing but (b) ______ (give)
a lot. So you (c) ______ (be) courteous. That is you (d) ______ (have) politeness. People (e) ______
(disrespect) and is like you if you are discourteous. Nobody likes discourtesy. Try to be gentle from your
student life. You (f) ______ (win) the heart of your enemy by (g) ______ (be) courteous. You (h) ______
(ensure) the removal of hatred and anger by (i) ______ (embrace) your enemy. Courtesy (j) ______
(remove) the bitter relationship and improve mutual understanding.
2. During the last autumn vacation, I (a) ______ (get) such an opportunity to visit Bagerhat, a great historical
place. There I (b) ______ (see) the Mazar of Khan Jahan Ali. It is a fine one storeyed building. It has a
beautiful dome. Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali was (c) ______ (bury) there. The tomb (d) ______ (make) of cut
out stones. It cannot be accurately (e) ______ (say) where from these (f) ______ (bring). On the tomb,
there (g) ______ (be) inscriptions in Arabic. An inscription (h) ______ (say) that he (i) ______ (die) on
25th October 1459. There is a small mosque nearby. A close associate of Khan Jahan Ali (i) ______ (bury)
outside the tomb.
3. Most of our students (a) ______ (not write) out their examination papers fairly. Sometimes they fail to (b)
______ (arrange) their answers neatly, clearly and systematically. Although the teacher suggests that their
answers (c) —— (be) brief and precise, they often lengthen unnecessarily where size does not matter at all.
They have a silly notion that the more they write, the more (d) ______ (be) their marks. The reality is just
opposite, their long answers generally (e) ______ (be) disgusting. Such answers always earn unhappy
marks. In order to get expected marks, all you (f) ______ (do) is to understand the question well and
answer them just to the point. If the answers are big, they (g) ______ (sound) discordant. Above all, you
need a neat presentation. To answer the short comprehension questions, you (h) ______ (not copy)
anything blindly from the passage. You (i) ______ (try) to answer the questions more or less in your own
English. You have to frame your answers exactly in the same tense and aspect so that these (j) ______ (not
be) irrelevant.
4. Human life (a) ______ (be) not static but dynamic. A man (b) ______ (reach) the highest peak of success if
he (c) ______ (participate) in extra-curricular activities. Travelling (d) ______ (be) also an important part
of extra-curricular activities. It (e) ______ (be) travelling which (f) ______ (enrich) our knowledge and
(g) ______ (promote) our attitudes. Therefore, travelling (h) ______ (provide) knowledge and practical
experience. It can be clearly (i) ______ (say) that our knowledge can be (j) ______ (mobilize) by travelling
the different corners of the vast globe.
5. The pyramids in Egypt (a) ______ (build) out in the deserts. These pyramids which still (b) ______ (see)
today (c) ______ (make) of stone. There (d) ______ (be) secret doors inside the pyramids. The doors (e)
______ (lead) to secret path and then to a secret chamber. The Pharaoh's body (f) ______ (preserve) so that
it (g) ______ (go) on (h) ______ (look) the same for thousand years. These preserved bodies (i) ______
(call) mummies. The mummy (j) ______ (pack) in the secret chamber.
6. Man is a social being and a member of society. He (a) ______ (have) freedom of choice, thought and
expression. But everybody should (b) ______ (consider) that he is not the only person in a society. There
(c) ______ (be) many persons in the society and they (d) ______ (have) the same right that one (e) ______
(expect) from one's in the society. So, to (f) ______ (form) a peaceful society one should be watchful to see
that other's rights are not violated. Every citizen must (g) ______ (cultivate) the habit of obeying the rules
and regulations of the society. Selfishness (h) ______ (not help) the society. Rather it (i) ______ (destroy)
the peace and happiness of others. So, we all (j) ______ (think) of the greater interest of the society.
7. A mother is a supreme gift (a) ______ (bestow) upon us by Allah. She (b) ______ (exercise) an undeniable
influence in (c) ______ (mould) the character of a child and also in (d) ______ (shape) its future destiny. A
mother (e) ______ (regard) as the best teacher, guide and protector. An educated mother can manage the
family in a far better way than a mother who has (f) ______ (have) no schooling. She (g) ______ (be) more
interested in (h) ______ (get) her children educated. So, it is often said that the hand that (i) ______ (rock)
the cradle, (j) ______ (rule) the world.
8. Tigers (a) ______ (know) as ferocious animals. But they hardly (b) ______ (kill) any animal when they are
not hungry. Usually the tigers (c) ______ (reside) in the deep forest. They are hardly (d) ______ (see) in
the open unless there is a strong necessity. They often remain (e) ______ (hide) under the deep green in
search of their prey. Whenever they (f) ______ (discern) any prospective prey, they take a pose to (g)
______ (fall) upon it. Tigers often (h) ______ (unite) themselves to (i) ______ (attack) their prey from
different directions. An adult tiger (j) ______ (devour) 20 to 30 kilograms of meat at a single meal.
9. The presence of working women outside the home (a) ______ (be) a very conspicuous change nowadays.
Of course, it (b) ______ (acknowledge) that women always (c) ______ (work) within the house. This
commonly (d) ______ (not count) as work. Even agricultural societies (e) ______ (not recognize) their
roles there. So, (f) ______ (establish) individual identity, many of them are (g) ______ (enter) outside
workforce now. They (h) ______ (join) wide range of professions. Not only educated women but also
women with little education or no education (i) ______ (opt) to work and (j) ______ (come) out of their
Cocoons.
10. We cannot change our society overnight. It is true that there are many problems but things are now (a)
______ (change). We notice a great change in our economy. It (b) ______ (get) better day by day. But it is
to be (c) ______ (note) here that corruption (d) ______ (be) the main obstacle of progress. Despite this, the
government (e) ______ (try) hard (f) ______ (run) the wheels of development. The first visual
development (g) ______ (notice) in the agriculture sector. Education system is also in a change but still
there are problems. The courses (h) ______ (select) for different classes need to be made adjustable to the
students. Sometimes courses create pressure on the students. It is very hopeful that Bangladesh (i) ______
(advance) much in infrastructural development. The long awaited Padma Bridge (j) ______ (start) its
functioning at last.
11. Most of the students of our country (a) ______ (be) experts in memorizing their answers. They (b) ______
(prepare) notes themselves. They get them (c) ______ (prepare) by their tutors. Their tutors (d) ______
(exercise) their brain for the students. As a result, the (e) ______ (think) power of the students (f) ______
(develop). They (g) ______ (have) any command over the language. They, sometimes, (h) ______ (do)
well in the examination. But for this they can (i) ______ (claim) no credit of their own. This result (j)
______ (help) them in their later life.
12. Dowry (a) ______ (regard) as a great curse in our society. It may (b) ______ (compare) to cancer that is (c)
______ increase) in our society at a great speed. The fathers of the brides (d) ______ (victimize) for dowry.
If steps (e) ______ (take) against those greedy people, it (f) ______ (grasp) our society. It is mainly (g)
______ (see) in the rich and educated society who (h) ______ (take) dowry as their right. So, we have to (i)
______ (develop) morality. The culprits should (j) ______ (punish) to control it. Otherwise, it will be a
society of torture and exploitation.
13. English is an international language. It gives us easy access to the ever (a) ______ (expand) knowledge of science
and technology, arts and education, innovations and discoveries. All the books, journals, reports, research findings
(b) ______ (be) available in English. Important books, papers, etc. are either written in English or (c) ______
(translate) into English. We can read and earn knowledge from them immediately after they (d) ______ (publish).
You easily (e) ______ (learn) about them if you have acquired the reading skills in English. If anyone wants to go to
any foreign country he (f) ______ (know) English. Many international meetings and seminars (g) - (hold) in English.
Proficiency of English (h) ______ (ensure) good jobs and better salaries. Specialists say learn English lest you
(i) ______ (miss) the opportunity of getting good jobs. It is time we all (j) ______ (acquire) the skills of English.
14. By the year 2019, we (a) ______ (appear) at almost all the admission tests. What we (b) ______ (tell) from our
seniors is that we have to read between the lines of all the textbooks. We have been doing so since (c) ______ (leave)
school. We have also been obligated to (d) ______ (study) rigorously since we (e) ______ (admit) ourselves into
Notre Dame College. Had we not been in such an environment, we (f) ______ (not school) ourselves with in-depth
studies. We (g) ______ (commit) to excellence. We will not stop until our goals (h) ______ (reach). We (i) _______
(see) many misfortunes in the lives of many students. However, we are working hard lest failure (j) ______ (not
taste) in our life.
15. Congratulation for (a) ______ (score) a good result in the examination. I (b) ______ (be) now in Chattogram. Next
week, I (c) ______ (go) to Dhaka. Then I (d) ______ (meet) you. You (e) ______ (choose) your career? I think you
should (f) ______ (depend) on yourself for your own choice. If I were you, I (g) ______ (like) to be an agriculturist.
Ours (h) ______ (be) an agricultural country. Most of the farmers (i) ______ (educate). They do not know how to
cultivate good crops. They still depend on the plough. If they are given scientific instruments, they can grow more
crops. Then our country (i) ______ (become) self-sufficient in food.
16. A proverb goes that time and tide waits for none. Since the dawn of civilization, time is (a) ______ (move). It (b)
______ (take) any rest. It is never constant. Time once gone is (c) ______ (go) forever. Lost health may be regained
by medicine and proper caring and nursing. Lost time cannot be (d) ______ (recover) by any means because nobody
can stop the ceaseless onward march of time. Life (e) ______ (be) nothing but the sum total of some moments. So,
everybody should (f) ______ (utilize) every moment of his life. But everyone (g) ______ (do) so. Only a few people
(h) ______ (make) proper use of time and they can (i) ______ (rise) to the pinnacles of glory by (j) ______
(overcome) the problems of life in this world. We should follow them.

Exercise : Right forms of verbs (DU Question Pattern)

1. As a requirement of the constitution, the President ________ oath in front of the Chief Justice.
A. take B. takes C. have taken D. took
2. They ________the cultural event.
A. not attend B. are not attend C. did not attend D. did not attended
3. Why _______accept my proposal?
A. do not she B. did not she C. did not him D. does not you
4. Rahman _______ for his annual exam right now.
A. has prepared B. has been preparing C. had been preparing D. is preparing
5. Zarin ________ her assignment.
A. is completed B. has completed C. had completed D. complete
6. I ______ my breakfast just now.
A. have been finishing B. have been finished C. have finish D. have finished
7. Rahat _______ me a long time ago.
A. meet B. has been met C. has met D. met
8. Shila _____ at the station before I ______ with her laptop.
A. arrived, reached B. arrive, reached C. arrived, reach D. had arrived, reached
9. Tanha _________ me.
A. had better to forget B. had not better forget C. had better forgets D. had better forget
10. Would that _______ her.
A. I could have win B. I could have won C. I could won D. I could win
11. Having _______ the statement, she________.
A. adjusted, called me B. adjust, called me C. adjusting, called me D. adjusted, call me
12. It is high time we ______ a group.
A. formed B. form C. forming D. have formed