Exercise 1: Chọn dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc
1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't/ don't) fit me.
2. Physics (was/ were) my best subject at school.
3. Fortunately the news (wasn't/ weren't) as bad as we had expected.
4. The police (wants/ want) to interview Fred about a robbery.
5. Three days (isn't/ aren't) long enough for a good holiday.
6. Where (does/ do) your family live?
7. England (have/ has) lost all their football matches this season.
8. (Does/ Do) the police know about the stolen money?
9. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't/ aren't) sharp enough,
10. I'm going to take a taxi. Six miles (is/ are) too far for me to walk.
11. John, along with twenty friends, (is/ are) planning a party.
12. The picture of the soldiers (bring/ brings) back a lot of memories.
13. If the duties of these officers (isn't/ aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
14. Advertisements on television (is/ are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
15. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high.
16. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/ has) proposed some changes of the rules.
17. The levels of intoxication (vary/ varies) from subject to subject.
18. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/ are) going to the play tonight.
19. Anything (is/ are) better than going to another movie tonight.
20. Skating (is/ are) becoming more popular every day.
Exercise 2: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc
1. A number of reporters (be) at the conference yesterday.
2. Anybody who (have) a fever must go home immediately.
3. Your glasses (be) on the bureau last night.
4. There (be) some people at the meeting last night.
5. The committee already [reach) a decision.
6. A pair of jeans (be) in the washing machine this morning.
7. Each student (answer) the first three questions.
8. Either John or his wife (make) breakfast every morning.
9. After she had perused the material, the secretary thought that everything (be) in order.
10. The crowd at the basketball game (be) wild with excitement.
11. A pack of wild dogs (frighten) all the ducks away.
12. The jury (be) trying to reach a decision.
13. The army (have) eliminated this section of the training test.
14. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (be) appalling.
15. There (have) been too many interruptions in this class.
16. Every elementary school teacher (have) to take this examination.
17. Neither Jill nor her parents (see) this movie before.
18. There (be) no girls in this class.
19. There (be) no key for this door.
20. 80% of the students (have) voted.
Exercise 3: Trong mỗi câu sau có một lỗi sai, tìm và sửa lại cho đúng.
1. Geography are fascinating.
2. Where is my gloves?
3. Each ticket costed $5.
4. The boy with his dog are here.
5. John or Tom are bringing the car.
6. His hair are turning gray.
7. Are there anybody at home?
8. Neither praise nor blame seem to affect him.
9. Three fourths of his fortune were devoted to scientific research.
10. Two-thirds of these books is novels.
11. There are a car and two vans in front of my house.
12. Why is the police standing there?
13. So far everything is all right.
14. More men than women is left-handed.
15. Fifty minutes are the maximum length of time allotted for the exam.
16. None of my classmates speaks Arabic.
17. Every student are tested twice a year.
18. Each of the items in the bill are correct.
19.10 years in prison were too long for him.
20. None of the children were awake.
Exercise 4: Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống sau một động từ thích hợp
1. No smoking or drinking ________ allowed during work time.
2. Indians ________ a lot of junk food.
3. More than one student ________ late for class this morning.
4. The United Nations ________ found in 1945.
5. A number of boys ________ swimming in the lake, but I didn't know the exact number of them.
6. One and a half day ________ what I need.
7. There ________ still the possibility of heavy rain and high winds.
8. Politi ________ cs a constant source of interest to me.
9. The pilot as well as all the passengers ________ rescued from the crash.
10. Half of the cookies ________ been eaten.
Tham khảo
1/ Don't forget (lock)to lock to lock the door before (leave)leaving
2/ I regret (inform) _____to inform ________ you that your application has been refused.
3/ I tried (persuade) ______to persuade_______ him (agree) _____to agree________ with my proposal.
4/ Mrs John : I don't allow (smoke) _____smoking________ in my room.
Mrs Smiths : I don't allow my family (smoke) ______to smoke_______ at all.
5/ Oh ! I can feel something (crawl) _____crawling________ up my leg. It must be an insect.
6/ I'll never forget (meet) _______meeting______ her in Ha Long Bay.
7/ He was about (leave) ________to leave_____ when she came.
8/ When I saw him, he was busy (talk) ___talking__________ with his girlfriend.
9/ (See) _______Having seen______ this film before, I turned off the TV.
10/ - Do you remember (post) _______posting______ the letter?
- Yes, I do. I posted it in the letter box near my gate.
11/ Did you remember (lock) ______locking_______ the door?
- No, I didn't. I'd better (go) _____go________ back and do it now.
12/ I distinctly remember (pay) ______paying_______ him. I gave him 2 dollards.
13/ Mr Whithe was accused of (leak) ___leaking__________ information to the press.
14/ He wastes time (philander) _____philandering________ with the girls in the village.
15/ Suddenly (feel) ___felt_____ hungry, he (stop) ______stopped_____ (buy) ___to buy______ a bar of chocolate.
16/ He tried (make) _____to make________ me (believe) ________believe_____ that he was my stepbrother.
1/ Don't forget (lock)to lock the door before (leave)leaving.
2/ I regret (inform) infroming you that your application has been refused.
3/ I tried (persuade)to persuade him (agree)to agree with my proposal.
4/ Mrs John : I don't allow (smoke) to smoke in my room.
Mrs Smiths : I don't allow my family (smoke)to smoke at all.
5/ Oh ! I can feel something to crawl (crawl) up my leg. It must be an insect.
6/ I'll never forget to meet (meet) her in Ha Long Bay.
7/ He was about leaving(leave) when she came.
8/ When I saw him, he was busy to talk (talk) with his girlfriend.
9/ (See)Seeing this film before, I turned off the TV.
10/ - Do you remember to posting(post) the letter ?
- Yes, I do. I posted it in the letter box near my gate.
11/ Did you remember locking(lock) the door ?
- No, I didn't. I'd better go(go) back and do it now.
12/ I distinctly remember paying (pay) him. I gave him 2 dollards.
13/ Mr Whithe was accused of leaking(leak) information to the press.
14/ He wastes time to philander(philander) with the girls in the village.
15/ Suddenly feeling(feel) hungry, he stopped (stop)to buy (buy) a bar of chocolate.
16/ He tried to make(make) me believe(believe) that he was my stepbrothe