VERB FORMS – EXERCISES
I. Use the correct form of DO IT to complete the sentences:
1. He made me ……………………….. 31. He gave up ………………………..
2. We will be able ……………………….. 32. Do you know where …………………..
3. You ought ……………………….. 33. He suggested ………………………..
4. May I ……………………….. 34. I spent time ………………………..
5. Will you help me ………………………..? 35. I had difficulty in ……………………..
6. He is expected ……………………….. 36. I enjoy ………………………..
7. She can ……………………….. 37. He must ………………………..
8. I’d like him ……………………….. 38. I don’t feel like ………………………..
9. It’s easy ……………………….. 39. I decided ………………………..
10. I used ……………………….. 40. Jim insisted on ………………………..
11. I want ……………………….. 41. She promised ………………………..
12. They refused ……………………….. 42. He kept ………………………..
13. Please let me ……………………….. 43. They agreed ………………………..
14. Need I ………………………..? 44. He hoped ………………………..
15. You seemed ……………………….. 45. You had better ………………………..
16. He told me ……………………….. 46. They permitted ………………………..
17. He told me when ……………………….. 47. It’s no use ………………………..
18. Would you mind ………………………..? 48. She is interested in ……………………..
19. I’m looking forward to ……………………….. 49. He was made ………………………..
20. I can’t help ……………………….. 50. They postponed ………………………..
21. Try to avoid ……………………….. 51. She’s considering ……………………..
22. He finished ……………………….. 52. I intend ………………………..
23. I start ……………………….. 53. She asked him ………………………..
24. I allowed him ……………………….. 54. Did you manage ……………………..?
25. She wasted a lot of time ……………………….. 55. I had him ……………………….
26. It took me two days ……………………….. 56. They’re willing ……………………….
27. I am used to ……………………….. 57. Will you ……………………….?
28. I’m too busy ……………………….. 58. I got him ……………………….
29. I advised him ……………………….. 59. He showed me how ………………….

27. I heard some (surprise) ……………………….. news on radio.
28. It was a (tire) ……………………….. day.
29. His funny story is (amuse) ………………………..
30. We were all very (worry) ……………………….. when he didn’t come home.
31. Mary is ……………………….. about going on this trip. She thinks it is going to be an
……………………….. trip. (excite)
32. She finds housekeeping a (bore) ……………………….. task.
33. He felt (envy) ……………………….. of my success.
34. They were (disappoint) ……………………….. when they heard the result of their tests.
35. (Speak) ……………………….. English is different from (write) ………………………..
English.
36. She’s always (embarrass) ……………………….. while going with him.
37. She appeared with a (please) ……………………….. smile.
38. She was (shock) ……………………….. when she heard the news.
39. He has to repair this (break) ……………………….. table.
40. The (tire) ……………………….. workers sat down to rest for a minute.