1. The boys …. The cartoons on tv at the moment.
a. Watch
b. Watches
c. Watching
d. Are watching
( d ) = because present continuous tense
2. Can you show me …. The parts together ?
a. How it is put
b. How are you putting
c. How are you putting
d. How to put
( d ) = because question word + to-infinitive
3. Research hope that one day a cure for aids will ….
a. Find
b. Been found
c. Has been found
d. Be found
( d ) = because passive voice the passive is formed by using a form of “be” plus the past participle of the verb.
4. …. You he would change his job ?
a. Has the told
b. Did he tell
c. Did he say
d. Has he said
( b ) = because indicates that the main verb should be in the past tense.
5. The menservant had an electric torch and he …. The way.
a. Asked for
b. Led
c. Has showed
d. Had lost
( b ) = because sequence of tenses there is no need to change the tense since the sentence expresses successive actions.
6. He …. Football before he was married.
a. Used to play
b. Is used to playing
c. Was used to play
d. Used for playing
( a ) = because used to + infinitive it describes and action that happened over period of time in past, but no longer happes.
7. He apologized for…. help us.
a. Him unable to
b. His unable to
c. Being unable to
d. Been unable to
( c ) = because to apologized for sth.
8. He dived into the lake and …. The drowning girl.
a. Had saved
b. Has been saved
c. Saved
d. Was saved
( c ) = because the sequence of tenses the sentence indicated simultaneous actions in the past, so here is no need to change the sentence.
9. He doesn’t want to leave, but he ….
a. Had left
b. Is unable to
c. Has to
d. Needn’t
( c ) = because “ have to “ is used to express an obligation or a duty to do something.
10. He earns enough money …. His family.
a. To be supported by
b. To be supporting
c. To support
d. To be supporting
( c ) = because enough + noun + to-infinitive, to support.
11. He got the maid …. His breakfast in bed.
a. Bring
b. To have brought
c. To bring
d. Being brought
( c ) = because get somebody + to-infinitive
12. He …. To be a master mariner.
a. Said
b. Told me that
c. Has said
d. Is said
( d ) = because to be said to sentences beginning “ people / the say “ have to possible passive forms.
13. He took a lot of …. In educating his daughter.
a. Being interested
b. Interested
c. Interesting
d. Interest
( d ) = because to take in interest in a preposition is followed by a noun an objective pronoun or a gerund.
14. He …. For some time after the accident.
a. Was in capacitated
b. In capacitated
c. Was in capacitating
d. Has in capacitated
( a ) = because passive voice to in capacitated = to make unable she was in capacitated by illness.
15. He was …. Youngest in the group.
a. ….
b. The
c. A
d. Among
( b ) = because comparism of adjectives – superlative degree. The superlative degree need the article “ the “ before it.
