Right Form of Verbs 

Remember you will be given 5 gaps and first of all you have to identify 6 points before filling each gap.

1. Sentence – Active/Passive

2. Which tense (Simple Present/Present Continuous/Present perfect/Simple Past)

3. Preposition

4. Relative pronoun—who/which/that

5. Conditional Sentence—if

6. Sentence—Simple/Complex/Compound

Rules on Right Form of Verbs

1. If subject doesn’t work=Passive Voice=to be verb+v3

Present Tense=am/is/are      Past Tense=was/were           Modals=be        

Continuous Tense=being       Perfect Tense =been

2.1 Sub + main verb + s/es + ext (if subject 3rd person singular number in Simple Present Tense)

2.2 Modal Auxiliary + verb1 (Active voice)                To + verb1 (infinitive)

3. Now, day by day =Present continuous tense=am/is/are+v1+ing

4.1 Have/has/had/to be/having/being/been/get+ v3

4.2 Already, recently, just, ever= Present Perfect Tense=have/has+v3

5. Yesterday, ago, last, once, one day, previous, it is time/high time= Simple Past Tense=v2

6.1 Preposition + verb1 + ing

6.2 With a view to, look forward to, get used to, addicted to+ verb1 +ing

7. Noun/Pronoun+Relative Pronoun+Verb

8. 1 First conditional : If + Simple Present Tense + Sub + will/can/may + verb1 + ext

8.2  Second conditional: If + Simple Past Tense + Sub + would/could/might + verb1 + ext

9. Two verbs added with and in a sentence will follow the same tense.

10.Simple Sentence having two verbs

a. purpose= to+ v1
b. subject does the action of verb = v1+ing
c. subject doesn’t do the action of verb = v3

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs.

1. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| be | depend | invent | prosper | toil |
Man is the maker of his own fortune. If we (a) ___ afraid of work, we cannot (b) ___ in life. Some people think that success in life (c) ___ on luck. Scientists have (d) ___ day and night in their laboratories with a view to (e) ___ radio, television and computer. These instruments have added to the joy of our life. [D. B. 2017 (Modified)]

2. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| call | make | prepare | wait | waste |
Student life is the best time for (a) ___ oneself for future. It is (b) ___ the seedtime of life. So, during this period of life students mustn’t (c) ___ time. They should bear in mind that time (d) ___ for none. If a student neglects his time, he will have to repent in future. All the famous persons in the world have (e) ___ the best use of time. We should follow their footprints to succeed in life. [R. B. 2017; S. B. 2014 (Modified)]

3. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| be | enrich | leave | provide | travel |
People get pleasure in reading  books. It (a) ___ a good habit. The habit of reading (b) ___ the mind.  Books are man’s best companions. Friends may (c) ___ us, but books never. Books teach us many good lessons. They also (d) ___ us vast knowledge. Through books we can (e) ___ almost all over the world. [Din. B. 2017 (Modified)]

4. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| be | come | flee | kill | take |
Today we (a) ___ a free nation. We had to take great pains to gain freedom. Our War of Liberation (b) ___ place in 1971. People of all walks of life (c) ___ forward and got involved in the war directly or indirectly. Many a man (d) ___ in the battle field. They (e) ___ from the battle fields. Rather all of them contributed much to achieve independence. [J. B. 2017; J. B. 2015 (Modified)]

5. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| cause | contain | drink | increase | live |
Vitamin A (a) ___ our eyesight. Blindness (b) ___ by the deficiency of vitamin A. Molafish which abounds in our rivers and canals (c) ___ a lot of vitamin A. We should eat/eat/must eat/have to eat a lot of molafish as well as vegetables to protect our eyesight. We (d) ___ pure water at regular intervals too. It is essential for our body. We (e) ___ without drinking water. [C. B. 2017 (Modified)]

6. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| consider | equip | get | go | make |
 Education is (a) ___ the best weapon to fight against poverty. Education and development (b) ___ hand in hand. A country can reach the summit of development if its citizens (c) ___ with education and skills. Realizing the fact, our present government has (d) ___ primary education free. Today, a large number of talented students are (e) ___ scholarship. [Ctg. B. 2017 (Modified)]

7. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | have | know | lie | reduce |
The secret of success in life (a) ___ in the proper use of time. Many of us often forget that every moment (b) ___ precious. It is not (c) ___ to us when we shall be called away from this world by death. During this limited and uncertain period, we (d) ___ a lot of things to do. If we waste the precious minutes of our life in idleness, we will (e) ___ the hours of work available to us.

8. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | change | live | misuse | think |
Science has (a) ___ the lifestyle of people all over the world. We can see the wonders of science around us as we (b) ___ in an age of science and technology. Telephone, télex, fax, wireless, telegram, computer, electricity etc. (c) ___ great wonders of modern science. Really science has contributed much to make our life easy and comfortable. We (d) ___ of our modern life without science. If we use science in a positive way, it will be a blessing for us. But science will be a curse for us if we (e) ___ this blessing. So, science should be used for establishing peace and humanity in the world.

9. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| amuse | have | like | maintain | symbolize |
A flower (a) ___ beauty and purity. Flowers give us immense pleasure. Our minds (b) ___ at the beauty and fragrance of different kinds of flowers. Consequently, flowers are considered to be the food of human mind. Who (c) ___ flowers? They (d) ___ very little material value but their aesthetic value is boundless. We use flowers on different occasions. Many people (e) ___ their families by selling flowers.

10. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| divide | grow | protect | provide | take |
The foods that we eat can be (a) ___ into six kinds according to what substance they contain and what benefits they do to us. Fish, meat, peas and milk (b) ___ us with protein and build our body and help us grow. If we (c) ___ all these, we can (d) ___ well. Vitamins and mineral salts (e) ___ us from diseases. They keep us fit for work.

11. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| come | contribute | be | play | receive |
Today women (a) ___ important roles in all spheres of life. They (b) ___ no longer confined within the four walls of their parents or husbands’ house. They have (c) ___ out of the kitchens and are working hand in hand with men in the development programmes of the country. By (d) ___  education they have become pilots, doctors, engineers, teachers, administrators etc. If they get more opportunities, they (e) ___ much to the development of the country. [Din. B. 2016 (Modified)]

12. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | enable | give | improve | think |
Physical exercise means the regular movement of the limbs of our body. There (a) ___ a close connection between body and mind. We (b) ___ of a sound mind without a sound health. It is physical exercise which (c) ___ us to build a good health. Physical exercise makes our body active. It also (d) ___ our power of digestion and blood circulation. It (e) ___ strength to our brain. A machine gets rust for want of proper use. Human body is also a machine. [J. B. 2016 (Modified)]

13. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | enjoy | form | refresh | walk |
Walking (a) ___ a good exercise. It develops our body and (b) ___ our mind. It is beneficial to health. One can take fresh air and (c) ___ the beauty of nature if one (d) ___ in the early morning. So walking should be (e) ___ as a habit by people of all ages.

14. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| bear | be | create | has | like |
Tolerance (a) ___ one of the best qualities of a person. Every conscious person should have this great quality. In human society one person may not (b) ___ another person. One may (c) ___ grudge against the other. But he must (d) ___ tolerance to live peacefully in society. A man who is devoid of tolerance, (e) ___ his problems himself.

15. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| accept | agree | ask | contain | promise |
One day the great poet Ferdousi (a) ___ by Sultan Mahmood to write Shahanama in honour of the Sultan. The Sultan (b) ___ to pay Ferdousi a gold coin for each verse. Ferdousi finished his writing and it was found (c) ___ sixty thousand verses. Now Sultan didn’t (d) ___ to pay sixty thousand gold coins. He wanted to pay silver coins instead of gold coins. The poet (e) ___ silver coins and returned to his village. [S. B. 2016 (Modified)]

16. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | compel | decide | take | turn |
Once there lived a king in an island. There (a) ___ green trees everywhere in the island. Once the king (b) ___ to build a magnificent palace in the island. So he ordered his men to cut down all the trees. Some people opposed the king’s idea but he did not pay heed to their oppositions. So people were (c) ___ to carry out the king’s order. They cut down all the trees. As a result, a great change (d) ___ place in the climate of the island. The island (e) ___ into a desert. [B. B. 2016 (Modified)]

17. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| increase | lose | plant | pose | see |
Global warming is (a) ___ day by day. It is mainly caused by the destruction of forests. Everyday we cut down trees recklessly but do not (b) ___ a single  tree. As a result, wild animals are (c) ___ their living places. Many birds and animals are (d) ___ no more. This loss (e) ___ a threat to our environment by destroying the ecological balance. [D. B. & Din. B. 2015 (Modified)]

18. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| arrive | come | reach | start | reach |
He (a) ___ my office before the train arrived at the station. After (b) ___ my office, he met me. The Headmaster and Secretary of our school (c) ___ by the train. So, we (d) ___ for the station to receive him. No sooner had we (e) ___ at the station, than we found our Headmaster. [R. B. 2015 (Modified)]

19. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | begin | get | run | walk |
Last evening, I was (a) ___ along the Sadar Road. My little sister (b) ___ with me. Suddenly, a young man came (c) ___ and snatched her gold chain out from her neck. I (d) ___ to run after the snatcher. But after a while, I thought, it was not wise to leave my sister alone as it was (e) ___ dark. [C. B. 2015 (Modified)]

20. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| cost | form | learn | remain | show |
Good manners (a) ___ an important part of our  education. Our education (b) ___ incomplete if we do not attain good manners. In our behaviour towards others if we do not (c) ___ respect to them, they will not respect us. Good manners (d) ___ us nothing. Our children should (e) ___ good manners from the very beginning of their life. [Ctg. B. & S. B. 2015 (Modified)]

21. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | grow | help | play | supply |
The tree (a) ___ a major role for the welfare of human being. So, it (b) ___ said that tree is our life. We cannot think of an environment without trees. The tree (c) ___ us in many ways. It (d) ___ us food, shelter, medicine etc. The tree gives us oxygen without which we cannot live. Fruit trees (e) ___ all over the country. Trees bring rains to keep the atmosphere cool and fresh. [B. B. 2015 (Modified)]

22. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| enlighten | get | go | regard | take |
 Education is (a) ___ as the yardstick of development. Development and education (b) ___ hand in hand. Obtaining degrees is not the prime objective of education. But our young generation (c) ___ educated to have a job with certain degrees. Now education has to be redefined. In fact, education is meant for (d) ___ an individual and creating a sense of morality. Education without morality cannot lead a nation to success. It is high time, we (e) ___ measures to spread true education. [D. B. 2014 (Modified)]

23. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | follow | make | neglect | wait |
Time (a) ___ very valuable. This valuable time (b) ___ for nobody. No power can stop it. It knows no pause in its course. It is not wise to (c) ___ time. The man who (d) ___ the best use of time, is sure to succeed. All the famous persons of the world have made the best use of time. They should be (e) ___ by us. [R. B. & B. B. 2014 (Modified)]

24. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | depend | prosper | remember | work |
Bangladesh (a) ___ full of natural resources. The prosperity of the country (b) ___ on the proper utilization of the resources. So, we should all try to build up our country by (c) ___ hard. We should not lead a lazy life. No nation (d) ___ without industry. It (e) ___ that industry is the key to success. If we make the best use of our resources, Bangladesh will become prosperous. [Din. B. 2014 (Modified)]

25. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | climb | come | go | walk |
Once there were two friends. One day they were (a) — through a forest. Suddenly a bear (b) — out of the forest. One of the friends (c) — up a  tree. The other friend did not know how to climb up a tree. He lay down on the ground as if he (d) — dead. The bear came and put his nose on the face of the man. He thought him to be dead and (e) — away. [J. B. 2014 (Modified)]

26. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | depend | recover | take | wait |
A proverb goes that time and tide (a) — for none. Since the dawn of civilization time is moving. It goes on and on. It (b) — any rest. Lost health may be (c) — by medicine and proper caring and nursing. lost wealth by dint of hard labour but lost time cannot be regained by any means. Success in life (d) — on the best use of time. If we make a proper division of our time and do our duties accordingly, we (e) — sure to reach the cherished goal of our life. [C. B. 2014 (Modified)]

27. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| do | reply | see | sleep | wake |
Once Abu was (a) — in his room. Suddenly he (b) — up hearing a sound. He (c) — that an angel was writing something. He asked the angel what he (d) —. The angel (e) — that he was writing the names of those who love humanity. Abu requested him to write down his name.

28. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | build | make | remove | speak |
A teacher (a) — an architect of a nation. He plays an important role in (b) — up an educated nation. He (c) — the darkness of ignorance from the lot of a nation. He is an actor while (d) —. He is able to hold the attention of his students. He does not sit motionless before his class. He also (e) — his lessons interesting. [JSC Exam. 2013 (Modified)]

29. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| be | sink | stick | want | waste |
A ship without a rudder (a) — at the mercy of the wind and waves. Even if it (b) — it cannot reach the goal. Similarly, a man without an aim simply (c) — his time and energy trying one thing after another. Once this aim is fixed, one should (d) — to it. Aim in life relates to the choice of profession. It is important for one to decide early in life what one (e) — to be.

30. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| admit | be | give | shoulder | undergo |
It goes without saying that most of the parents want to see their sons/daughters well established in life. For this, parents are always ready (a) — any risk, but the tragedy is that our boys and girls want to shine in a short cut way. They think that it (b) — better if they could have established themselves without (c) — any hard work. We cannot expect that every educated young man (d) — a secure and a comfortable job with a chair and a table and a fan in an office or in a bank. We (e) — that no government can provide employment to all the unemployed youths.

31. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| carry | commit | fall | give | lead |
Drug has a terrible effect on social life. It (a) — the addicts to an unreal world of dreams. This is called hallucination. And this hallucination (b) — rise to social crimes. When the drug addicts cannot afford to buy drugs, they (c) — many kinds of social crimes. Many youngsters (d) — victims to this deadly curse. Once they take it, they get into the death trap. Slowly but surely they (e) — to death.

32. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| build | change | discuss | exist | take |
Downy prevails in Bangladesh. Despite much effort against it, the curse still (a) — in our country. Even this moment while we (b) — the issue, somewhere in our country a bride is being beaten for dowry. Effective measures (c) — to create awareness among all classes of people. People (d) — their outlook regarding dowry. We should remember that the dowry system is a curse. Our government also should take proper steps to uproot the dowry with the aim of (e) — a peaceful country.

33. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.
| bring | choose | crown | go | lead |
Everybody wants to be (a) — with success in life. But for achieving the desired success, one (b) — a long way with patience, sincerity and honesty. But unfortunately many of us avoiding the honest path of life (c) — the dark way to enjoy the fruit that eventually falls to bring happiness. Honesty has a great importance in man’s life. No other virtue (d) — such a reward as it does. Honesty (e) — or lifts a man to the top level.

34. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| be | die | establish | lose | overcome |
After Humayun (a) — he was succeeded by his eldest son, Akbar. He (b) — then only 14 years old and he had a very difficult situation to face. But he (c) — the problems one after another with the help and advice of Bahram Khan, his guardian. Soon after succeeding to the throne Akbar had to firmly (d) — Mughal authority and regain the territories it (e) —.

35. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| acquire | be | confine | expect | realize |
There (a) — no rose without thorns, no right without duties and no pleasure without pain. No wonder than that a student has certain duties to perform. He has to discharge duties to his ownself, to his parents, to his family, to his country and what is more to God. The first and foremost duty of a student is to (b) — knowledge. But he must (c) — himself to the prescribed  book. He (d) — that his bright future largely depends on properly doing works. He should do all his duties as per his capacities. He (e) — to find a bright prospectus in future.

36. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| demolish | determine | eradicate | obstruct | prevail |
The present govt. (a) — to stamp out corruption from our national life. The govt. has already started (b) — illegal construction. Corruption is very deep rooted among the govt. officials and the politicians. With a view to (c) — corruption from the country, wholehearted co-operation from the members of the public is necessary. In Bangladesh corruption (d) — everywhere. It (e) — the circle of development of society and country. It infects the good and honest citizens.

37. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| cut | export | need | take | wash |
Trees are very useful to humans. They prevent the rich topsoil from being (a) — away by rainwater and floods. Trees give us shade. They (b) — in carbon dioxide and give oxygen. As you know by now man (c) — oxygen to breathe and live. So we (d) — down trees indiscriminately. They give us various kinds of fruits which are rich in food value and vitamins. They meet up our local demands. As a result people can keep their body fit and sound by eating fruits. Again we (e) — fruits to many other countries and earn a lot of foreign exchange.

38. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| be | bring | make | run | satisfy |
Money (a) — one happy unless it is earned through fair means. There are people who have a lot of money but it (b) — peace of mind to them. Their hours and days are spent only for earning money. Thus, they get used to (c) — after it till death. But we should know that happiness (d) — a psychological thing. Everybody cannot get/have it. He who (e) — with what he gets and contents himself is really a happy man.

39. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| add | offer | think | use | work |
Among the most amazing blessings of modern  science and technology, mobile phone is one of them. It has (a) — a new dimension to our way of life and to the communication system. It is a telephone system that (b) — without any wire. Obviously, mobile telecommunication has become a part of modern life. Nowadays, to have/having a mobile phone is not a luxury even in a poor country like our Bangladesh. People across the globe (c) — mobile phones for rapid communication with their near and dear ones. Moreover, many mobile companies are now (d) — more facilities with handsets such as camera, audio, video, bluetooth and Internet. Mobile phone is no more just mobile phone. It is the integration of many technologies and facilities. Nowadays, we (e) — even for a day without mobile phone.

40. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| be | celebrate | forget | play | write |
Many days have passed since you (a) — to me. I thought you (b) — me. But your letter (c) — just to hand. I’m glad to learn that you are going on well with your studies. You have wanted to know how I (d) — my birthday. Almost all of our relatives and friends visited our house on the occasion. It would be very nice if you were amidst us. We (e) — a lot of games too.

41. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5
| be | bestow | give | use | belong |
We owe to Nature for (a) — us with her gifts lavishly. We may not have a large area of land but the negligible area of land that (b) — to us is very fertile. We should (c) — ungrateful to her. Nature (d) — her resources to us more generously than many other countries of the world. Think about our land. We (e) — most of our lands for the purpose of agriculture and industry.

42. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form. 1×5=5

| be | deprive | give | remain | remove |
 Education (a) — a man a clear conscious view of his own opinion and judgement a truth in developing them. Therefore, it is often compared to light which (b) — the darkness of ignorance and helps us distinguish between right and wrong. The primary purpose of  education (c) — the liberation of man from the restrictions and habits and attitudes which limit his humanity. In respect of imparting education there should be no discrimination between man and woman. If we (d) — women of the right of education, almost half of our population (e) — in darkness.

1. Once upon a time there was an old farmer. He lived with his wife and three sons in a small village. The three sons (a)—(‘quarrel’ habitual past) with each other. Their parents said ‘(b)—(stop)—! Don’t quarrel! It’s bad! But they (c)—(listen)—to their parents. One day, the sons (d)—(quarrel) —again and the old farmer heard them. Once again he (e)—(‘say’ in the past)—, ‘Stop!’. He then asked for the five sticks and some rope. The three boys (f)—(bring)—the sticks and rope for their father. The old farmer then (g)—(tie)—the stick together with the rope. Then he said to his sons. ‘Now try and (h)—(break)—this bundle of sticks.’

2. The three boys tried and tried, but they (a)—(‘can’ in the past negative) —break the bundle of sticks. Then their father (b)—(untie)—the sticks and his wife gave one stick to each of her sons. There were two more sticks and she (c)—(give)—one to her husband and kept one for herself. ‘Now,’ she said, ‘Try and (d)—(break)—your stick.’ This time they all broke their sticks easily. Then the old farmer (e)—(‘ask’ in the past)—his sons, ‘Did you like my story?’ ‘Yes, we did,’ they replied. ‘What (f)—(to have) you learnt from it?’ he asked. The wisest son answered, ‘We (g)—(be)—like these sticks. Together we’re strong.’ ‘Good,’ replied their father, ‘That’s right. Now you (h)—(know) why quarrelling is bad.’

3. Once some parts of the body were unhappy. They thought that only the stomach ate. ‘The stomach eats,’ they said, ‘but it (a)—(“work” in the negative)—.’ We think it’s lazy. It’s greedy too.’ ‘We both (b)—(work) —hard all day.’ said the hands. We (c)—(wash)—all the clothes and the whole body. We (d)—(collect)—the food and cook it. We work in the fields and write letters too. Look at the stomach! It (e)—(‘work’ in the negative)—like us. It only eats and eats. Then the legs (f)—(say)—, without us the hands (g)—(do)—much. We both carry the whole body and can sometimes run away from danger. We can jump and kick footballs too. Look at the stomach! We think it (h)—(work)—like us. It only eats and eats.’

4. Today I (a) — (‘start’ in present continuous tense)  my diary and (b) — (think)  about myself. I (c) — (bear)  on May 12, 1968 in this village near Sonapur. I have (d) — (live)  here all my life. Sonapur is a Thana in Rangpur district. We call it ‘the town’, because it has shops, a post office, a police station, a bank and many offices. This morning I (e) — (‘go’ in the past)  there with my cousin, Laila. We walked to the river and (f) — (cross)  it by boat. Then we walked to the post office. In the post office we (g) — (buy) some stamps. Then I posted my letter to Lucy. After that we returned home. Now it is 12.30 pm. I just (h) — (eat)  my lunch and am writing my diary.

5. My house is in the village of Nurgonj. It (a) — (‘be’ in the negative)  very far away. It is only three kilometers from Sherpur. There (b) — (be)  many trees around our village. Near my house we (c) — (to have)  a tube well. There is also a pond near my house. At the side of my house we (d) — (to have)  the kitchen. There is a vegetable garden in front of it. We (e) — (‘grow’ in the simple present)  green vegetables and carrots. There (f) — (be)  a fence around the vegetable garden. We (g) — (keep)  the cows in a shed behind the house. We also (h) — (make)  a latrine at the side of the cowshed.

6. Samira (a) — (‘to have’ to show possession)  a cousin called Laila. Now she (b)  (be) — a student and (c) — (go)  to college. She (d) — (live)  in Sonapur near the Agrani Bank. Five years ago, Laila came to Sonapur from a small village not far from Samira’s on the other side of the river. From her window she (e) — (‘see’ showing past ability)  the river. It (f) — (flow)  down from the hills near the border of Rangpur district. She (g) — (like)  the river very much, because it (h) — (look)  very beautiful.

7. One day Laila’s father said, ‘Laila, we (a) — (“be” present indicating future)  visit your uncle and aunt up in the hills tomorrow. First, we (b) — (cross)  the river by boat. Then we (c) — (walk)  there. It (d) — (be)  a long journey, so we (e) — (“leave” in the future)  early.’ Laila (f) — (look) very happy and excited. She (g) — (want)  to visit her relatives and (g) — (walk)  in the hills.

8. Every hour we (a) — (‘stop’ in the past)  and drank some water. Then we (b) — (stop)  by a small river and (c) — (eat)  our chicken biriyani and cakes. After our picnic, we (d) — (rest)  for half an hour. Then we (e) —(‘walk’ in the past) again. After two and a half hours, we (f) — (come)  to my aunt and uncle’s village. They looked very happy (g) — (see)  us. ‘Welcome,’ they said. ‘Sit down and have a rest. You (h) — (look)  very tired.’ I was very tired, but also very happy.

9. Imon : Hey, that looks good. What are you (a) — (‘make’ in the present continuous form)?

Farah : A toasted sandwich.

Imon : A ‘what?’ How do you (b) — (make)  it, genius?

Farah : Well, it (c) — (be)  easy really. Just (d) — (toast) two slices of bread. Then (e) — (‘take’ in making advice)  some tomatoes, lettuce and cucumber.

Imon : And then what?

Farah : (f) — (slice) some cheese or meat. And (g) — (stick) them between your two slices! Simple, eh?

Imon : Umm, looks great. Can you (h) — (make)  me one?

Farah : Ah… ha! Now you are talking.

10. Junk Food’ is food that (a) — (‘produce’ in the passive form) for its pungent taste rather than for its health value. It is great fun to eat and it (b) — (look)  very appealing, but it is not good for the body. It often (c) — (contain)  added chemicals, which make it taste soothing but (d) — (to be)  unhealthy. It usually (e) — (‘contain’ expressing habitual fact)) a lot of animal fat or sugar. Foods like chips, burgers, crisps, cakes, biscuits (f) — (to be)  high in animal fats. Sweets and fizzy drinks like cola and lemonade are high in sugar. When we (g) — (eat)  a large amount of fat our bodies (h) — (turn)  them into fatty tissue.

11. Thousands of people in Bangladesh (a) — (‘suffer’ in the present continuous)  from arsenic poisonings and more (b) — (effect)  everyday. Arsenicosis is caused by drinking tube well water containing arsenic. People who (c) — (drink)  uncontaminated water do not catch arsenicosis from affected people. The main recommendation for the people who are affected by arsenic is to drink water from a source that (d) — (contain)  no arsenic. The effects of arsenicosis are less severe among people who eat a healthy, balanced diet, ideally containing fish and vegetables. This is an initial treatment for arsenicosis and (e) — (‘may’ to express probability) be part of the reason why the number of arsenicosis patients in Bangladesh (f) — (be)  still relatively low. It (g) — (believe)  that vitamins A, C and E (h) — (be)  effective for treatment of arsenicosis.

12. On an average 55 lac pieces of polythene bags (a) — (‘use’ in the passive form) everyday in Dhaka city alone. Most of this huge quantity of used and then thrown-out polythene bags (b) — (find)  their way into the drains. Then the polybags (c) — (block)  sewerage pipes and the regular flow of drain water, which result in the complete disruption of the drainage system. During the rainy season, this kind of blockage by polythene (d) — (obstruct)  the rainwater flowing to the drains. Moreover, it is mainly because of the polythene that many low-lying areas of a city go frequently under water. In this regard, we can recall the longest-lasting flood in 1998. Floodwater (e) — (‘remain’ in the past)  in many parts of Dhaka for over two months. Polythene (f) — (be)  also a potential threat to our cultivable land. It (g) — (be)  capable of being decomposed by natural way. Polythene (h) — (remain)  unchanged like a strong curtain through which nothing can pass.

13. Then the eyes said, ‘Without us the hands and legs (a) — (“can” in the negative)  do much. We open in the morning and (b) — (rest)  all day. We only (c) — (close)  at night. But look at the stomach! We think it’s very lazy. It only (d) — (eat)  and sleeps.’ Then the head said, ‘Without me none of you (e) — (“do” to express ability) anything. I think and make plans. I (f) — (think)  the stomach’s lazy. So I have a plan. We’ll stop (g) — (work). We (h) — (give)  food to the stomach any more.’ After two days, the stomach was very hungry and unhappy. It cried out for food all day and night. But the head, hands, legs and eyes were unhappy too. The whole body was weak and sick.

14. I rested for an hour on the veranda. I (a) — (‘see’ to express ability in the past)  the other village houses and many trees. The trees (b) — (be)  very big, but the village houses were very small. Soon it was night in the hills. Then my aunt (c) — (give)  me some supper. I (d) — (eat)  it and went to sleep. At midnight I (e) — (‘wake’ in the past)  up suddenly and heard a sound near me. What was it? I (f) — (see)  anything. Where was I? Then I (g) — (remember). I was up in the hills. Some people are afraid of the hills. My friend, Selina, said, ‘(h) — (walk)  in the hills, Laila, there are ghosts there.’

15. That (a) — (‘be’ in the past ) — eleven years ago in 1981. Samira was in Class 7 and first (b) — (start) — her diary then. It was ten years after the Liberation War. Now, in 1992, she is twenty-four years old and (c) — (go) — to the same college as Laila in Sonapur. Eleven years ago Samira and Laila (d) — (to have) an interesting conversation with Samira’s parents. It (e) — (‘be’ in the past) — about the Liberation War. They (f) — (want) — to know about it. Samira (g) — (can) — much and Laila couldn’t remember anything. So they (h) — (ask)—Samira’s parents some question about it.

16. Hasan’s best friend at school is Karim. They (a) — (‘be’ in the present) cousins. They (b) — (sit)  beside each other in the same class at school, but they (c) — (live)  in the same village. Karim (d) — (live) on the other side of Sherpur, about two kilometers outside the town. Last month Hasan (e) — (‘stay’ in the past) with Karim. Karim’s village (f) — (be) like Nurgonj and his house is also similar to Hasan’s. At the side of his yard, there (g) — (be) a vegetable garden. There is a fence around it. The vegetable garden is just at the side of the kitchen. Like Hasan, Karim often (h) — (work) in it. He grows very good vegetables, but, like Hasan, he sometimes get tired of them.

17. Long journeys in ships (a) — (‘be’ in the past) dangerous and many sailors died. There (b) — (be) many dangers. Disease was one of the common dangers. A common disease was scurvy. Many sailors (c) — (die) of it. In 1768, Capitan Cook (d) — (do) something very strange. He (e) — (‘take’ in the past) some barrels of lemons with him on his journey to Australia. On that journey the sailors (f) — (die)  of scurvy. No one (g) — (know) why, but now we do. It is because lemons (h) — (contain) vitamin C. Vitamin C prevents scurvy. Good food contains vitamins and vitamins prevent disease. We know that carrots and green vegetables contain vitamin A and C. Mola fish also contains vitamin A. Vitamin A is good for your eye sight. There are five vitamins : A, B, C, D and E. Some food contains a lot of vitamins. Other food doesn’t.

18. I (a) — (‘hear’ in the past) the sound again. Was it a ghost? I (b) — (be) very afraid and began to cry. ‘What’s the matter?’ (c) — (ask) my aunt. ‘I’m afraid,’ I (d) — (reply). ‘I — (e) (“can” to show ability)  a sound. Listen! Can you (f) — (hear) it?’ ‘Yes I can,’ she (g) — (reply). ‘Is it a ghost?’ I (h) — (ask) ‘No, it’s only an owl,’ my aunt replied. ‘Now go to sleep, Laila. you’re very tired after your long walk.’

19. A very important event in my life (a) — (‘happen’ in the past) last week. I (b) — (go) on my first train journey! I (c) — (travel) with my parents and brother, Bashir, to Khulna. My uncle (d) — (live) there. We (e) — (‘leave’ in the past)  home early in the morning and went to Rangpur. We (f) — (buy) a ticket at the railway station and got into the train. Suddenly the train (g) — (blow) its whistle and 1 jumped. Then the train started. The train (h) — (go) very quickly towards Khulna.

20. In 1974 I was six years old. I (a) — (‘remember’ to show ability) a very important event that happened then. My mother (b) — (say) to me, ‘Samira you (c) — (go) to start school tomorrow.’ I (d) — (be) very happy and excited, ‘I (e) — (“go” to indicate future) be a student,’ I thought. I (f) — (think) of anything else and at night I couldn’t sleep. I (g) — (think) about the school, the teachers and about the other girls and boys because I (h) — (want) to go to school very much.

21. The next morning my father (a) — (‘say’ in the past), ‘Come on, Samira, we (b) — (go) to walk to your new school. We (c) — (go) to meet the headmaster. He (d) — (be) a friend of mine.’ So that was my first day at school. My father (e) — (‘take’ in the past) me there. The primary school is quite a long way from our village. My father (f) — (walk), but I ran all the way. After about half an hour we (g) — (arrive) at the school. There were many people there, but I (h) — (know) anyone. I was afraid of all the new faces, because they didn’t look friendly. ‘I’m not going to enjoy this,’ I thought.

22. My father (a) — (‘take’ in the past) me to the headmaster’s room. The headmaster (b) — (ask) me my name and I told him. Then he (c) — (point) to a letter chart and asked me (d) — (say) some letters. I (e) — (‘can’ to show ability) them all. My mother (f) — (teach) me to read Bengali and English letters and some easy words at home. The headmaster was pleased. He (g) — (put) his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘You (h) — (do) very well. You know a lot. I hope you’ll feel happy in our school.”

23. We (a) —(‘like’ in the past) our teacher, Mrs. Amin. She was very friendly with all her students and she (b) — (work) very hard for us too. She was interested in us and we (c) — (be) also interested in her. She (d) — (ask) us to tell her about ourselves and our families. I (e) — (‘tell’ in the past) her about my parents and my brother, Bashir. I also (f) — (tell) her about my cousins, Laila and Karim. Karim (g) — (be) also in class l, but he (h) — (go) to school in Sonapur.

24. Once upon a time there (a) — (‘live’ in the past) a very clever fox. He (b) — (live) in a jungle in a very hot county just like Bangladesh. One day, when Mr Fox (c) — (walk) through the jungle, he (d) — (fall) into a trap He (e) — (‘land’ in the past) on his tail. When he (f) — (get) out of the trap, he left his tail behind. Without his tail Mr. Fox (g) — (look) very strange and he felt very sad and ashamed. ‘What am I going to do?’ he cried. But Mr. Fox was very clever. He thought and thought. Then Mr. Fox had a good idea, so he made a plan. ‘I (h) — (go) to ask all the foxes to come to a meeting in the jungle,’ he said to himself.

25. Laila was only 5 years old and (a) — (‘go’ in the past negative) to school then. Mrs. Amin (b) — (say) my parents were clever to have only two children. ‘It’s easy (c) — (look) after two children,’ she explained. ‘But it’s difficult (d) — (look) after a lot!’ Mrs. Amin also (e) — (‘have’ in the past) only two children: a girl and a boy. They (f) — (be) very young. The boy was only three years old, so he (g) — (go) to school then. But Mina was six and went to our school. She was in my class and I liked her. Mrs. Amin (h) — (tell) us lots of interesting stories in her class. I liked them very much. I can still remember one very funny story about a fox. It was called ‘The fox without a tail.’

26. When the foxes (a)  (‘know’ in the past)  about the meeting, they came quickly. ‘Mr. fox is very clever,’ they all said. ‘What’s he (b)  (go)  to tell us?’ When Mr. Fox (c)  (see)  all the foxes there, he (d)  (feel)  very important and pleased. ‘Now (e)  (“listen” to express advice) , my friends,’ he said. ‘Why have I asked you (f)  (come)  here? It’s because I (g)  (make)  a very important discovery. Do you want to know about it?’ The foxes felt very excited.? ‘Yes, we do,’ they all (h)  (reply) . ‘Then listen to me,’ Mr. Fox said.

27. When Mina and I (a)  (‘be’ in the past)  in class 2, something very funny happened. I (b)  (remember)  it quite well. It (c)  (happen)  when I visited Mina at her home in Sonapur. Mina’s parents (d)  (have)  a large garden with a lot of guava trees. The fruit was green and hard, but we (e )  (eat)  some. I (f)  (eat)  a guava when I (g)  (see)  something strange. ‘Look, Mina’, I said ‘There’s blood on my guava!’ ‘Where did it come from?’ she asked. We both (h)  (feel)  very worried.

28. One day I (a)  (‘walk’ in past continuous)  by myself to Samira’s village, when I (b)  (see)  a crowd of people under a large tree. They all (c)  (look)  at a young woman. She (d)  (sit)  on the ground and holding a baby in her arms. The baby (e)  (‘be’ in the past)  very small and its arms and legs (f)  (be)  as thin as pencils. The woman was thin too. She (g)  (look)  at her baby and cried and cried. ‘Why is she crying?’ I asked. Then a man in the crowd (h)  (tell)  me her story.

29. He knew many things and (a)  (‘remember’ to show ability in the past)  a lot of interesting events. It (b)  (happen)  when he was only twelve years old. So one day she (c)  (ask)  Karim some questions about his country. He (d)  (walk)  by himself. Lucy wanted (e)  (‘know’ as infinitive)  about Bangladesh. He (f)  (go)  to Samira’s village at the time. He (g)  (tell)  Lucy about one particular event. It (h)  (make)  her very happy.

30. I (a)  (‘feel’ in the past)  very sorry for the poor mother and her sick baby: ‘I(b)  (think)  I can help,’ I told the man. ‘I (c)  (live)  near a Health Complex and the chief nurse, Mrs. Mahmud (d)  (be)  my mother’s friend. She’s not as expensive as a doctor, in fact she’s free. But she’s very good,’ I (e)  (‘add’ in the past) . The man (f)  (tell)  the woman and she looked at me. ‘Can you really (g)  (help)  us?’ she asked weakly. ‘Yes, I can,’ I said. The woman got up and I (h)  (tell)  her to come with me.

31. Lucy : So what(a)  (‘happen’ in the past)  to Haspia

Karim : Well, there were two things she really (b)  (need) .

Lucy : Good food and a rest?

Karim : Yes, and because she was young, she soon (c)  (become)  strong again.

Lucy : And then she (d )  (feed)  the baby? That’s what babies really need.

Karim : Yes, Masuda said the same thing. But many people think that cow’s milk is as good as mother’s milk. It isn’t and you (e)  (‘pay’ to show obligation)  for it, too.

Lacy : And what (f)  (happen)  to Haspia’s husband?

Karim : Oh, he (g)  (find)  her after a few days. He was strong and young and helped.

Kamrul and me in Masuda’s garden. Then Mr. Mahmud found him a job up in the hills. It (h)  (be)  a tree planting project, not far from Laila’s relatives.

Lucy : Did Haspia go there too?

Karim : Yes, but before she went Masuda taught her many things. And she told

Haspia and her husband to have only two children.

Lucy : Yes, I think that’s very important.

32. When the scientist (a)  (‘reach’ in the past)  Gonoshasto Kendro, he (b)  (call)  his assistant. ‘Go and (c)  (bring)  some strong gum,’ he said. When the assistant (d)  (bring)  the gum, the scientist said, ‘This gum’s too weak. (e)  (“find” to make order)  a stronger one.’ When the assistant (f) —(bring)  a stronger gum, the scientist carefully (g)  (stick)  the pieces of broken mirror to the inside of the basket. At last the inside of the basket (h)  (be)  completely covered with about a hundred small pieces of mirror.

33. When the assistant (a)  (‘bring’ in the past)  the water, the scientist (b)  (pour)  it into the pot. ‘Good,’ he said. ‘Now our experiment (c)  (begin) ,’ and he started to look at his watch. The sun (d)  (shine)  brightly in the basket under the pot One minute passed, but nothing (e)  (‘happen’ in the past) . The assistant (f)  (wait)  quietly. ‘What is the purpose of this experiment?’ he wondered to himself. It was very quiet in the garden of Gonoshasto Kendro. Two minutes passed. Then the assistant (g)  (see)  something interesting. Something (h)  (come)  out of the pot. It was steam!

34. Then the scientist and his assistant (a)  (take)  the basket outside, the sun (b)  (shine)  brightly inside it. ‘Go and (c)  (bring)  a large pot from the kitchen,’ said the scientist to his assistant. Then the scientist (d)  (stick)  the three sticks into three holes in the basket. When the assistant (e)  (‘bring’ in the past)  the pot, the scientist (f)  (say) , ‘This pot’s too small. Find a larger one.’ When his assistant brought a larger pot, he (g)  (put)  it on top of the sticks. ‘That’s better,’ he said. ‘Now let’s see if my experiment will work. Go and (h)  (bring)  some water !’

35. Scientist : I (a)  (‘find’ in the present perfect)  something that’s cheaper than electricity, gas, kerosene or wood. In fact solar energy (b)  (cost)  nothing!

Assistant : What’s solar energy, sir?

Scientist : The sun.

Assistant : Is that all you need then?

Scientist : Yes. That is my invention.

Assistant : How much did your invention (c)  (cost) , sir?

Scientist : Only 250 taka.

Assistant : That’s cheap. But what (d)  (happen)  if there isn’t any sun? sir?

Scientist : Well, of course you (e)  (‘use’ to express inability)  a solar cooker at night or when it rains.

Assistant : And the sun (f)  (shine)  in the same place all the time, sir.

Scientist : Well, you can easily move the solar cooker into the sun. It’s easy (g)  (move)  because it’s not too heavy.

Assistant : Yes, sir. It (h)  (be)  an excellent invention!

36. So they (a)  (‘be’ in the past)  able to look after her. ‘After a week, she (b)  (feel)  much better and was able (c)  (return)  home. So I felt very upset when I (d)  (hear)  about her accident.’ I (e)  (‘be’ in the present)  very fond of my grandmother. She (f)  (live)  with my aunt and uncle in a village near here. I wanted (g)  (help)  as much as possible, so I (h)  (visit)  her every day in Nurpur Hospital. She’s always very kind to me.

37. I (a) ¾ (‘write’ in present continuous) ¾ to you because I want to become your pen-friend. I’m also very interested in Australia and want (b) ¾ (know) ¾ more about life there. I (c) ¾ (come) ¾ from a country called Bangladesh and (d) ¾ (be) ¾ a student in Class 7. Now I (e) ¾ (‘tell’ as present indicating future) ¾ you something about my country. I (f) ¾ (think) ¾ it’s very different from yours. Australia is larger than Bangladesh, but it (g) ¾ (to have) ¾ a smaller population. In fact most countries (h) ¾ (to have) ¾ fewer people than ours.

38. Sheep (a) ¾ (‘be’ in the present) ¾ important, but the most important animal for us is the horse. We Mongolians (b) ¾ (love) ¾ them very much and we all have one. We are nomads and (c) ¾ (ride) ¾ our horses everywhere. I have a very fine horse and when it is the summer season I (d) ¾ (ride) ¾ him over the great open spaces of our plains every day. The Mongolians have always been famous riders and I often (e) ¾ (‘think’ in the present) ¾ about our great leader, Genghis Khan, and our long history, I think you (f) ¾ (like) ¾ my picture of him. During the summer season we live in tents so that we (g) ¾ (move) ¾ around easily. Our tents are called yurts. They are very comfortable homes and we like (h) ¾ (live) ¾ in them. I’m sitting in my yurt now. We put it up this afternoon because we want to stay here for a few days. Then, when our sheep have eaten a lot of grass, we’ll move on to another place.

39. Yurts (a)  (‘be’ in present negative)  difficult to put up. They (b)  (make)  of sticks and felt. First you make a round frame about four feet high with some sticks. Next you (c)  (tie)  the felt over the round frame. Then you (d)  (put)  more felt on the floor of the yurt so that it’s soft and warm. You (e)  (‘be’ in the future)  surprised to know that most Mongolians have two homes. I (f)  (tell)  you about our summer home, but we have another one for the winter season. That’s because our winter (g)  (be)  so cold. In January the temperature is about 16 degrees fahrenheit. That’s very much colder than the temperature of your country in January. So in winter we (h)  (move)  around, but stay in one place. Then we stay in our winter homes. They’re made of stone so that we can keep ourselves nice and warm.

40. My family (a)  (‘live’ in the present)  on the eighth floor of an apartment building. There are ten floors altogether and on each one there are eight apartments. We have stairs, but we (b)  (reach)  our apartment more quickly and easily in the elevator than on foot. The apartments (c)  (be)  quite small but comfortable. We (d)  (have)  three rooms and a kitchen. Our summers are very hot and the winters are very cold, but we keep ourselves cool in the summer and warm in the winter in our apartment. I (e) — (‘send’ in present continuous to indicate future)  you a photo of the view from my bedroom window. I (f)  (take)  it last winter and you (g)  (see)  the snow and ice. You can also see some of the other tall buildings in Montreal. Next time I’ll send you another photo. I (h)  (take)  it in the forests up in the mountains during our last holiday. I hope you will visit my country one day to see everything for yourself.

41. Endon (a) ¾ (‘be’ in the past) ¾ a shepherd. Samira’s father was also one. Rafiq (b) ¾ (listen) ¾ to Mrs. Chowdhury. Most people (c) ¾ (see) ¾ one. Rafiq hasn’t seen an emu. Most Aborigines (d) ¾ (read) ¾ them. Mrs. Amin (e) — (‘teach’ in the past) ¾ English. All the students (f) ¾ (listen) ¾ to her. Eewanna (g) ¾ (read) ¾ footprints. Mrs. Chowdhury also taught it. Rafiq’s father was a farmer. His father (h) ¾ (be) ¾ also one.

42. Khaibur Rahman has worked hard on his own two bighas of land since 1969, but there (a) ¾ (‘be’ in the present) ¾ problem. For example, it (b) ¾ (be) ¾ possible to plough all his fields properly because some of them (c) ¾ (be) ¾ very narrow and he (d) ¾ (turn) ¾ his bullocks round in them. People have irrigated the land since 1895, when Khaibur Rahman (e) ¾ (‘start’ in the past) ¾ to farm. But now its impossible for Khaibur Rahman (f) ¾ (irrigate) ¾ his nine fields properly. His grandfather’s wells are still there, but other people’s land is around his. And these people (g) ¾ (let) ¾ him dig canals through their fields. So Khaibur Rahman and his two sons carry water in buckets, but its difficult and they (h) ¾ (carry) ¾ enough water.

43. Khaibur : Rafiq, I (a) ¾ (‘think’ in present continuous) ¾ about my land.

Rafiq : What about it, grandfather?

Khaibur : When I (b) ¾ (die) ¾, your father and uncle (c) ¾ (divide) ¾ it, but its so small now that life’s already very difficult. If it (d) ¾ (get) ¾ smaller, it (e ) ¾ (‘become’ in future) ¾ impossible.

Rafiq : What (f) ¾ (can) ¾ we do, grandfather?

Khaibur : Go to the Agriculture Officer and ask him about sharing the land.

Rafiq : Sharing the land? But grandfather, it (g) ¾ (be) ¾ ours since greatgreat- grandfather lived here.

Khaibur : Yes, but now we (h) ¾ (share) ¾ it. If I tell you a story, I think you’ll agree with me. Its about sharing and its called ‘Dividing The Bread’.

44. The local Agriculture Officer (a) — (‘tell’ in the past) him about grandfather’s land. Mr. Mukherjee listened and said, ‘I (b) — (be) surprised. The same thing (c) — (happen) to a lot of other families in our Thana. They’ve all (d) — (lose) their land and become poor. But I think things (e) — (‘begin’ in present continuous) to change now. Some farmers in your village (f) — (work) together to make a collective farm. They want (g) — (help) one another. Why don’t you go and discuss it with them?’ So Rafiq went and (h) — (talk) with the farmers.

45. Mrs. Chowdhury : Thank you, Rafiq. That (a) — (‘be’ in the present) a very useful idea. Amina, isn’t your father a shopkeeper?

Amina : Yes, madam.

Mrs. Chowdhury : Then you (b) — (have) a lot of helpful suggestions and we’ll be grateful for them.

Kamrul : I (c) — (help) in my friend’s shop for quite a long time, madam.

Mrs. Chowdhury : Good, Kamrul. Experience (d) — (be) the most important thing.

Samira : But where (e)  (‘can’ to express ability) we run our shop, madam?

Mrs. Chowdhury : I (f) — (discuss) it with the headmaster as soon as possible. He (g) — (give) us a small room if we’re lucky.

Mina : Can we all (h) — (become) shopkeepers, madam?

Mrs. Chowdhury : Well, why not?

46. This year’s National Award for Teaching (a) — (‘award’ in present perfect passive form) to Mrs. Fatema Ahmed, a young teacher from Neel Para Primary School. Fatema (b) — (start) her career as a teacher in Jalilpur Primary School. She (c) — (teach) there for three years and then (d) — (join) Neel Para Primary School after her marriage. She was born in Jamalpur district in 1976. After she (e) — (‘pass’ in the past) her SSC in the first division she got admission to Mymensingh Girls’ College in 1992. She has always been interested in teaching and thought of (f) — (become) a teacher from young age. She joined the Primary Training Institute in Jamalpur in 1994, after she (g) — (pass) HSC with another first division. From the Primary Training Institute she (h) — (send) to various workshops and received training.

47. Once upon a time there (a)  (‘live’ in the past)  a fisherman who was old and poor. He (b)  (can)  barely support his wife and three children. Every day he (c)  (go)  fishing early in the morning, but he never (d)  (throw)  his net into the sea more than four times. One morning he threw his net into the sea as usual. As he (e)  (‘pull’ in past continuous)  it back towards the shore, he felt a great weight. He thought he (f)  (catch)  a large fish, and so he (g)  (feel)  very happy. But a moment later he saw that he had no fish, rather only a dead donkey. He (h)  (be)  very disappointed.

48. Rafiq : Hello Karim. Where are you (a)  (go) ?

Karim : Bashir’s house.

Rafiq : (b)  (be)  that Samira’s younger brother?

Karim : Yes, we’re cousins. I want (c)  (show)  him this book.

Rafiq : Where did you (d)  (buy)  it?

Karim : In the school shop this morning. Don’t you remember?

Rafiq : Oh yes, of course. I (e)  (‘sell’ in the past)  it to you! I was so busy I forgot.

Karim : Yes, the shop (f)  (do)  very well these days.

Rafiq : So well in fact that we (g)  (make)  a large profit. Is the book interesting?

Karim : Yes, I especially like this poem by Kazi Nazrul Islam. It (h)  (make)  me think of the beautiful countryside around Sonapur.

49. Masuda (a) ¾ (‘know’ in the present) ¾ that dirt is dangerous for babies, but sometimes even the drinking water is dirty in Bangladesh. So then it’s necessary (b) ¾ (boil) ¾ it. People (c) ¾ (boil) ¾ water in many ways. They (d) ¾ (use) ¾ kerosene, electricity, gas or wood. But these things (e) ¾ (‘be’ in the negative) ¾ cheap. And if people use wood, they (f) ¾ (cut) ¾ down a lot of trees. But trees are necessary. We (g) ¾ (plant) ¾ trees, not cut them down. So what can we do? In 1976 a scientist at Gonoshasto Kendro (h) ¾ (think) ¾ about this problem. ‘How can people boil water cheaply?’ he asked himself.

50. Our country (a) ¾ (‘be’ in the present) ¾ very beautiful because it’s very green. Everywhere we (b) ¾ (see) ¾ so many green trees and different crops. And it (c) ¾ (look) ¾ more beautiful in the wet season because it looks greener then. Everyone (d) ¾ (feel) ¾ happy again when the rain comes. After the hottest season the rain (e) ¾ (‘make’ in the simple present) ¾ us cool. It is the best time of the year. Bangladesh (f) ¾ (be) ¾ also a country of music, poetry and drama. Kazi Nazrul Islam and Jasimuddin are two of our famous poets. Which one is better? I (g) ¾ (know) ¾, but I want to send you a poem by Jasimuddin. I like it very much. 1 think you’ll like it too because it (h) ¾ (help) ¾ you to understand my country.

51. My life’s certainly very different from yours. You (a) ¾ (‘live’ in the present) ¾ in a village, but I live in a big modern city. Montreal is full of large offices, shops, factories and many other buildings. And there (b) ¾ (be) ¾ very many roads with a lot of traffic. I (c) ¾ (dislike) ¾ the traffic because it’s very dirty and noisy. And sometimes when you (d) ¾ (travel) ¾ in the city, you (e) ¾ (‘wait’ to express probability) ¾ in the traffic for hours and hours. Montreal also has an under ground railway. It’s a railway but it (f) ¾ (go) ¾ under the ground. It (g) ¾ (call) the ‘subway’ and it’s the fastest way to travel inside the city. I’m lucky because there’s a subway station quite near my home and I use it every day to travel to school. It’s an easy way to travel, but you (h) ¾ (travel) ¾ outside the city on the subway.

52. Sabina’s grandfather (a) ¾ (‘visit’ in the present perfect) ¾ Thailand two or three times. Once he (b) ¾ (stay) ¾ in Bangkok with his Thai friend, Niran. Niran (c) ¾ (take) ¾ him around the city everyday. They always (d) ¾ (travel) ¾ by boat. There are many canals in Bangkok. They (e) ¾ (‘call’ in the passive form) ¾ ‘klongs’. Many people, like Niran and his family, live beside the klongs and (f) ¾ (travel) ¾ on them in boats. Bangkok is a large noisy city, but the klongs are peaceful and quiet. Anwar Hussain liked the klongs. One day he (g) ¾ (travel) ¾ with Niran on a large klong. He saw something strange. It was a large market in the middle of the klong. It (h) ¾ (be) ¾ the famous floating market of Bangkok.

53. She has (a)  (‘be’ in the past participle form)  a student at Sherpur High School for five years and four months. Salam (b)  (live)  in Sherpur for five years. Salam and Sabina (c)  (be)  in class 6 for four months. Mrs. Chowdhury (d)  (live)  in Sherpur for many years. She (e)  (‘be’ in the correct form)  headmistress of Sherpur High School for seven years. Mrs. Kamal (f)  (teach)  class 6 at Sherpur High School for three years. The environment (g)  (be)  nice here. Everybody (h)  (do)  own work sincerely.

54. This is Samira. She is twelve years old and is a student. She (a) — (‘live’ in the present)  in a village near Sonapur. At the moment she (b)  (sit)  under a mango tree in her yard. He (c)  (read)  a book. It (d)  (be)  a small blue book. Her cousin, Karim, is also there. He is a student too. He (e)  (‘stand’ in the present continuous)  and looking at some flowers in the garden. Karim (f)  (live)  in the country. He (g)  (live)  in Sonapur, but at the moment he (h)  (stay)  with Samira’s parents. He likes it there, because it is peaceful and quiet.

55. The next day Samira (a)  (‘read’ in the continuous)  her diary again under the mango tree. Karim (b)  (see)  her and asked Samira, ‘Why do you (c)  (write)  a diary?’ Samira (d)  (show)  Karim a letter. ‘I (e)  (“receive” in the past)  this a few days ago. It’s from my pen-friend. She’s Australian. Her name’s Lucy Brown.’ ‘How old is she?’ asked Karim. ‘Twelve, the same as us,’ Samira (f)  (reply) . ‘She lives in Sydney.’ ‘Sydney?’ asked Karim. ‘What’s that?’ ‘It’s a city in the south-east of Australia,’ Samira (g)  (explain) . ‘Lucy (h)  (send)  me a picture of it. It looks very beautiful. There are lots of tall buildings and it’s by the sea.’

56. Mr. Brown : Why you (a)  (‘look’ in the present continuous)  so sad?

Mrs. Brown : I just (b)  (read)  a very sad book?

Mr. Brown : What is it (c)  (call) ?

Mrs. Brown : The Diary of Anne Frank.

Mr. Brown : I never (d)  (hear) of it.

Mrs. Brown : It’s the diary of a young Dutch Jewish girl. She (e)  (‘die’ in the past)  in the war. It (f)  (be)  a very sad story, but very interesting. I (g)  (find)  it in the library. It’s a new book, and they (h)  (have)  only just received it.

57. Sabina (a)  (‘be’ in the past)  in the kitchen. Her mother (b)  (be)  in the house, but Sabina wanted to make some Soya Luchi for her family. First she (c)  (mix)  some Soya Flour with some rice flour. Then she (d)  (put)  some jute sticks in the Chula and made a good fire. She (e)  (‘pick’ in the past)  up the pot. She (f)  (want)  to put it on the fire, but smoke went into her eyes. The smoke hurt her eyes and she (g)  (see) . She dropped the pot and the sticks fell onto her feet. She (h)  (shout) , ‘Help! Help! Fire! Fire!

58. The students (a)  (‘want’ in the past)  to learn very much and again they asked Nasruddin (b)  (come) . So the next day Nasruddin returned to their school and asked the same questions. This time the students (c)  (be)  ready. ‘Some of us know and some of us don’t,’ they said. ‘Very good,’ said Nasruddin. ‘Some of you (d)  (know) . You (e)  (‘teach’ to express ability)  the other students. They (f)  (learn)  from you.’ And he went home. The students were sad. They thought and thought. Then they went to Nasruddin’s house near their school. ‘Sir, we want (g)  (ask)  you some questions,’ they said. ‘Good,’ said Nasruddin. ‘What do you want to ask? The students began (h)  (ask)  him, ‘Where do you come from?’ and ‘What do you do?’ ‘Good,’ said Nasruddin. ‘You’re asking questions and beginning to learn. Now I’ll come and teach you!’

59. Once upon a time there (a)  (‘be’ in the present)  a farmer. He (b)  (be)  old and weak, but clever. He had two sons. They were young and strong, but lazy. One day the old farmer (c)  (call)  his sons to his bed. ‘Now, my sons he (d)  (say) . ‘I’m very old and sick and soon I (e)  (‘die’ in the future) . But I’m rich so you (f)  (can)  also rich.’ The two sons were surprised. ‘Where are all your riches?’ they asked. ‘You’ll find all my riches in our fields,’ the old man (g)  (reply) , and a few days later he died. The two sons were very sad, but they were also greedy. ‘We can be rich,’ they said. ‘We have riches in our fields.’ The two sons (h)  (think)  that there was gold in their fields. So they quickly began to dig and dig.

 Answer

1. (a) used to quarrel; (b) stop; (c) didn’t listen; (d) quarreled; (e) said; (f) brought; (g) tied; (h) break.
2. (a) could not; (b) untied; (c) gave; (d) break; (e) asked; (f) have; (g) are; (h) know.
3. a) does not work; (b) work; (c) wash; (d) collect; (e) does not work; (f) said; (g) cannot do/do not do; (h) does not work/cannot work.
4. (a) am starting; (b) am thinking; (c) was born; (d) lived; (e) went; (f) crossed; (g) bought; (h) have eaten.
5. (a) is not; (b) are; (c) have; (d) have; (e) grow; (f) is; (g) keep; (h) have made.
6. (a) has; (b) is; (c) goes; (d) lives; (e) could see; (f) flowed; (g) liked; (h) looked.
7. (a) are going to; (b) shall cross; (c) shall walk; (d) is; (e) shall leave; (f) looked; (g) wanted; (h) walked.
8. (a) stopped; (b) stopped; (c) ate; (d) rested; (e) walked; (f) came; (g) to see; (h) look.
9. (a) making; (b) make; (c) is; (d) toast; (e) take; (f) slice; (g) stick; (h) make.
10. (a) is produced; (b) looks; (c) contains; (d) is; (e) contains; (f) are; (g) eat; (h) turn.
11. (a) are suffering; (b) are being affected; (c) drink; (d) contains; (e) may; (f) is; (g) is believed; (h) are.
12. (a) are used; (b) find; (c) block; (d) obstructs; (e) remained; (f) is; (g) is not; (h) remains.
13. (a) cannot; (b) don’t rest; (c) close; (d) eats; (e) can do; (f) think; (g) working; (h) give.
14. (a) could see; (b) were; (c) gave; (d) ate; (e) woke; (f) could not see; (g) remembered; (h) Don’t walk.
15. (a) was; (b) started; (c) goes; (d) had; (e) was; (f) wanted; (g) couldn’t; (h) asked.
16. (a) are; (b) sit; (c) don’t live; (d) lives; (e) stayed; (f) is; (g) is; (h) works.
17. (a) were; (b) were; (c) died; (d) did; (e) took; (f) did not die; (g) knew; (h) contain.
18. (a) heard; (b) was; (c) asked; (d) replied; (e) can hear; (f) hear; (g) replied; (h) asked.
19. (a) happened; (b) went; (c) traveled; (d) lives; (e) left; (f) bought; (g) blew; (h) went.
20. (a) can remember; (b) said; (c) are going; (d) was; (e) am going to; (f) couldn’t think; (g) was thinking; (h) wanted.
21. (a) said; (b) are going; (c) are going; (d) is; (e) took; (f) walked; (g) arrived; (h) didn’t know.
22. (a) took; (b) asked; (c) pointed; (d) to say; (e) could say; (f) taught; (g) put; (h) did.
23. (a) liked; (b) worked; (c) were; (d) asked; (e) told; (f) told; (g) was; (h) went.
24. (a) lived; (b) lived; (c) was walking; (d) fell; (e) landed; (f) got; (g) looked; (h) am going.
25. (a) didn’t go; (b) said; (c) to look; (d) to look; (e) had; (f) were; (g) didn’t go; (h) told.
26. (a) knew; (b) going; (c) saw; (d) felt; (e) listen; (f) to come; (g) have made; (h) replied.
27. (a) were; (b) can remember; (c) happened; (d) had; (e) ate; (f) was eating; (g) saw; (h) felt.
28. (a) was walking; (b) saw; (c) were looking; (d) was sitting; (e) was; (f) were; (g) looked; (h) told.
29. (a) could remember; (b) happened; (c) asked; (d) was walking; (e) to know; (f) was going; (g) told; (h) made.
30. (a) felt; (b) think; (c) live; (d) is; (e) added; (f) told; (g) help; (h) told.
31. (a) happened; (b) needed; (c) became; (d) could feed; (e) must pay; (f) happened; (g) found; (h) was.
32. (a) reached; (b) called; (c) bring; (d) brought; (e) Find; (f) brought; (g) stuck; (h) was.
33. (a) brought; (b) poured; (c) has begun; (d) shone; (e) happened; (f) waited; (g) saw; (h) was coming.
34. (a) took; (b) shone; (c) bring; (d) stuck; (e) brought; (f) said; (g) put; (h) bring.
35. (a) have found; (b) costs; (c) cost; (d) happens; (e) can’t use; (f) doesn’t shine; (g) to move; (h) is.
36. (a) were; (b) felt; (c) to return; (d) heard; (e) am; (f) lives; (g) to help; (h) visited.
37. (a) am writing; (b) to know; (c) come; (d) am; (e) am going to tell; (f) think; (g) has; (h) have.
38. (a) are; (b) love; (c) ride; (d) ride; (e) think; (f) will like; (g) can move; (h) living.
39. (a) are not; (b) are made; (c) tie; (d) put; (e) will be; (f) have told; (g) is; (h) can’t move.
40. (a) live; (b) reach; (c) are; (d) have; (e) am going to send; (f) took; (g) can see; (h) took.
41. (a) was; (b) listened; (c) have not seen; (d) can read; (e) taught; (f) listened; (g) can read; (h) was.
42. (a) are; (b) is not; (c) are; (d) cannot turn; (e) started; (f) to irrigate; (g) don’t let; (h) can’t carry.
43. (a) am thinking; (b) die; (c) will divide; (d) gets; (e) will become; (f) can; (g) has been; (h) must share.
44. (a) told; (b) am not; (c) has happened; (d) lost; (e) are beginning; (f) have been working; (g) to help; (h) talked.
45. (a) is; (b) may have; (c) have been helping; (d) is; (e) can; (f) shall discuss; (g) may give; (h) become.
46. (a) has been awarded; (b) started; (c) taught; (d) joined; (e) passed; (f) becoming; (g) had passed; (h) was sent.
47. (a) lived; (b) could; (c) went; (d) threw; (e) was pulling; (f) had caught; (g) felt; (h) was.
48. (a) going; (b) Isn’t; (c) to show; (d) buy; (e) sold; (f) is doing; (g) are making; (h) makes.
49. (a) knows; (b) to boil; (c) can boil; (d) can use; (e) are not; (f) will cut; (g) must plant; (h) thought.
50. (a) is; (b) can see; (c) looks; (d) feels; (e) makes; (f) is; (g) don’t know; (h) will help.
51. (a) live; (b) are; (c) dislike; (d) travel; (e) may wait; (f) goes; (g) is called; (h) can’t travel.
52. (a) has visited; (b) stayed; (c) took; (d) traveled; (e) are called; (f) travel; (g) traveled; (h) was.
53. (a) been; (b) has lived; (c) have been; (d) has lived; (e) has been; (f) has taught; (g) is; (h) does.
54. (a) lives; (b) is sitting; (c) is reading; (d) is; (e) is standing; (f) doesn’t live; (g) lives; (h) is staying.
55. (a) was reading; (b) saw; (c) write; (d) showed; (e) received; (f) replied; (g) explained; (h) has sent.
56. (a) are looking; (b) have read; (c) called; (d) have heard; (e) died; (f) is; (g) found; (h) have.
57. (a) was; (b) was not; (c) mixed; (d) put; (e) picked; (f) wanted; (g) couldn’t see; (h) shouted.
58. (a) wanted; (b) to come; (c) were; (d) know; (e) can teach; (f) can learn; (g) to ask; (h) to ask.
59. (a) was; (b) was; (c) called; (d) said; (e) will die; (f) can be; (g) replied; (h) thought.
60.  (a) was; (b) was; (c) called; (d) said; (e) will die; (f) can be; (g) replied; (h) thought.