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Right Forms of Verbs

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Subject-Verb Agreement

অনলাইন ব্যাচ সম্পর্কিত যেককাকনা জিজ্ঞাাসা ,

 Right Form of Verb

Right forms of verbs ব্লকত Grammar এর যকান আলাদা শাখা যনই। কর্তপ topics যেমন- tense.
Subject-Verb Agreement, Conditional Sentences, Inversion, Conjunction. Modal Verbs,
Nonfinite verb এসব্ যেকক verb সংক্রান্ত সারসংকেপগুকলা একর্িত ককর আলাদাভাকব্ নাম যদও া
হক কে Right forms of Verbs.
Rule-1:
Sentence-টির subject ের্দ 3rd person singular number হ এব্ং sentence-টি ের্দ present
Indefinite Tense এ োকক তাহকল verb শেষে s বা es শ াগ করষে হয়। যেমন:

• Jabir opens the windows everyday.

• The girl goes there.
Rule-2:
ের্দ Sentence-টির অেি universal truth, habitual fact, historical fact scientific truth
প্রকাশ ককর। তাহকল ঐ Sentence-টির present Indefinite Tense হ । যেমন:

• The sun rises in the East.

• Akbor ascends the throne at a very early age.
Rule-3:

সরাসর্র adverbial of time যনই এমন sentences-এ always, regularly, sometimes, often,
generally, daily, everyday, occasionally, usually, normally ইতযার্দ োকক Sentence-টির
present Indefinite Tense হ । যেমন:

• Jahin always disturbs the class.

• Farhan visits our family occasionally.
Rule-4:
যে sentence-এ Be verb যনই, তাকদরকক negative ব্া interrogative করকত হকল tense ও subject
অনুসাকর do, does, did ব্যব্হার করকত হ । যেমন:

• Aftab does not smoke.

• Did they attend the class yesterday?
Rule-5:

WH question এর যেকি WH word সমূহ- যেমন what, when, where, who, which, whose,
why, how ইতযার্দ োককল WH word এবং Subject এর মাষে Auxiliary verb ব্যব্হার করকত
হকব্। যেমন:

• Why did Monir laugh at me?

• Whom did you meet?
Rule-6:

বেত মাষে চলষে এমে শকাে কাজ বুোষে sentence-টির Present Continuous Tense হ ।
একেকি ব্তি মান সমক র (now, right now, at this moment, at this time, at this very
moment, today) উকেখ োকক। যেমন:

• Araf is working with Fatir right now.

• They are getting ready for the match at this moment.

Rule-7:
Sentence-এ ের্দ have, has, had বা having োকক তাহকল verb-এর Past Participle Form হ ।
যেমন:

• I have done the work.

• We have made him captain.
Rule-8:
Sentence এ just, just now, already, yet, ever, lately, recently, so far ইতযার্দ োককল
Present Perfect Tense হ । Affirmative sentence-এ already এবং Negative sentence-
এ yet ব্কস। যেমন:

• She has already come out of the cabin.

• Haven’t you done the work yet?
• He has gone out just now.
Rule-9:
অেীে নেষদত েক েব্দ ব্া phrase (yesterday, ago, long since, last night ব্া last + time ইতযার্দ)
োককল sentence টির Past tense হ । যেমন:

• I left my home last night.

• He saw me long ago.
Rule-10:
No sooner had …. than, scarcely had …. when, hardly had …. before োককল had ুক্ত
অংেটি Past Perfect Tense এবং পরবেী অংেটি Past Indefinite Tense এ হকব্। যেমন:

• No sooner had he seen the police than he ran away

Rule-11:
Since এর ১ম অংে present indefinite/ Present Perfect Tense হষল পকরর অংকশ Past
Indefinite Tense এ হ । যেমন:

• It is many years since I came to Cumilla.

• Many years have passed since his mother died.
Rule-12:
তকব্ Since এর ১ম অংে past indefinite হষল পকরর অংশ past perfect tense এ হ । যেমন:
• It is many years since I came to Cumilla.
• Many years have passed since his father died.
Rule-13:
একই দদর্ঘিয, পর্রমাণ ব্া স্থান ব্ুঝাকল subject শদখষে plural হষল ও verb singular হ । যেমন:

• Ten miles is a long way.

• 10 minutes is not enough for this job.
Rule-14:
যকান simple sentence-এ principal verb এর পর আকরকটি verb হকল পষরর verb এর সাষে –
ing শ াগ করষে হয় অেব্া verb টির পূষবত to বসাষে হয়। উকেখয, উকেশয ব্ুঝাকত verb টির পূকব্ি to
ব্সাকত হ । যেমন:

• I saw him going.

• I don’t want to leave this place.
Rule-15:

Had better, had rather, would better, would rather, let, must, need, dare, far
ইতযার্দ োককল verb এর base form হ এব্ং প্রদত্ত verb এর পূকব্ি to োককল উক্ত to উকে ো ।
যেমন:

• You had better go home.

• I will not let you enter the meeting room.
Rule-16:

Sentence এর শুরুকত would that োককল subject এর পর could হ এব্ং প্রদত্ত verb এর base
form হয়। যেমন:

• Would that I could go to college.

Rule-17:
To, be, being, having এর পর মূল verb এর Past Participle হ । যেমন:
He ran away having taken the money.
Rule-18:
যকান verb এর পূকব্ি mind, worth, past, cannot help, could not help, would you mind,
with a view to, look forward to, with an eye to, addicted to, confess to,
habituated to, accustomed to, subject to, object to, adverse to, be used to, get
used to, become used to এব্ং preposition োককল verb এর সাকে ing যোগ করকত হ ।
যেমন:

I went to library with a view to reading there.

Rule-19:
It is high time, it is time, wish, fancy ইতযার্দ োককল এর পকরর অংকশ Past Indefinite
Tense হ । যেমন:

• I fancy I turned pale.

• I wish I could sing.
Rule-20:
As though, as if, wish োককল to be verb র্হকসকব্ were ব্কস। যেমন:

• I wish I were a king.

• He talks as if he were a leader.
Rule-21:

As though/as if/since-এর ১ম অংে Present Indefinite Tense হষল পকরর অংশ Past
Indefinite Tense এ হ । র্কন্তু ১ম অংে Past Indefinite Tense হষল পকরর অংশ past perfect
হ । যেমন:

• He speaks as though he knew everything.

• She proceeded as though I had not spoken.
Rule-22:
Every, each, one of োককল verb এর singular হ । যেমন:
• One of the students was absent yesterday.

Rule-23:
Can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would ইতযার্দ modal auxiliary verb এর
পর মূল verb টির base form হ । যেমন:

• You may come tomorrow.

• I can do the work.
Rule-25:
Am, is, are, was, were ইতযার্দ to be verb এর passive voice এর যেকি verb এর Past
Participle হ । যেমন:

• The book was stolen from my table.

• The construction of the building has been completed.
Rule-26:
যকান কাি পূষবত শুরু হষয় এখে প তন্ত চলষে ব্ুঝাকল verb এর Present Continuous Tense হ ।
যেমন:
• I have been reading for three hours.
• The construction work has been going on since last year.
Rule-27:
যকান sentence এ ের্দ here/ there দ্বারা শুরু হয় এব্ং এর পর ের্দ singular number োকক
তাহকল here/ there এর পর singular verb ব্কস। একইভাকব্, plural number (noun/ pronoun)
োককল verb-টির plural হ । যেমন:

• There is a high school in our village.

• There are two high schools in our village.
Rule-28:
Lest েুক্ত sentence-এ lest এর পষর শ subject োষক তারপকর should/ might ব্কস। যেমন:
• He ran fast lest he should miss the train.
• Study more lest you should cut a sorry figure in the exam.
Rule-29:
While এর ঠিক পকর যে verb োকক োর সাষে ing শ াগ করকত হ । র্কন্তু while এর ঠিক পকর
subject োককল while এর অংশটি Past Continuous Tense (Sub + was/ were + v+ing)
হ । যেমন:

• While walking in the garden, he was bitten by a snake.

• While she was coming, I was sleeping.
Rule-30:
যকান sentence-এর verb তার subject এর number এব্ং person অনুো ী ব্যব্হৃত হ অেি াৎ
subject singular হষল verb singular হয় এবং subject plural হষল verb plural হ । যেমন:

• The colour of his eyes is blue.

• The players in the field are strong.

MCQ
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 Ans: b
2. Night ____ after the day.
(a) comes (b)came (c) has come (d) had come Ans: a
3. She regularly ____ from the Qu’ran every morning.
(a) recites (b) reciting (c) recited (d) recite Ans: a
4. They ____ our marriage day party.
(a) not attend (b) are not attend
(c) did not attend (d) did not attended Ans: c
5. Why ____ accept my proposal?
(a) do not she (b) did not she (c) did not him (d) does not you Ans: b
6. Farhana _____ for her annual exam right now.
(a) has preparing (b) has been preparing
(c) had been preparing (d) is preparing Ans: d
7. Ria _____ her assignment.
(a) is completed (b) has completed (c) had complete (d) complete Ans: b
8. I ______ my breakfast just now.
(a) have been finishing (b) have been finished
(c) have finish (d) have finished Ans: d
9. Rakiba ____ me long since.
(a) meet (b) has been met (c) has met (d) met Ans: d
10. Scarcely had I _____ my assignment when Robina ____ it.
(a) completed, copy (b) completed, copied
(c) completed, copies (d) complete, copied Ans: b
11. I _____ her since I _____ her.
(a) cannot forget, met (b) cannot forget, meet
(c) cannot forgets, met (d) can not forget, met Ans: a
12. She _____ me to success since she ____ me.
(a) wish, had seen (b) wished, had saw
(c) wished, had seen (d) wishes, had seen Ans: c
13. _______ for his assignment.
(a) Ten day is not enough (b) Ten days are not enough
(c) Ten days should been not enough (d) Ten days is not enough Ans: d
14. She called me _____ some questions.
(a) to ask (b) to be ask (c) to asked (d) asking Ans: a
15. Tasnova ______ me.
(a) had better to forget (b) had not better forget
(c) had better forgets (d) had better forget Ans: d
16. Would that _____ lottery.
(a) me could have win (b) I could have win
(c) I could won (d) I could win Ans: d
17. Having _______ the statement, she ______ .
(a) adjusted, called me (b) adjust, called me
(c) adjusting, called me (d) adjusted, call me Ans: a
18. As I slipped in a muddy street, she ____.
(a) could not stop laugh (b) could not stop laughing
(c) could not stop laughed (d) could not stopped laughing Ans: b
19. It is high time we ____ a group.
(a) formed (b) form (c) forming (d) former Ans: a
20. I wish she _____ a CA.
(a) has been (b) be (c) is (d) were Ans: d
21. She laughed as if she ______ a complete mad.
(a) has been (b) be (c) is (d) had been Ans: d
22. Each boy and girl __________.
(a) has a racing car (b) have a racing car
(c) has a racing cars (d) has some racing car Ans: a
23. Rifat _____ hard.
(a) should studied (b) should be study
(c) should have study (d) should study Ans: d
24. Ahnaf _____ to attain good position since 2007.
(a) has trying hard (b) has be trying hard
(c) has had been trying hard (d) has been trying hard Ans: d
25. She ____________ for ____________ with bank robbery.
(a) was arrest, her involvement (b) was arrested, her involvement
(c) was arrested, she involves (d) was arrest, her involvement Ans: b
 Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject অনুো ী verb-এর পর্রব্তি নকক subject-verb agreement. Subject-verb Agreement

সাধারণত number ও person এর উপর র্নভি র ককর। কারণ subject এর number ও person পর্রব্তি ন
করা হকল verb এর form পর্রব্তি ন হ ।
Rule-1:
সাধারণত একটি singular subject একটি singular verb গ্রহণ ককর। Singular verb এর সাকে –s
ব্া-es েুক্ত হ (Subject 3rd person হকল)। যেমন:

• He reads a book.
• She plays the piano well.
Rule-2:
র্ব্ষক র নাম, ব্ইক র নাম, যদকশর নাম যদখকত plural হকলও এর verb singular হকব্। যেমন:

• Economics is my favourite subjects.

• Arabian Nights is still a great favourite.
Rule-3:
The rest of the –এর পকর uncountable noun হকল verb-টি Singular হ । যেমন:
• The rest of the money is for the whole month.

নকন্তু The rest of the-এর পকর Countable noun হকল Noun এব্ং Verb উভ ই plural হ ।
যেমন:

• The rest of the students have not come today.

Rule-4:
And দ্বারা েুক্ত একার্ধক noun ের্দ দুটি আলাদা ব্যজক্ত ব্া ব্স্তু যব্াঝা তাহকল একদর verb টি plural
হকব্। যেমন:

• Aznan and Marha are two friends.

Rule-5:
And দ্বারা েুক্ত দুই ব্া তকতার্ধক singular noun এর প্রকতযকটির পূকব্ি Each, every ব্া no োককল
verb টি singular হ । যেমন:

• Each boy and each girl has got a price.

Rule-6:
And দ্বারা েুক্ত একার্ধক noun ের্দ যকব্ল একটিমাি ব্যজক্ত ব্া একটি মাি ভাব্ প্রকাশ ককর তাহকল
একদর verb টি singular হকব্। যেমন:

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• Name and fame is my goal.
Rule-7:
একই ব্যজক্ত দুইটি পদব্ীর অর্ধকারী হকল শুধুমাি প্রেম পদব্ীর পূকব্ি The ব্কস এব্ং verb টি singular
হ । তকব্, দুইটি পদব্ীর অর্ধকারী দুইিন ব্যজক্ত আলাদা আলাদা হকল দুইটির পূকব্ি the ব্কস এব্ং verb
টি plural হ । যেমন:

• The teacher and the secretary are coming to submit their proposals. (র্ভন্ন র্ভন্ন ব্যজক্ত-
Article দুইটি।)
• The teacher and secretary is coming to submit his proposal. (একই ব্যজক্ত-Article একটি)
Rule-8:
Ethics, politics, mathematics, physics, athletics, acoustic, hysterics প্রভৃ র্ত ের্দ subject
এর নাম ব্ুঝা তকব্ verb টি singular হকব্। যেমন:

• Mathematics is my favorite subject.

Rule-9:
Everyone, Everybody, Nobody, No one, Anybody, Anyone ইতযার্দ হকে singular এর পকর
singular verb ব্কস। যেমন:

• Everyone is going to attend today’s party.

Rule-10:
Adjective এর পূকব্ি the ব্সকল যতা plural common noun হ এব্ং verb টি plural হ । অেি াৎ
র্ন মটি হকে- The + adjective + plural verb. যেমন:

• The poor are not happy always.

Rule-11:

Along with, together with, as well as, accompanied with, with, and not, in addition to,
including র্দক েুক্ত একার্ধক noun/ pronoun এর যেকি পূকব্ির ব্া প্রেম noun/ pronoun
অনুো ী verb টি হকব্। অেি াৎ প্রেম noun/ pronoun টি singular হকল verb টি singular হকব্ এব্ং
প্রেম noun/ pronoun টি plural হকল verb টি plural হকব্। যেমন:

• Tandra and not I is considered to be guilty.

Rule-12:

Either ... or, Neither ... nor, not only ... but also ব্া শুধু or র্দক েুক্ত একার্ধক noun/
pronoun এর যেকি or, nor এব্ং but also এর পকর যে noun/ pronoun োকক তার number/
person অনুসাকর verb হ । অেি াৎ পরব্তী noun/ pronoun টি singular হকল verb টি singular
হকব্ এব্ং পরব্তী noun/ pronoun টি plural হকল verb টি plural হকব্। যেমন:

• Either John or his friends are going to join the party.

Rule-13:
Many a/ an এর পকর noun ও verb দুক াই singular হ ।
Many a/ an + singular common noun + singular verb। যেমন:

• Many a man is present in the meeting.

• Many a child has liked the gift.
Rule-14:
Preposition এর পূকব্ির subject টি plural হকল verb টি Plural এব্ং Preposition এর পূকব্ির
subject টি singular হকল verb টি singular হ । র্কন্তু একই sentences এ ের্দ একার্ধক noun এর
পূকব্ি একার্ধক preposition ব্যব্হৃত হ তকব্ একেকি প্রেম preposition এর পূকব্ি ব্যব্হৃত noun
অনুো ী verb হকব্। যেমন:
• The study of different languages is very interesting.
Rule-15:
One of, either of, neither of ের্দ subject র্হকসকব্ ব্যব্হৃত হ তাহকল এর verb টি singular হকব্।
অেি াৎ One of, either of, neither of, the + noun (plural) + verb (singular). যেমন:

• One of my friends is coming here today.

Rule-16:

ভগ্াংশ এক ব্যর্তত সকল ভগ্াংশ plural হক োকক। যেমন- One-third; র্কন্তু Two thirds, three-
fourths etc. ভগ্াংকশর প্রেম অংশটি one দ্বারা শুরু হকল নদ্বেীয় অংেটি singular + of + plural
countable noun/uncountable noun+ singular verb হ ।
আব্ার, ভগ্াংকশর প্রেম অংশটি two, three ইতযার্দ দ্বারা শুরু হকল নদ্বেীয় অংেটি plural+ of +
uncountable noun/singular noun + singular verb হ ।
র্কন্তু ভগ্াংকশর প্রেম অংশটি two, three ইতযার্দ দ্বারা শুরু হকল নদ্বেীয় অংেটি plural+ of +
uncountable noun/singular noun + singular verb োককল verb plural. যেমন:

• One-third of the work has been done.

• One-fourth of the students is absent today.
• Three-fourths of the work has been done.
• Two-thirds of the students are present today.
Rule-17:
Time, Distance, Weight, Length, Money একদর একককর সমষ্টি যদখকত plural হকলও এরা
singular verb গ্রহণ ককর এব্ং verb টি present Indefinite Tense এ হ । যেমন:

• 10 minutes is not a long duration.

Rule-18:
No/ None of the + singular noun + singular verb;
No/ None of the + plural noun + plural verb. যেমন:
• None of the students are present today.
• None of the student is present today.
Rule-19:

A lot of + singular noun + singular verb;

A lot of + plural noun +plural verb. যেমন:

• A lot of water is consumed.

• A lot of people are gathering there.
Rule-20:
Infinitive, Gerund, Clause েখন subject রূকপ কাি ককর তখন verb টি singular হকব্। যেমন:
Walking is good for health.
To walk is good for health.
That he is honest is known to all.
Rule-21:
It/ Who ের্দ subject র্হকসকব্ ব্যব্হৃত হ তকব্ এর পরব্তী verb টি singular হকব্। যেমন:
It is raining cats and dogs.
Rule-22:
Relative pronoun ের্দ subject র্হকসকব্ ব্যব্হৃত হ তকব্ এর পরব্তী verb টি ঐ Relative
pronoun এর Antecedent এর Number ও person অনুসাকর হক োকক। Relative pronoun এর
ঠিক পূবতবেী noun বা pronoun শক Antecedent বষল। যেমন:

• It is he who is to blame.
• It is you who are to do this.
Rule-23:
Mathematical calculations ের্দ word এ প্রকাশ করা হ , তখন subject টি singular verb গ্রহণ
ককর। যেমন:

• Five plus five is ten.

Rule-24:
A number of এর পর plural noun এব্ং plural verb ব্কস। র্কন্তু The number of এর পর plural
noun এব্ং singular verb ব্কস। যেমন:

• A number of students are absent from class today.

• The number of students absent today is twenty.
Rule-25:
More than one + singular noun সাধারণত singular verb গ্রহণ ককর। র্কন্তু more than two/
three ইতযার্দ plural verb গ্রহণ ককর। যেমন:
• More than one student is absent from the class.
• More than three students are absent from the class.
Rule-26:
Few/many+ plural noun + plural verb. যেমন:
A few people are aware of their duties.
Rule-27:
Both এর অেি হকে উভ । সুতরাং Both হকে Plural subject; এর পকর plural verb ব্কস। যেমন:
Both of you are guilty.

Previous Years’ Questions

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and
context.
1. Cricket is a popular game. Both the young and the old (a) ______ (get) pleasure from
this game. In fact, cricket (b)______ (call) the gentlemen’s game. It (c) ______ (entertain) us
with politeness and discipline. A sense of brotherhood and fraternity (d) ______ (create)
among the playing nations through it. At present cricket is the most popular game in
Bangladesh. The English (e) ______ (play) it here in this subcontinent and since then it (f)
______ (become) an integral part of our entertainment. Our team (g) ______ (consist) of
skilled players. They already (h) ______ (show) their performance in several matches. But
it is a matter of sorrow that sometimes our players (i) ______ (play) so poorly that our
countrymen (j) ______ (become) astonished. [Dhaka Board-2019]

Answer
(a) get (b) is called (c) entertains (d) is created (e) would play/ played (f) has become;
(g) consists; (h) have shown/have showed; (i) play; (j) become

2. A poor man was once (a) ______ (put) in jail, although he (b) ______ (do) no wrong. After
a long time, the king of the state (c) ______ (visit) the jail and the man told him that he
was innocent but a case (d) ______ (file) against him by some of his enemies. The king (e)
______ (inquire) privately and (f) ______ (find) that it was true. He (g) ______ (give) the man
some money and set him free. He went straight to the market. In a shop there, wild birds
(h) ______ (keep) in cages for sale. He said to the shopkeeper, I wish to buy all the birds of
your shop. These birds unjustly (i) ______ (imprison) and I like to (j) ______ (set) them free.
[Rajshahi Board-2019]
 Answer
(a) put (b) did (c) visited (d) was filed (e) inquired (f) found (g) gave (h) were kept (i)
imprisoned (j) set

3. (a) ______ (teach) is a noble profession. A teacher (b) ______ (teach) his students from
the core of his heart He teaches his students with a view to (C) ______ (give) the light of
education. By (d) ______ (get) the light of education, students can (e) ______ (enlighten)
their inside. The students (f) ______ (learn) their lessons now as their teachers (g) ______
(instruct) them. But the students nowadays act as though they (h) ______ (know)
everything. They are not (i) ______ (pay) heed to their teachers’ advice. But the students
must be careful in their studies lest they (j) ______ (fail) to secure good marks.

Answer [Cumilla Board-2019]

(a) Teaching (b) teaches (c) giving (d) getting(e) enlighten (f) should learn (g) instruct
(h) knew (i) paying (j) should fail

4. Kuakata, locally (a) ______ (know) as Sagar Kannya (b) ______ (be) an uncommon scenic
spot of Bangladesh. Kuakata (c) ______ (take) its origin from the story of a ‘Kua’ or well-
dug on the sea-shore. It (d) ______ (allow) a visitor to watch both the sunrise and the
sunset from the beach. The beach (e) ______ (have) a typical natural setting. This sandy
beach (f) ______ (slope) gently into the Bay and (g) (bathe) there is as pleasant as is
swimming or diving. Fishing boats (h) – (ply) in the Bay of Bengal and (i) ______ (surf)
waves add to the vibrant colours of Kuakata. Steps (j) ______ (take) to preserve the beauty
of the famous beach. [Jashore Board-2019]

Answer
(a) known (b) is (c) takes (d) allows (e) has (f) slopes (g) bathing (h) plying (i) surfing
(j) should be taken
5. When I was a child I (a) ______ (be) afraid of the dark, and I (b) ______ (go) to sleep with
a light on. Even then, I feared that monsters (c) ______ (climb) in through my bedroom
window. Every sound I (d) ______ (hear) struck fear into me. Often, I ran away from the
room and (e) ______ (sleep) on the floor at the foot of my parent's bed. Now that I (f)
______ (be) almost twenty, I obviously do better than what I (g) ______ Idol as a child.
However, I (h) ______ (be) still scared of bedtime. I hate (i) ______ (sleep) alone, and I still
keep a tiny night-light on.
And before I go to bed, I double-check every door and every window to make sure that
they (j) ______ (be) locked. [Sylhet Board-2019]

Answer
(a) was (b) went (c) would climb (d) heard (e) slept (f) am (g) did (h) am (i) sleeping (j)
are

6. Man is a social and rational being. 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 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. [Chattogram Board-2019]

Answer
(a) has (b) consider (c) are (d) have (e) expects (f) form (g) cultivate (h) does not help
(i) destroys (j) should think

7. If all the children of Bangladesh (a) ______ (go) to school, the country (b) ______ (get) rid
of the curse of illiteracy. To boost up education, the government (c) ______ (spend) more
money. Subsidies must (d) ______ (give) in the education sector. Teachers (e) ______
(need) to (f) ______ (train) for good teaching. The poor students can (g) ______ (bring)
under “Food for Education” programme. We (h) ______ (take) care that no institution (i)
______ (close) down due to political clashes. All concerned (j) ______ (be) conscious about
it. [HSC Exam-Ka Set-2018]

Answer
(a) go (b) will get (c) should spend (d) be given (e) need (f) be trained (g) be brought
(h) must take (i) will be closed/ might be closed (j) must be/ should be
8. Trees contribute a lot to maintain ecological balance. A month-long tree fair (a) ______
(begin) in Kurigram stadium recently. It (b) ______ (organize) by the local administration
and the Department of Social Forestation. The fair (c) ______ (inaugurate) yesterday by
the DC of Kurigram. It was also addressed by other speakers who (d) ______ (emphasize)
the need for planting more trees. The chief guest in his speech (e) ______ (put)
importance on planting trees so that we (f) ______ (save) our environment from other
effects of climate change and natural disasters. A huge procession (g) ______ (parade)
through the streets of the town after the inaugural session. Various government and
non-government organizations (h) ______ (set) up stalls displaying saplings of different
varieties. Cultural functions (i) ______ (arrange) every night (j) ______ (inspire) people to
plant trees. [HSC Exam-Kha Set-2018]

Answer
(a) has begun (b) has been organized/ is organised (c) was inaugurated (d) emphasized
(e) put (f) could/ might save (g) was paraded/ paraded (h) have set/ set (i) are
arranged (j) to inspire/ inspiring

9. Road mishap (a) ______ (happen) in our country almost every day. Recently it (b) ______
(rise) to an alarming rate (c) ______ (take) a heavy toll on human lives. The members of a
family remain anxious if someone (d) ______ (travel) in a bus. In most cases, reckless
driving (e) ______ (cause) road accidents. The drivers are in the habit of (f) ______ (violate)
traffic rules. Road accidents can be (g) ______ (lessen) if the drivers drive their vehicles
carefully. People should be conscious in this respect. While (h) ______ (cross) the road,
they should be careful. Some people travel (i) ______ (climb) on the roof of the buses and
trains. Traffic rules must be maintained strictly with a view to (j) ______ (control) road
accidents. [Dhaka Board-2017]

Answer
(a) happens (b) has risen (c) taking (d) travels (e) causes (f) violating (g) lessened (h)
crossing (i) climbing (j) controlling
10. It has been over three hundred years since emperor Shah Jahan of Delhi (a) ______
(build) the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife in Agra. Architecturally, it (b) ______ (be) one
of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The building (c) ______ (make) of fine white
marble with inlays of coloured marble. It (d) ______ (have) eight sides and many open
arches. It (e) ______ (rest) on a platform of a terrace of red sandstone. Four slender white
towers (f) ______ (rise) from the corners of the terrace. A large dome (g) ______ (stand)
above the centre of the building. Around this large dome there (h) ______ (be) four
smaller domes. Just inside the outer walls, there is an open corridor from which the
visitors (i) ______ (look) through carved marble screens into a central room. The bodies of
Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz (j) ______ (lie) in two graves below this room.

[Rajshahi Board-2017]
Answer
(a) built (b) is c) is/ was made (d) has (e) rests (f) have risen/ rise (g) stands (h) are (i)
look (j) lie

11. English (a) ______ (be) the most widely used international language. It (b) ______
(learn) to communicate with the foreigners for various purposes such as (c) ______
(maintain) co-operation, co-existence and exchanging business information. There are
also certain jobs which (d) ______ (require) good functional knowledge of English. The
jobs of a pilot, a postman, a telephone operator, a tour guide, a mechanic, a receptionist
of an international hotel, an executive of a multinational firm, etc. (e) ______ (be) a few of
them. Besides, a student (f) ______ (wish) to go for higher studies must learn English
because the books on advanced education are mostly (g) ______ (write) in English. So, the
importance and demand of learning English in our country can, in no way, be (h) ______
(ignore). Rather, we should (i) ______ (put) high importance on (j) ______ (learn) English to
make room for ourselves in the competitive world. [Cumilla Board-2017]

Answer
(a) is (b) is learnt (c) maintaining (d) require (e) are (f) wishing (g) written (h) ignored
(i) put (j) learning

12. Most of the people who (a) ______ (appear) most often and most gloriously in the
pages of history (b) ______ (be) great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the
people who really (c) ______ (help) civilization forward are often never (d) ______
(mention) at all. We do not know who first (e) ______ (set) a broken leg, or launched a
seaworthy boat or (f) ______ (calculate) the length of a year, but we (g) ______ (know) all
about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on
all the highest pillars in great cities of the world you (h) ______ (find) figures of a
conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think that most people (i) ______ (believe) that
the greatest countries are those that (j) ______ (beat) in the battle the greatest number of
countries and ruled over them as conquerors. [Jashore Board-2017]

Answer
(a) appear (b) are (c) help (d) mentioned (e) set (f) calculated (g) know (h) can find/
will find (i) believe (j) beat
13. Jerry is an orphan. He (a) ______ (come) to the orphanage at the age of four. He (b)
______ (lose) his parents in his infancy. Then, he (c) ______ (commit) to the care of the
orphanage. He could hardly (d) ______ (recollect) his parents’ memory. In spite of (e)
______ (be) an orphan, he had developed a strong fabric of morality. His inimitable
morality (f) ______ (draw) him close to the writer. The writer (g) ______ (impress) with him.
She started (h) — (show) affection for him. Jerry (i) ______ (take) her for his mother. He
fabricated a lie (j) ______ (win) her heart. [Sylhet Board-2017]

Answer
(a) came (b) lost (c) was committed (d) recollect (e) being (f) drew/ had drawn (g) was
impressed (h) showing (i) took (j) to win
14. Air (a) ______ (be) an important element of the environment. But it is constantly being
(b) ______ (pollute) in many ways. We make a fire to cook food and (c) ______ (do) many
works. This fire emits smoke which (d) ______ (contaminate) air. Vehicles pollute air to a
great extent by (e) ______ (burn) fuel. Air pollution also (f) ______ (happen) when coal and
oil (g) ______ (burn). Mills and factories can be (h) ______ (hold) responsible for this
pollution. It is high time we (i) ______ (check) air pollution. Otherwise, we (j) ______ (suffer)
a lot. [Barishal Board-2017]

Answer
(a) is (b) polluted (c) do (d) contaminates (e) burning (f) happens (g) are burnt (h) held
(i) checked (j) will suffer
15. The Liberation War of Bangladesh inspired many artists, singers and cultural activists.
Eminent artiste Shaheen Samad (a) ______ (join) Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi
Sangstha during the Liberation War. She along with others (b) ______ (inspire) millions
with her voice (c) ______ (raise) funds for the refugee camps. The cultural troupe used to
(d) ______ (travel) to refugee camps and different areas in Mukta’ Anchal. They (e) ______
(perform) patriotic songs and arranged puppet shows, besides, (f) ______ (stage) dramas.
Shaheen Samad said, “Liberation War always (g) ______ (be) an inspiration for me.” She
sang a lot of songs during that time and now (h) ______ (feel) honoured to have been
able to inspire the freedom fighters. She has the memorable harmonium with which she
sang in 1971. Now she (i) ______ (wish) to hand it over to Liberation War Museum. This
eminent artist wants a live performance of those moving songs on TV channel, at least
one song in a week and thus (j) ______ (cover) all the year-round. [Chattogram Board-2017]

Answer
(a) joined (b) inspired (c) to raise (d) travel (e) performed (f) staging (g) is/ has been
(h) feels (i) wishes j) covers

16. In the last autumn vacation I (a) ______ (get) sufficient time. So I (b) ______ (make) up
my mind to make a journey by Dhaka to Chattogram. I (c) ______ (reach) the station
about half an hour before the departure of the train. It (d) ______ (be) then a very busy
time. Rickshaw, motorcars and other vehicles (e) ______ (come) to the station with
passengers. Coolies (f) ______ (run) behind them. There (g) ______ (be) shouts and rush of
the passengers and the coolies. After some time hearing a whistle, the passengers (h)
______ (stand) in a queue before the ticket counter. I also (i) ______ (stand) in the line and
(j) ______ (buy) a second class ticket. [Dinajpur Board-2017]

Answer
(a) got (b) made (c) reached (d) was (e) came/ were coming (f) ran/ were running (g)
were (h) stood (i) stood (j) bought
17. Football is a favourite game in our country. It (a) ______ (arrange) between two teams
(b) ______ (contain) eleven players each. The captains of both teams (c) ______ (lead) their
groups. This is the most exciting and enjoyable game ever (d) ______ (play) across the
world. It (e) ______ (run) for an hour and a half with an interval after half of the time
(f) ______ (be) over. Any football tournament (g) ______ (arrange) between two strong
teams can be exciting. The result (h) ______ (remain) almost unpredictable till the end
because any team might win the other team (i) ______ (score) a goal within seconds. The
referee is to see whether rules and order (j) ______ (maintain) by the players.
[Dhaka Board-2016]

Answer
(a) is arranged (b) containing (c) lead (d) played (e) runs (f) is (g) arranged (h) remains
(i) scoring (j) are maintained

18. Once there (a) ______ (live) an idle king. He (b) ______ (not undergo) physical labour.
As a result, he (c) ______ (get) bulky and could not move from one place to another. He
(d) ______ (call) in a doctor The doctor (e) ______ (be) clever and wise. He did not (f) ______
(prescribe) any medicine for the king. He asked the king to buy a club and (g) ______
(move) it in the air till his hands (h) ______ (get) moistened. The king started (i) ______
(follow) the prescription. Thus, the king (j) ______ (relieve) of his problem.
[Rajshahi Board-2016; Barishal Board-2019]

Answer
(a) lived (b) did not undergo (c) got (d) called (e) was (f) prescribe (g) move (h) got (i)
to follow/ following (j) was relieved

19. Parents (a) ______ (be) blessings of God to us. When a child (b) ______ (bear), their joys
(c) ______ (know) no bounds. They (d) ______ (start) (e) ______ (think) of (f) ______ (nurse)
and (g) ______ (bring) up their children. They (h) ______ (remain) safe under the custody of
their parents since birth. Parents never mind (i) ______ (take) pains for the upbringing of
their offspring. We (j) ______ never (offend) our parents. [Cumilla Board-2016]

Answer
(a) are (b) is born (c) know (d) start (e) thinking (f) nursing (g) bringing (h) remain (i)
taking (j) should (never) offend

20. An idle brain is a devil’s workshop. If we (a) ______ (waste) our time in idleness, all
sorts of evil thoughts will crowd in our brain. Idle persons who (b) ______ (kill) their time
are burdens of society. They (c) ______ (sit) idle and cherish no high ideal and lofty
ambition in life. They (d) ______ (not support) themselves. [Jashore Board-2016]
They (e) ______ (lead) an unhappy life and (f) ______ (suffer) in the long run. There should
be time for reading, for office or other work, time for physical exercise, time for
recreation and time for prayer. This (g) ______ (indicate) that we should do everything at
the right moment. We (h) ______ (lead) a healthy and prosperous life only when we (i)
______ (follow) the routine which we (j) ______ (make) for our guidance.

Answer
(a) waste (b) kill (c) sit (d) cannot support (e) lead (f) suffer (g) indicates (h) may lead
(i) follow/ will follow (j) make

21. One night the entire village was sleeping. The boy Bayazid Bustami was busy in the
study. His mother (a) ______ (sleep). Suddenly she woke up and (b) ______ (feel) thirsty. (c)
______ (call) her son, she told her son to give her a glass of water and (d) ______ (fall)
asleep again. So, he went out with the pitcher in search of water. After a while, he (f)
______ (come) back home with water and found his mother (g) ______ (sleep). Then he
waited (h) ______ (stand) by her bed with a glass of water. He did not make any sound
lest she (i) ______ (wake) up. Suddenly his mother woke up and saw him with a glass of
water. At once she (j) ______understand) what was the matter. [Sylhet Board-2016]

Answer
(a) was sleeping (b) felt (c) Calling (d) fell (e) found (f) came (g) sleeping (h) standing
(i) should wake (j) understood

22. There are many people who (a) ______ (not take) physical exercise. They can hardly
(b) ______ (realize) that they themselves (c) ______ (ruin) their health. They (d) ______ (fall)
victim to many diseases. Life (e) ______ (become) dull to them. They (f) ______ (remain)
always ill-tempered. We (g) ______ (build) good health and sound mind through physical
exercise. Physical exercise (h) ______ (make) our body active and the muscles strong. It
also (i) ______ (improve) our power of digestion and blood circulation. It (j) ______ (give)
strength to our brain. [Barishal Board-2016]

Answer
(a) do not take (b) realize (c) are ruining (d) fall (e) becomes (f) remain (g) can build (h)
makes (i) improves (j) gives
23. To err is human. If a man commits a crime anytime and repents truly for his misdeed,
he may (a) ______ (forgive). But the man who (b) ______ (not, give up) the wrong, (c) ______
(suffer) surely. In the long run, he (d) ______ (will take) to the land of death. The old sailor
(e) ______ (be) a wrong-doer in his long journey. He committed a crime (f) ______ (kill) a
sea bird (g) ______ (call) Albatross. That crime ultimately (h) ______ (bring) bad luck to
them. The ship (i) ______ (leave) in the icy sea. The sun shone over their head. The wind
(j) ______ (drop) down. It was a great disaster. [Chattogram Board-2016]

Answer
(a) be forgiven (b) does not give up (c) suffers (d) will be taken (e) was (f) killing (g)
called (h) brought (i) was left (j) dropped

24. Many events of great importance (a) ______ (take) place during the last century.
Significant advances (b) ______ (make) in the field of science and technology. Many
European colonies (c) ______ (gain) independence. The movement for democracy (d)
______ (become) prominent in many parts of the world. Two World Wars (e) ______ (break)
out in this century. It also (f) ______ (witness) the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of
Japan were completely (g) ______ (destroy) as a result of the dropping of atom bombs.
However, the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) ______ (be) a
momentous event. After a bloody war of nine months Bangladesh (i) ______ (bear). Now
we (i) ______ (hold) our heads high in the community of nations. [Dinajpur Board-2016]

Answer
(a) took (b) have been made (c) have gained (d) has become (e) broke (f) witnessed (g)
destroyed (h) has become (i) was born (j) can hold