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1. Type in the correct form of the verb in ( parentheses ). (You must type the sentence exactly.)
John wants (buy) a new car. |
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2. Mary enjoyed (eat) dinner last night.
Dont' put the parenthesis in your answer. |
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3. John loves (drink) milk with cookies.
(HINT--You can always use a noun after verbs, but this exercise talks about when you have one verb followed by another verb.) |
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4. I planned (try) out my new car but couldn't.
(RULE-- the verbs "want, need, learn, plan, and try" use 'to' plus a verb if one comes after them.) |
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5. Pete had finished (work) on his project.
(RULE-- the verbs 'enjoy, finish, quit, stop, keep, discuss and practice' use an 'ing' verb if one comes after them.) |
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6. He started (clean) his room immediately.
(RULE--Verbs such as 'like, love, hate start, begin, continue' can use either a 'to' verb OR an 'ing' verb.) |
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7. He had learned (fly) in the Air Force.
(HINT--The first verb can be in ANY tense; the rule stays the same about whether you use 'to' or 'ing.' |
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| 8. I will stop (play) basketball when I am tired. |
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| 9. I needed (see) my advisor yesterday. |
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| 10. Joe will start (swim) on the team this year. |
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| 11. Harry quit (smoke) for good last January. |
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12. I want (learn) (fly) an airplane.
(HINT--no matter how many verbs you have in a sentence, you still follow the same rules for the 'to' and 'ing' verbs.) |
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| 13. Keshan said he enjoys (practice) basketball. |
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| 14. Keshan enjoys (practice) and (play) basketball. |
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| 15. Harriet planned (discuss) (go) on her vacation in June. |
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| 16. Joan likes (discuss) her homework with a friend. |
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| 17. Perry has continued (plan) for his retirement. |
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18. The old dog learned (quit) (mess) up the rug.
(HINT--just follow the rule; don't get confused by two or three verbs--each has its own rule.) |
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| 19. I used to like (eat) pizza everyday |
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20. Jerry quit (drink) for good last night.
(This is the last one--enjoy your day.) |
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