RIGHT FORM OF VERB

BOARD QUESTION
1.Complete the following text with the right form of verbs given in the box. [Dhaka Board-2023,
Rajshahi Board-2023]

obey Ensure Be expect Refer

require Respect hamper reflect Have

Social value (a) --- to customs, beliefs, special practices, and norms. It (b) --- the culture of a nation. It
(c) --- great educative value in our life. In the past, people were very much conscious of (d) --- social
value in each and every walk of life. Earlier, each person (e) --- very careful of social value. But at
present, our social value is in great threat. Young people don't (f) --- duly to their elders, resulting in
social degradation. As a result, peace, order, and a decent life are greatly (g) ---. So, with a view to (h)
--- peace and order in society, social value is badly (i) ---. Without social value, we can't (j) --- a
decent, comfortable, happy, and peaceful life.

(a) refers; (b) reflects; (c) has; (d) obeying; (e) was; (f) respect; (g) hampered; (h) ensuring; (i)
required; (j) expect

2. Complete the following text with the right form of verbs given in the box. [Jashore Board- 2023]

be bring neglect Spend Lose

possess Pay neglect claim lose

Most of us (a) --- the wrong mentality of measuring success in life. Many poor adults (b) ---- that the
possession of wealth (c) --- peace of mind in life. But it (d) --- not always true. Many have (e) --- their
health to gain wealth, but later (f) --- much of their wealth to regain health. Isn't that ironical? Again,
there are also several people who had (g) --- high prices for possessing their present wealth. They
have (h) --- friends and family and have (i) --- opportunities to spend precious moments with those
around them. Besides, many have (j) --- peace within themselves by wanting more and more of
everything.

(a)possess; (b) claim; (c) brings; (d) is; (e) neglected: (f) have lost; (g) paid; (h) lost; (i) lost; (j)
neglected

3. Complete the following text with the right form of verbs given in the
box. [Cumilla Board- 2023]

Reach lose follow have Bring

Are See ensure ensure know

A proverb goes that a man without an aim is like a ship without a rudder. Likewise, a man without an
aim (a) --- reach his goal. He (b) --- in his way of life. So everyone should (c) --- a definite aim. But
nothing is more difficult than the choice of a profession. Students (d) --- it very difficult to choose a
suitable profession. Choosing a profession becomes challenging because there (e) --- many paths
and courses open to them. They should (f) --- their aim according to the abilities they are (g) --- with.
Not all (h) --- the same abilities and aptitude. Students may (i) --- their teachers who can (j) --- their
abilities.
4. Complete the following text with the right form of verbs given in the box. [Chattogram
Board-2023]
Visit live Pay hear Call
Live Think Appear appear Think

Abdur Rahman is a student. He (a) --- in the SSC exam this year. He (b) --- in Chattogram. He (c) ---
there since his birth but he (d) --- St. Martins Island yet. He (e) --- a lot about the beauty of St. Martin's
Island. (f) --- those, he becomes very eager (g) --- a visit there. As he is free now, he thinks that he (h)
--- the island now. (i) --- this, he becomes so excited that he (j) --- his friends to a meeting.

(a) will appear;(b) lives; (c) has been living; (d) has not visited; (e) heard; (f) Hearing; (g) to pay; (h)
should visit; (i) Thinking; (j) calls

5. Complete the following text with the right form of verbs given in the box. [Sylhet Board-
2023]
Waste know follow Observe Do
Make fall Are Utilize is

We should (a) --- the life style of the ants and bees. They (b) ---good use of their time and store food
for the rainy days. They never (c) ---a single moment in negligence or indolence. So they never (d) ---
into extreme crisis. We (e) ---the best creatures in creation. We (f) ---everything good and bad. We
can (g) ---better than the others. We should all (h) --- every moment properly. Punctuality (i) --- the
best tonic in this regard. We should all (h) --- the footsteps of the famous persons.

(a) observe; (b) make; (c) waste; (d) fall; (e) are; (f) know; (g) do; (h) utilize; (i) is; (j) follow

6. Complete the following text with the right form of verbs given in the box. [Barishal Board-
2023; Barishal Board-2024; Rajshahi Board-2024]

Make kill throw see Ensure

originate work live be have

Rivers generally (a) --- from a mountain or a lake. They (b) --- very much important for our existence
and economy. But unfortunately, we are (c) --- our rivers, choking them with toxic wastes from dyeing
and textile factories. Most of the industries (d) --- waste treatment plants. This type of industry is (e) ---
releasing untreated liquid waste directly and (f) --- the water polluted. Our unconscious people also (g)
--- different kinds of waste materials into the rivers directly. So, to keep the existence of fish and other
species (h) --- in the water is becoming impossible. It is high time the government and the conscious
people (i) --- together to save the rivers. Otherwise, a happy, prosperous, and pollution-free
environment for the next generation can't be (j) ---.

(a) originate; (b) are; (c) killing; (d) do not have; (e) releasing; (f) polluting; (g) throw; (h) living; (i)
worked; (j) ensured

7. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Dinajpur
Board-2023]
die need destroy go Make
keep cause get name cause

There are various types of fever. Dengue is one of them. It (a) --- by biting of mosquito (b) --- 'Aedes'.
It (c) --- serious health hazard. Vomiting, high temperature, blood platelets etc. make the patient
tormented. Many patients (d) --- if blood platelets (e) --- below 50. Much care and proper treatment (f)
--- to save dengue-affected patient. In order to (g) --- ourselves free from dengue, we (h) --- our
environment clean. Living place of Aedes larva should (i) --- with a view to (j) --- ourselves aloof from
mosquito bite. The use of curtain is also essential.
(a) is caused; (b) named; (c) causes; (d) die; (e) go (f) is needed; (g) get; (h) should keep; (i) be
destroyed; (j) making

8. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. [Mymensingh
Board -2023; Dinajpur Board-2024]
build idle follow work Remember
Be lag reach Lead depend

Bangladesh is full of natural resources. The prosperity of the country (a) — on the proper utilization of
the resources. We should not (b) — a lazy life. We all should become industrious. We all should (c) —
up our country. For this reason, we have to (d) — hard. No nation can prosper without Industry. It
should be (e) — that industry is the key to success. If we (f) — days away, we (g) — behind. The
nation that (h) — industrious (i) — the pinnacle of development. So, we should (j) — them.

(a) depends; (b) lead; (c) build; (d) work;(e) remember; (f) idle; (g) will lag/ may lag; (h) are; (i) reach/
have reached; (j) Follow

9.Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box: [Mymensingh Board -
2022]
Make Help Become Do Conduct
Use Be Enhance Send Increase

Mobile phone is an important medium of modern communication which (a)-- intercommunication. It (b)
--- our life very easy and comfortable. Theworld (c) --- smaller due to the rapid use of it. Mobile phone
connected with the Internet (d) --- users watch TV, and, use social media like Facebook,Instagram,
Linkedln etc. We (e) --- almost everything by using various mobile apps. We can check mails and (f) --
- through it. The use of mobile phone (g) --- its the reply noticeably during COVID-19. Now a days,
teachers and students (h)--- dependent on it greatly. It has played a vital role in(i) --- online education.
But excessive use of it causes unpredicta ble health hazards. So, we (j) --- it excessively.

Ans: a)Enhances b)has made c)has become d)helps e)can do f)send g)has increased h)are
i)conducting i)should not use

10.Complete the following text with the right forms of verbs. [Jashore Board-2020, Chattogram
Board-2022]

take it deserve be Thrive

Cause run Know fall do

Everybody (a)---- that food adulteration (b) --- a crime. Adulterated food is poisonous and (c)---
diseases. People (d) --- this kind of food (e) ---- victim to liver disease, cancer, kidney failure and so
on. Some businessman who are avaricious and (f) --- after money only (g) --- heinous work. They (h) -
--- - the miseries of others. They (i) --- punishment. Some strict measures should be (j)---- to stop this
abominable task of the greedy businessmen.

Answer: (a) knows (b) is (c) causes (d) eating (e) fall (f) run (g) do (h) thrive (i) deserve (j) taken
11. Complete the following text with the right forms of verbs. [Mymensingh Board-2020, Cumilla
Board-2022]

Know hear Call Inspire Bear

Hinder Begin remember be join

You must have (a) --- the name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He (b) --- our national poet. He (c) --- as a rebel
poet as well. He (d) --- into a poor family. But dire needs could not (e) --- his potentiality. When the
First World War broke out, he (f) --- the army. After the war, he (g) --- to write poems. At that time,
his poems and songs (h) --- people against oppression. He (i) --- the Shelley of Bangla literature. We
should (j) --- him for his great deeds.

Answer: (a) heard (b) is (c) is known (d) was born (e) hinder (f) joined (g) began (h) inspired (i) is
called (j) remember

10. Complete the following text with the right forms of verbs. [Rajshahi Board-2019, Jashore
Board-2022]

Admit Form take owe Consider

Respect succeed acquire understand forget

In an educational institution teacher student relationship is (a) --- to be the most important matter.
It is such a relationship that is (b) --- on the basis of mutual (c) ---. A student always (d) --- to his
teachers because he cannot but (e) --- help from them in case of (f) --- knowledge. The sensible
students never (g) --- their teachers. Moreover, they (h) --- their memorable teachers’ role which
helps them (i) --- in life. So, they always (j) --- their teachers.

Answer: a) considered b) formed c) understanding d) owes e) take f) acquiring g) forget h) admit i)

succeed j) respect

11. Complete the following text with the right forms of verbs. [Dhaka Board-2020;Sylhet Board
2020]

Drive Solve Create Suffer Occur

Reach Cause Carry Violate Give

Traffic jam is a common affair in big cities of our country. Increasing number of vehicles (a) --- traffic
jam. Mainly it (b) --- in the congested areas. Overtaking tendency also (c) --- traffic jam. Some drivers
(d) --- the traffic rules and (e) ---carelessly. It (f) --- a lot of pains to the people. Ambulances (g) ---
patients cannot (h) --- hospital timely. Students and office going people also (i) --- due to traffic jam.
This problem should be (j) --- immediately.

Answer: (a) create/cause (b) occurs (c) causes /creates (d) violate (e) drive (f) gives (g) carrying (h)
reach (i) suffer (j) solved