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GRAMMAR FOR IELTS WRITING (1)
A review of the English Grammar System
Verbs: Main verbs and Verbals

>>> A review of the English Grammar System

>>> FOCUS: VERBS

1. VERB FORMS
Write any forms that you know of the following verbs:

(To) do (To) be (To) have (To) live ______________________

_______ ________ ________ ________ ______________________
_______ ________ ________ ________ ______________________
_______ ________ ________ ________ ______________________
_______ ________ ________ ________ ______________________

2. FUNCTIONS

Main verbs:

Verbals:

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Exercise 2: Fill the gaps in the model answer with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

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Exercise 3: Use the appropriate phrase given to fill the gaps.

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Exercise 4: Complete the passage using the verbs in the box. Decide if each verb should be active or
passive.

Exercise 5: Underline the correct option for each of the following gaps.

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Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

LATEST SWISS ARMY KNIFE TECHNOLOGY

Imagine (1-have)____________ fingerprint recognition, bluetooth and a laser in your Swiss army
knife! The company which has made pocket knives for more than a century and still supplies the
Swiss army has managed (2-produce)________________ a model which provides you with all the
tools you would ever want or wish (3-use)_______________. It even allows you (4-deliver)
___________ boardroom presentations! It enables you (5-store)_____________ documents, too,
because the removable flash drive has a memory capacity of 32 gigabytes. If you decide (6-
give)______________ a presentation, you can point the laser at projected images. The bluetooth
technology means that you can even choose (7-use)_____________ the tool as a remote computer
mouse! You dont even need (8-touch)_________________ your computer! The memory stick is
security protected by your fingerprint. This biometric fingertip sensor stops anyone hacking into
the information, even if you happen (9-lose)_______________________ the knife. The
technology also lets you (10-put)_______________ all your passwords for Internet banking and
shopping websites onto it. It doesnt expect you to remember them - it automatically does it for
you.

Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form.

1. (jam)________ with commuter traffic, the bridge out of the city collapsed suddenly.
2. The medics' first priority was (treat)___________ people with serious injuries.
3. (lift)____________ debris off of the cars, rescue workers needed special equipment.
4. (separate)________________ from their parents and (sob)___________ with fear, children
wandered aimlessly in the streets.
5. The rescue workers used blankets and teddy bears (calm)________________ the children.
6. (looking)_____________ on the past, we all know how painful people were in the struggle
against natural disaster.
7. Currently, (maximize)_____________ profit, people have rushed into housing and stock markets,
(follow)_____________ by a series of crisis as well.
8. Furthermore, surveys have shown that despite people's longing for personal freedom, the
number of marriages remains still high even in developed countries, (reveal)__________ that
people somehow prefer couples' life to single one.
9. With each citizen (receive)________________ higher education like tertiary, governments are
proud with their best workers to produce the highest quality products and achieve significant
economic growth.
10. Surveys have shown that people often (live)_____________ alone are more vulnerable to stress-
related diseases and even autism.
11. (throw)__________________ in the hustle and bustle of big cities, some people find old houses as
an ideal escape and meditate themselves under the shadow of the serene and peaceful past.
12. None of the dishes (serve)______________ here contain meat or fish because it is a vegetarian
restaurant.
13. Though (bear)_________________ in England, she spent most of her childhood in the United
States.
14. (live)______________ there for such a long time, he didnt want to move to another town.
15. I had no time to read my book, (spent)__________________ so long doing my homework.

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