Unit 13: Verb City

Verb City

From the list below choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences. You will need to use each verb twice. An example is done for you.

List:

GET
HAVE
TAKE
COME
GIVE
PUT
MAKE
DO

01. He cut himself quite badly, so he was TAKEN to hospital, where he was GIVEN an anti-tetanus injection.

02. He knew he had _____ several silly mistakes in the exam, so it _____ as no surprise to him to hear that he'd failed.

03. Soto, a piano teacher for 42 years, _____ great pride in the fact that he had _____ an important influence on the playing styles of some of the world's finest pianists.

04. Recently we've been _____ a lot of difficulty _____ our son to _____ his homework.

05. I had considered _____ research, until I found out just how much time and effort I would need to _____ into it.

06. I've _____ to the conclusion that a lot of these off-piste skiers are just selfish; as well as _____ their own lives at risk, they endanger those of the rescue services who are called out to help them when they _____ into trouble.

07. The director _____ a deep sigh when he saw the figures for June; the company had _____ a loss of $3 million in the first half of the year.

due: November 12, 2010