Circle the correct verb form
1. Diabetes is / are an illness.
2. The United Nations has / have its headquarters in New York City.
3. The news is / are interesting.
4. Mathematics is / are easy for her. Physics is / are for her too.
5. Eight hours of sleep is / are enough.
6. Those people is / are from Canada.
7. Ten dollars is / are too much to pay.
8. The police has / have been called.
9. Five thousand miles is / are too far to travel.
10. Cattle is / are domestic animals.
11. Two and two is / are four.
12. English is / are spoken in many questions.
13. The poor has / have many problems.
14. Chinese is / are his native language.
15. The Chinese has / have an interesting history.
Choose the correct answer in parentheses.
1. The United States (has, have) a population of around 250 million.
2. The news about Mr. Hogan (is, are) surprising.
3. Massachusetts (is, are) a state in the northern part of the United States.
4. Physics (seeks, seek) to understand the mysteries of the physical word.
5. Statistics (is, are) a branch of mathematics.
6. The statistics in that report on oil production (is, are) incorrect.
7. Fifty minutes (is, are) the maximum length of time allowed for the exam.
8. Twenty dollars (is, are) an unreasonable price for the necklace.
9. Six and seven (is, are) thirteen.
10. Many people in the world (does, do) not have enough to eat.
11. The police (is, are) prepared in case there is a riot.
12. Rabies (is, are) an infectious and often fatal disease.
13. The English (is, are) proud, independent people.
14. English (is, are) not my native language.
15. Many Japanese (commutes, commute) to their places of work.
16. Portuguese (is, are) somewhat similar to Spanish, (isn’t, aren’t) it?
17. The poor (is, are) helped by government programs.
18. The news about the long-range effects of air pollution on the development of children’s lungs (is, are) disturbing.
19. Where (is, are) my shorts? Have you seen them anywhere? I can’t find them.
20. Why (is, are) the police here?
21. Two hours (is, are) too long to wait, don’t you think?
22. How many people (is, are) there in Canada?
23. No news (is, are) good news.
Correct the mistakes if there are any in the use of verbs.
1. The USA are a very powerful country.
2. The Chinese has a very ancient history.
3. The scissors is too sharp.
4. The furniture were new.
5. The police is in the yard of our house.
6. The news have got much worse.
7. Mathematics were the most boring subject for me.
8. The boy’s trousers is torn.
9. His clothes are made by a good tailor.
10. That furniture are very dear to me.
11. The news are very important.
12. The advice that he gave me was good.
13. My scissors are not very sharp.
4. Insert the correct verb to be.
1. The Netherlands ……… a very rich country.
2. The French ………….. friendly people.
3. Four hours of sleep ………… enough for him. He is a workaholic.
4. Japanese …………. a very difficult language.
5. One thousand dollars ……….. too much to pay.
6. The old ……… always obstinate.
7. The young ……….. supposed to be inexperienced.
8. Two hundred miles ………. too tiring for hiking.
9. The disabled ……….. well protected abroad.
10. Russian ………. my mother tongue.
11. The Vietnamese ……….. very hardworking people.
Put the verbs into correct forms.
1. He is always told to be very clever. His knowledge of computers (be) the best.
2. They say the contents of his new physics book (be) very interesting.
3. The mass media always (write) about him a lot.
4. His wages (be) rather high.
5. Billiards (be) his hobby.
6. Her favourite food (be) macaroni.
7. His advice (be) always useful.
8. Her favourite colour (be) blue. And her jeans (be) blue. Even her pyjamas (be) blue.
9. The information about her life (be) very interesting.
Supply the missing words.
1. This furniture … new and very nice.
2. The goods … been delivered in time.
3. … your clothes expensive?
4. If your jeans … dirty put … into the washing machine.
5. The fruit … rotten in hot water.
6. The new steps … very steep.
7. The twilight always … me.
8. Her tights … too bright.
9. This cloth … smooth and soft.
10. The luggage … brought at once.
11. … much information about it?
12. There … a lot of food in the fridge.
13. Do you see … new scales? Where … they?
14. The police … already here. Do you see … in the yard?
15. His jeans … from a famous designer.
7. Fill in the singular or plural forms of the verb to be.
1. Mathematics … taught at our university.
2. Why … your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing?
3. The remains of the meal … thrown to the dog.
4. Light athletics … a sport that develops the whole body.
5. Phonetics … very important when you start learning English.
6. Oats … grown in this field.
7. The news … very unusual.
8. Where … my glasses?
9. Cards … a very interesting game.
10. Here … your binoculars. Take …
11. Look here! The fruit … ripe.
12. Usually his advice … very useful.