Problems with Verbs 2 1. I hadn’t expected James to apologize but I had hoped _______. A. him calling me C. him to call me B. that he would call me D. that he call me 2. My husband lived at home before we were married, and so______. A. did I C.I had B. had I D. I did 3. Does you new secretary____ shorthand? A. know to take C. know how take B. know how to take D. know how taking 4. Tommy had his big brother____ his shoes for him A. to tie C. tied B.tie D. tying 5. I wish that the weather___ not so warm A. was C. were B .be D. is 6. His English teacher recommends that he____ a regular degree program A. begin C. will begin B. begins D. is beginning 7. Let’s go out for dinner,_____? A. will we C.s hall we B. don’t we D. are we 8. I’d______ the operation unless it is absolutely necessary A. rather not have C. rather not to have B. not rather had D. rather not having 9. Would you please____ write on the test books? A. don’t C. not B. not to D. to not 10. The old man asked her to move because he______ in that chair A. used to sit C. used to sitting B. was used to sit D. was used to sitting 11. After the way she treated you, if I___ in your place, I wouldn’t return the call A. be C. was B. am D. were 12. If I___ the flu I would have gone with you A. hadn’t C. didn’t have B. hadn’t had D. wouldn’t have had 13. He’s taken his medicine,______? A. hasn’t he C. doesn’t he B. didn’t he D. isn’t he 14. Your mother and I are looking forward____ you A. of seeing C. to see B. for seeing D. to seeing 15. It is imperative that you___ there in person A. be C. will B. will be D. are 16. ____you rather sit by the window? A. don’t C. wouldn’t B. will D. won’t 17. His government insisted that he___ until he finished his degree A. should stay C. stayed B. shall stay D. stay 18. After he had researched and______ his paper, he found some additional material that he should have included A. wrote C. writing B. written D. have written 19. The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and____ A. neither the other driver C. neither had the other driver B. neither would the other driver D. the other driver neither 20. If it_____ rain, we’ll have the party out side A. wouldn’t C. didn’t B. doesn’t D. won’t . Problems with Verbs 2 1. I hadn’t expected James to apologize but I had hoped _______ return the call A. be C. was B. am D. were 12. If I___ the flu I would have gone with you A. hadn’t C. didn’t have B. hadn’t had D. wouldn’t have had 13. He’s