englishscool.co

All practice

The two all-purpose verbs: pick the right one

What you are practising
I did my homework and then made dinner.
Try not to make the same mistake twice.
What to do

Each gap needs one of the two verbs shown in the model sentences. Choose the right one for the collocation and put it in the correct form for the time and subject of the sentence.

Questions
1. I always ___ my homework after school.
2. She ___ a lot of mistakes when she speaks fast.
3. Yesterday we ___ the shopping together.
4. He ___ dinner for us last night.
5. Every morning she ___ her bed before breakfast.
Show the answers
1. do
2. makes
3. did
4. made
5. makes

Items 1 and 3 describe tasks or activities, so they use the activity verb. Items 2, 4 and 5 describe creating or producing something, so they use the production verb. Also check the form: items 2 and 5 need the third-person present ending, and items 3 and 4 need the past form.

Watch the video lesson