Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context:
Dhaka, the world's densest and fastest growing city, (a) ____ (face) unbearable traffic jams. There (b) ____ (be) many reasons for this. The ever increasing number of vehicles and population (c) ___ (be) the main reason. During a traffic jam, people (d) ____ (has) to suffer much. They have to (e) ____ (move) inch by inch. They have to wait on roads hours after hours (f) ____ (face) unbearable sufferings. Again, the roads of Dhaka city (g) ____ (be not) spacious. Only seven percent of Dhaka city is (h) _____ (cover) by roads, compared with around 25 percent of Paris and Vienna. If anybody falls in a traffic jam, he (i) ____ (not know) when he will reach home. Sometimes, a distance of 1km (j) ____ (take) an hour to cross. Office and school goers find it very difficult (k) ____ (reach) their destination in time. Our government (l) ____ (try) heart and soul to solve this problem. Flyovers (m) ____ (build) in different places in order to control traffic jam. Besides, traffic police and sergeants (n) ____ (see) filing cases against vehicles breaking road transport rules. But still it is becoming impossible to control traffic jam.
(a) faces; (b) are; (c) is; (d) have; (e) move; (f) facing; (g) are not; (h) covered; (i) does not know; (j) takes/can take; (k) to reach; (l) is trying; (m) are built/are being built; (n) are seen
Dhaka, the world's densest and fastest growing city, (a) faces unbearable traffic jams. There (b) are many reasons for this. The ever increasing number of vehicles and population (c) is the main reason. During a traffic jam, people (d) have to suffer much. They have to (e) move inch by inch. They have to wait on roads hours after hours (f) facing unbearable sufferings. Again, the roads of Dhaka city (g) are not spacious. Only seven percent of Dhaka city is (h) covered by roads, compared with around 25 percent of Paris and Vienna. If anybody falls in a traffic jam, he (i) does not know when he will reach home. Sometimes, a distance of 1km (j) takes/can take an hour to cross. Office and school goers find it very difficult (k) to reach their destination in time. Our government (l) is trying heart and soul to solve this problem. Flyovers (m) are built/are being built in different places in order to control traffic jam. Besides, traffic police and sergeants (n) are seen filing cases against vehicles breaking road transport rules. But still it is becoming impossible to control traffic jam.
English
After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
| Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
| Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
| Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
| Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
| She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
| Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
| Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
| I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |
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