This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Verb Usage – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Usage Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which tense uses has/have + past participle? A) Present Progressive. B) Present Perfect. C) Past Perfect. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Perfect. 2. A cold wind has ..... A) Blew. B) Blewed. C) Blown. D) Blowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blown. 3. Choose the right verb: ..... your homework A) Have. B) Do. C) Take. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 4. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the interrogative mood of a verb? A) I will ace the test by studying. B) If I study, I will ace the test. C) Will I ace the test tomorrow?. D) I will ace the test tomorrow!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will I ace the test tomorrow?. 5. You ..... park your car here. It's a no-parking zone A) Haven't to. B) Should not. C) Must not. D) Don't need to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must not. 6. Indah and her friends ..... in the park every Saturday. A) Plays. B) Playing. C) Played. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play. 7. Fill in the blank:They ..... not at home last night. (Choose between 'was' or 'were') A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 8. What is the correct form of the verb "to be" for "he" ? A) He are. B) He is. C) He be. D) He am. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is. 9. "He plays chess every weekend." A) True. B) False. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. We ..... a pie for dessert. A) Ate. B) Had. C) Devoured. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devoured. 11. I have to pick my son up today, ..... I leave early today? A) Will. B) Can. C) Must. D) Need to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 12. Translate "acabar de fazer algo" to English. A) To think something is funny. B) Keep your eye on it. C) On time, in time. D) To have just done something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To have just done something. 13. The birds had ..... south. A) Flown. B) Flew. C) Flyed. D) Flowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flown. 14. Which sentence uses the verb in the past tense? A) I am reading a book. B) They went to the concert. C) She will go to the market. D) He is going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They went to the concert. 15. What kind of verb is the red text?The mailman dropped our package. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 16. The thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object A) Active Voice. B) Passive Voice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active Voice. 17. Hawaii ..... made up of many islands. A) Is. B) Are. C) Be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 18. Which one is not modal verb? A) Ought to. B) Can. C) Be going to. D) Shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be going to. 19. Some limbs of the trees had ..... off. A) Broke. B) Break. C) Breaked. D) Broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broken. 20. " ..... quiet, " said the teacher to her students. A) Keeps. B) Kept. C) Keep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep. 21. Read the sentence:'The soup smells delicious.' Which type of verb is smells in this sentence? A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Both action and linking verb. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 22. A verb in the conditional mood ..... A) Can be used as an adjective or a noun. B) Expresses what might happen if something else happens first. C) Expresses something that will certainly happen in the future. D) Can only occur in the past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expresses what might happen if something else happens first. 23. They dance at the festival. A) Are they dancing at the festival?. B) Do they dance at the festival?. C) Does they dances at the festival?. D) Did they dance at the festival?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do they dance at the festival?. 24. Which is the correct linking verb to be used in the sentence below?I thought you ..... better at dancing than your brother. A) Am. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 25. Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive? A) Athena wants to cook dinner for her new friends. B) Athena is a good cook. C) Athena has been learning more about cooking. D) Athena considers herself a cooking expert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athena wants to cook dinner for her new friends. 26. Which tense tells an action taking place at the current moment or in the future? A) Future progressive. B) Present perfect. C) Present progressive. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present progressive. 27. Joe ..... at the referee in disapproval. A) Talked. B) Howled. C) Shouted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Howled. 28. The linking verb ''ARE" is used for a SINGULAR subject in the PRESENT tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. None of the trucks ..... arrived yet. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 30. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the subjunctive mood? A) He told me he had already completed the assessment. B) I wish he were my mentor as well as my teacher. C) If I had gone home early today, I would have missed learning about ancient Egypt!. D) Math is my favorite subject even though I have to work really hard to do well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wish he were my mentor as well as my teacher. 31. ..... you ever visited Hawaii? A) Has. B) Am. C) Is. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 32. Math is my favorite subject even though I have to work really hard to do well. A) An implied "I". B) An implied "you". C) He or She. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An implied "you". 33. The linking verb ''AM" is used for the subject "I" in the PRESENT tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. I am working on my project. A) Am. B) Am my project. C) Am working. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am working. 35. Which of the following verbs is in the participle form? A) To fall. B) Drops. C) Painful. D) Hurting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurting. 36. What is the verb in this sentence?The boy ran to the store. A) The. B) Store. C) Ran. D) Boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran. 37. Which sentence contains an intransitive verb? A) He received a letter. B) Rahman laughed joyfully. C) They played a game. D) She painted a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rahman laughed joyfully. 38. He is from Italy, she is from Spain, and Miko and Hiro ..... from Japan. A) Aren't. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 39. Read the passage and answer the question that follows. (1) If you won a million dollars, what would you do? (2) You will consider starting a college savings account. (3) Tuition at a public university could cost a student approximately $ 10, 000 per year. (4) Therefore, you would benefit greatly from setting aside college funds now.Which sentence contains a shift in verb mood? A) 4. B) 2. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 40. She has completed the assignment. A) Has the assignment. B) Has. C) Completed. D) Has completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has completed. 41. Which sentence contains a verb that can function as either an action or linking verb, depending on context? A) The dog barks loudly every morning. B) The cookies taste sweet. C) Maria writes letters to her friends. D) He jumps over the puddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cookies taste sweet. 42. Samone ..... the play A) Wrote. B) Is write. C) Be writting. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrote. 43. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. A) Giving. B) Taking. C) Giving and taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving and taking. 44. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off. A) Cool. B) Day. C) Hot. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 45. What is the structure of an interrogative sentence without the verb "to be" ? A) DO + Subj + Verb + Complement +?. B) Subj + Verb + Complement +?. C) Subj + DO NOT + Verb + Complement +?. D) Verb + Subj + Complement +?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DO + Subj + Verb + Complement +?. 46. A linking verb connects a subject to other words in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Which of the following is correct for "it" with the verb "like" ? A) It liked. B) It likes. C) It liking. D) It like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It likes. 48. "It eats a lot of food." A) True. B) False. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. A verb in its gerund form can be used to replace which part of speech? A) An adjective. B) An adverb. C) A noun. D) A preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun. 50. Teresa ..... to the store. A) Walked. B) Skipped. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skipped. 51. Brian, I lost my jean for the latest even, ..... borrow you tonight? A) Shall. B) Must. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 52. Karol ..... in the office. A) Am. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 53. Choose the verb phrase that BEST completes each sentence. Right now, the students ..... in small groups. A) Had discussed. B) Are discussing. C) Have been discussing. D) Have discussed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are discussing. 54. How could I write the following sentence in active voice?The homework was completed by Matt. A) Matt has completed the homework. B) The homework belongs to Matt. C) It is already in active voice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matt has completed the homework. 55. My father ..... from Peru, he ..... peruvian. A) Is-is. B) Is-am. C) Are-is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is-is. 56. (A) Where is he? Is he at work?(B) No, he ..... A) Isn't. B) Not. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isn't. 57. They sing in the concert. A) Did they sing in the concert?. B) Do they sing in the concert?. C) Are they singing in the concert?. D) Does they sings in the concert?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do they sing in the concert?. 58. Luisa ..... at the school and her friends ..... at the museum A) Is-is. B) Is-are. C) Are-are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is-are. 59. A verb in the indicative mood ..... A) Expresses uncertainty. B) Is always in the future tense. C) Makes a command. D) States a fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) States a fact. 60. He plays guitar every evening. A) Is he playing guitar every evening?. B) Did he played guitar every evening?. C) Does he play guitar every evening?. D) Do he plays guitar every evening?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does he play guitar every evening?. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerb Usage Quiz 1Verb Usage Quiz 3Verb Usage Quiz 4Verb Usage Quiz 5Accept Vs. 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