This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Verb Usage – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Usage Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form: "The children ..... their homework before dinner." A) Do. B) Doing. C) Does. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 2. Choose the FUTURE PERFECT TENSE form A) Work. B) Will have worked. C) Is working. D) Worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have worked. 3. What time do we need to show up at practice tomorrow?This sentence is written in which mood? A) Subjunctive. B) Conditional. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. 4. Which is the correct linking verb to be used in the sentence below?The members of our group ..... early today. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 5. What is the correct form of the verb "like" for "we" ? A) We liked. B) We likes. C) We like. D) We liking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We like. 6. Mia and Lia ..... their grandparents twice a month. A) Visit. B) Were visiting. C) Visited. D) Are visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visit. 7. They go hiking on Saturdays. A) Are they going hiking on Saturdays?. B) Do they goes hiking on Saturdays?. C) Did they go hiking on Saturdays?. D) Do they go hiking on Saturdays?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do they go hiking on Saturdays?. 8. In Nur's garden, 'The flowers bloomed beautifully in spring, ' what type of verb is 'bloomed'? A) Linking. B) Action. C) Intransitive. D) Transitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intransitive. 9. "We eat lunch at noon." A) True. B) False. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Identify the verb aspect used in each sentence. She has finished her work. A) Progressive. B) Perfect. C) Perfect Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfect. 11. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music. A) Jessica. B) Bothering. C) Loud. D) Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bothering. 12. She sings in the choir. A) Do she sings in the choir?. B) Does she sing in the choir?. C) Is she singing in the choir?. D) Did she sing in the choir?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does she sing in the choir?. 13. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. A) Tell. B) Can. C) Eating. D) Jellybeans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating. 14. Identify the verb phrase:Billy should behave after all of the warnings. A) Should behave. B) After. C) Behave. D) The warnings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should behave. 15. Fill in the blank:You ..... not listening to me. (Choose between 'was' or 'were') A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 16. Walter Dean Myers wrote Bad Boy:A Memoir, and Monster was also written by him. A) Bad Boy:A Memoir was written by Walter Dean Myers, and he also wrote Monster. B) Walter Dean Myers wrote Bad Boy:A Memoir, and he also wrote Monster. C) Bad Boy:A Memoir was written, and Monster was written. D) Walter Dean Myers wrote Bad Boy:A Memoir, and Monster was also written by him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walter Dean Myers wrote Bad Boy:A Memoir, and he also wrote Monster. 17. One of the main differences between a participle and a gerund is that ..... A) A participle shows that something is certain and gerund shows that something is uncertain. B) A participle shows what is happening right now and a gerund shows what happened in the past. C) A participle works like a noun and a gerund works like an adjective. D) A participle works like an adjective and a gerund works like a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A participle works like an adjective and a gerund works like a noun. 18. In which tense is this written? The hostess has poured iced tea for most of her guests. A) Past Perfect. B) Present Progressive. C) Present Perfect. D) Present Perfect Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present Perfect. 19. What is the negative form of 'were'? A) Weren. B) Wasn't. C) Weren'tn't. D) Weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weren't. 20. Jon ..... the class about his trip A) Talked to. B) Spoke with. C) Addressed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Addressed. 21. While I was ..... to work, I ..... a cute dog. A) Strolling, noticed. B) Walking, saw. C) Walking, noticed. D) Strolling, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strolling, noticed. 22. Hawaii's mild climate ..... attracted many tourists. A) Be. B) Am. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 23. We ..... our personal narratives over time. A) Wrote. B) Made. C) Developed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developed. 24. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the indicative mood of a verb? A) I would tell him if he'd stop interrupting. B) Stop interrupting people so often. C) Is he interrupting someone again?. D) He is interrupting someone again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is interrupting someone again. 25. Which of the following verbs is in the gerund form? A) Drawing. B) Written. C) To paint. D) Scribbled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drawing. 26. The dad ..... a fire. A) Builded. B) Build. C) Built. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Built. 27. The subjunctive mood shows that an action is ..... A) Uncertain (like a wish or a suggestion). B) Already completed. C) Certain (like a fact). D) Currently happening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncertain (like a wish or a suggestion). 28. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence:'Nita wrote a letter to her friend.' A) Wrote a letter. B) Wrote. C) A letter wrote. D) To her friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To her friend. 29. Choose the verb phrase that BEST completes each sentence. The team ..... for the competition all week. A) Is practicing. B) Has been practicing. C) Had practiced. D) Has practiced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been practicing. 30. Identify the verb aspect used in each sentence. I am preparing for the presentation. A) Progressive. B) Perfect. C) Perfect Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressive. 31. Which of the following forms of the verb "to be" is in the subjunctive mood? A) Am. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 32. You ..... bring your friends to the party. It's my birthday. A) Ought. B) Has to. C) Have to. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 33. Volunteers made the dangerous journey after dark, but no wolves were encountered. A) Volunteers made the dangerous journey after dark, but they encountered no wolves. B) Volunteers made the dangerous journey after dark, but no wolves were encountered. C) The dangerous journey was made by the volunteers after dark, but they encountered no wolves. D) The dangerous journey was made by the volunteers after dark, but no wolves were encountered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volunteers made the dangerous journey after dark, but they encountered no wolves. 34. You look busy Zagara, ..... I help you with those boxes? A) Can. B) Will. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 35. What change should be made to the following sentence:Even worse, the tentacles become extra sticky when they're in contact with skin, so trying to remove it can make a sting even more severe. A) Change it to them. B) Change become to became. C) Change they're to their. D) Delete so. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change it to them. 36. Sean and Elijah have ..... the lights. A) Fixted. B) Fixed. C) Fix. D) Fouxed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed. 37. Janelle (does, do) play in the sand. A) Does. B) Do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 38. (Has, Have) rabbits destroyed your garden this summer? A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 39. Which of the following verbs is in the infinitive form? A) Speak. B) To tell. C) Had called. D) Yelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell. 40. I was eating a fish last night. A) Saya makan seekor ikan malam semalam. B) Saya telah dimakan seekor ikan malam semalam. C) Saya sedang makan seekor ikan malam semalam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saya sedang makan seekor ikan malam semalam. 41. My best friend (goes go) to a different school. A) Goes. B) Go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. 42. Read the sentence and answer the question that follows. Mrs. Marquez took her Spanish students on a trip to Mexico last summer, so they will be learning the language by native speakers. Which phrase marks an incorrect shift in mood? A) So they will be learning. B) Trip to Mexico. C) By native speakers. D) Last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So they will be learning. 43. Oh, Today is Friday now. We ..... submit the report by Monday. A) Should to. B) Has to. C) Need. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 44. They had been practicing for weeks. A) Practicing. B) Been practicing. C) Had been practicing. D) Had practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been practicing. 45. I eat breakfast at 7 AM. A) Did I eat breakfast at 7 AM?. B) Am I eat breakfast at 7 AM?. C) Do I eat breakfast at 7 AM?. D) Do I eating breakfast at 7 AM?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do I eat breakfast at 7 AM?. 46. It ..... be difficult to find a parking spot during rush hour. A) Can. B) Will. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. 47. Read the sentence and complete the question that follows. A 3D printer could be used to create food, but it will not be nutritional.What type of mood shift occurs in the sentence? A) Indicative to Imperative. B) Indicative to Subjunctive. C) Imperative to Indicative. D) Subjunctive to Indicative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subjunctive to Indicative. 48. He practices piano every morning. A) Did he practiced piano every morning?. B) Does he practice piano every morning?. C) Is he practicing piano every morning?. D) Do he practices piano every morning?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does he practice piano every morning?. 49. The teacher ..... in the classroom and the students ..... outside. A) Is-is. B) Is-are. C) Are-am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is-are. 50. Which is the correct linking verb to be used in the sentence below?The sky ..... always clear and blue in the summer. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 51. Brendan is ..... his family make dinner. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A) Help. B) Helping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping. 52. Change the sentence below to correctly use the subjunctive mood.If I was better at dancing, I could perform on stage A) If I were better at dancing, I could perform on stage. B) If I become a better dancer, I will perform on stage. C) The sentence is already correct. D) A better dancer could perform on stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I were better at dancing, I could perform on stage. 53. Which of the following verbs includes a verb in the conditional mood? A) I know that learning how to cook will help me in the future. B) Learning how to cook is an important skill for everyone. C) Cooking is something that can be learned easily by anyone. D) If I knew how to cook, I would make dinner for my mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If I knew how to cook, I would make dinner for my mom. 54. Which of the following sentences is NOT written in active voice? A) Many scientists are studying the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. B) Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada. C) Scientists have questioned some reports about the monster. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada. 55. What is the correct usage of 'were' in past tense? A) You were, we was, they were. B) You was, we was, they was. C) You was, we were, they was. D) You were, we were, they were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You were, we were, they were. 56. Choose the sentence in which the verb look is used as an action verb: A) The children look happy in the park. B) She looks at the stars every night. C) He looks tired after practice. D) The sky looks gray today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She looks at the stars every night. 57. The thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence A) Passive Voice. B) Active Voice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive Voice. 58. He (is, are) reading about space travel. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 59. Melanie ..... married at 3 this afternoon. A) Is geting. B) Has been getting. C) Is getting. D) Gets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is getting. 60. Mary ..... the Math problem in 10 minutes. A) Did. B) Solved. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solved. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerb Usage Quiz 1Verb Usage Quiz 2Verb Usage Quiz 4Verb Usage Quiz 5Accept Vs. 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