This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Verb Usage – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Usage Quiz 5 (30 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) Does. B) Done. C) Do. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do. 2. Choose the FUTURE PERFECT TENSE form A) Will have worked. B) Work. C) Worked. D) Is working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have worked. 3. What time do we need to show up at practice tomorrow?This sentence is written in which mood? A) Conditional. B) Interrogative. C) Subjunctive. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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 like. C) We liking. D) We likes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We like. 6. Mia and Lia ..... their grandparents twice a month. A) Were visiting. B) Are visiting. C) Visited. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visit. 7. They go hiking on Saturdays. A) Do they goes hiking on Saturdays?. B) Did they go hiking on Saturdays?. C) Are they going 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) Intransitive. B) Linking. C) Transitive. D) Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Does she sing in the choir?. B) Do she sings in the choir?. C) Is she singing in the choir?. D) Did she sing in the choir?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Can. B) Tell. C) Jellybeans. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating. 14. Identify the verb phrase:Billy should behave after all of the warnings. A) Behave. B) The warnings. C) Should behave. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should behave. 15. Fill in the blank:You ..... not listening to me. (Choose between 'was' or 'were') A) Were. B) Am. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 Progressive. D) Present Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present Perfect. 19. What is the negative form of 'were'? A) Weren. B) Wasn't. C) Weren't. D) Weren'tn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Walking, noticed. B) Strolling, noticed. C) Walking, saw. D) Strolling, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strolling, noticed. 22. Hawaii's mild climate ..... attracted many tourists. A) Has. B) Am. C) Have. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Is he interrupting someone again?. B) Stop interrupting people so often. C) I would tell him if he'd stop interrupting. 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) Scribbled. C) Written. D) To paint. 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) Already completed. B) Currently happening. C) Certain (like a fact). D) Uncertain (like a wish or a suggestion). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uncertain (like a wish or a suggestion). 28. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence:'Nita wrote a letter to her friend.' A) A letter wrote. B) Wrote. C) Wrote a letter. 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) Has been practicing. B) Is practicing. C) Had practiced. D) Has practiced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerb Usage Quiz 1Verb Usage Quiz 2Verb Usage Quiz 3Verb Usage Quiz 4Verb Usage Quiz 6Verb Usage Quiz 7Verb Usage Quiz 8Verb Usage Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books