This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Finite Verbs – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Finite Verbs Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. *Identify the infinitive in each sentence.Mrs. Jackson wants to swim. A) Mrs. Jackson wants. B) Wants swim. C) To swim. D) Wants to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To swim. 2. It was Larissa's job to design the outfit. A) Infinitive. B) Finite verb. C) Participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 3. Mark seems unhappy A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 4. Identify the finite verb in the sentence:'The rain poured down steadily all night.' A) Poured. B) Steadily. C) Night. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poured. 5. Identify the non-finite verb:The vampire began to powder his nose. A) Vampire. B) To powder. C) Nose. D) Began. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To powder. 6. Read this sentence:'My plan is to finish reading the forgotten chapters of the book.' Which choice correctly lists ALL the non-finite verbs (infinitives, gerunds, or participles) in the sentence? A) Is, reading, forgotten. B) Reading, forgotten. C) To finish, reading. D) To finish, reading, forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To finish, reading, forgotten. 7. Which word is a finite verb:'They are singing a song.'? A) Singing. B) Are. C) Song. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 8. Identify the non-finite verb in the sentence:'She loves dancing.' A) She. B) Loves. C) Dancingly. D) Dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dancing. 9. Which type of verb is the base form of a verb and is usually preceded by the word 'to'? A) Infinitives. B) Gerunds. C) Participles. D) Finite Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitives. 10. What role do non-finite verbs play in a sentence? A) Non-finite verbs are always the main verb of a sentence. B) Non-finite verbs serve as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs in a sentence. C) Non-finite verbs only function as verbs in a sentence. D) Non-finite verbs cannot be used in passive constructions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-finite verbs serve as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs in a sentence. 11. Identify the finite verb: "My friends are coming over." A) Friends. B) Are coming. C) Coming. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are coming. 12. Identify the finite verb:They live in this building. A) Building. B) Live. C) This. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Live. 13. The ..... child was crying. A) Losing. B) Lost. C) Lose. D) To lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost. 14. A cat suddenly ran across the street. Fortunately, he managed ..... just in time. A) Stopped. B) To stop. C) Stopping. D) To have stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To stop. 15. "The crew was busy ( navigating )through the black hole's gravity." Identify the verbal in the sentence. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 16. She hopes 'to win' the competition. A) Finite. B) Infinite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinite. 17. Identify the non-finite verb in the sentence: "Having finished his homework, John went out to play." A) Play. B) Went. C) Finished. D) Having finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having finished. 18. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a ..... attitude. A) Movable. B) Changeable. C) Alternate. D) Flexible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flexible. 19. My little brother 'wants' to be a musician. A) Finite. B) Infinite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finite. 20. Identify the infinitives in this sentence and their function:How he loved to dangle his participles, brush his forelock off his forehead with his foreleg, and gaze into the aqueous depths. A) To dangle-direct objectbrush-direct objectgaze-direct object. B) Loved-predicatorto dangle-adjectivebrush-adjective. C) Loved-predicatorto dangle-noun. D) To dangle-direct objectbrush-noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To dangle-direct objectbrush-direct objectgaze-direct object. 21. Identify the participleA lost opportunity never comes back. A) Lost. B) Comes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lost. 22. Find the non Finite Verb in the following sentence:He likes to eat ice cream. A) He. B) To eat. C) Ice cream. D) Likes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat. 23. Birds fly ..... verb. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 24. Identify the non-finite verb in the sentence:'To swim is fun.' A) Fun to swim. B) To swim. C) Swimming. D) To swim is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To swim. 25. Identify the nonfinite verb in the sentence:She needs to study for the test. A) Needs to study. B) She needs. C) To study. D) For the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To study. 26. Which of the following is an example of a non-finite verb:'played', 'to play', 'plays'? A) To play. B) Played. C) Play. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To play. 27. Which of the following sentences has a non-finite verb? A) The boy is sleeping peacefully. B) The people are shouting loudly. C) Singing keeps the mind fresh and happy. D) I will go to the office tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singing keeps the mind fresh and happy. 28. I never gave singing all that much effort.This sentence contains a A) Affirmative. B) Linking verb. C) Gerund. D) Present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 29. Identify the gerund in the sentenceShe has started spending money on books A) Books. B) Money. C) Spending. D) Started. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spending. 30. To find local restaurants, a good map is necessary. A) A good map. B) Local restaurants. C) Josh. D) (none). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Josh. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesFinite Verbs Quiz 1Finite Verbs Quiz 2Finite Verbs Quiz 3Finite Verbs Quiz 4Finite Verbs Quiz 5Finite Verbs Quiz 6Finite Verbs Quiz 7Finite Verbs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books