This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The professor quit his academic career and went on ..... in music. (work) A) Working. B) To work. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To work. 2. We decided ..... home after the cake was cut. A) Going. B) To go. C) Both/different meaning. D) Both/no difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 3. Amanda keeps ..... problems with her new boss A) To have. B) Having. C) Have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having. 4. These letters require ..... A) Type. B) To type. C) Typing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Typing. 5. We are planning ..... our family in London. A) Visiting. B) To visit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To visit. 6. Jim and I arranged ..... at 6.00 but he didn't turn up. A) Meet. B) To meet. C) Meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To meet. 7. This foundation aims ..... the best young tennis players. A) Help. B) To help. C) Helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help. 8. I prefer ..... volleyball. A) To play. B) Playing. C) Play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 9. Try (cook) ..... it in oil-it'll taste a lot better. A) Cooking. B) To cook. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooking. 10. When I was a child I couldn't stop ..... my nails. A) Bite. B) Biting. C) To bite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biting. 11. I've stopped ..... to the gym. It doesn't work for me. A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 12. It's painful! Make her (to stop)! A) Stoppping. B) To stop. C) Stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stop. 13. You lost your key, try ..... a pin or something sharp to open the door. A) Using. B) To use. C) Use. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using. 14. I would like ..... a coffee, please. A) To have. B) Have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have. 15. I'd rather ..... for a walk with my friends A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go. 16. We convinced ..... the job A) Her do. B) Her to do. C) To her do. D) To do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her to do. 17. She recited a poem, then went on ..... (sing) a lovely folk song. A) To sing. B) Singing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sing. 18. He hopes ..... a job soon. A) Find. B) Finding. C) Found. D) To find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To find. 19. I have seen this woman ..... in the street but I do not know her name. A) Begging. B) Beg. C) To beg. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begging. 20. I always ..... dinner at home. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) Eat. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eat. 21. Our headmistress wants ..... shoes when we enter the school. A) Changing. B) To change. C) Students to change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students to change. 22. I hope ..... my exams this term. A) Pass. B) To pass. C) Passes. D) To passing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pass. 23. I remember ..... this film before. A) Watching. B) Both. C) To watch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 24. He-hope-see-dolphins A) He hoped to see dolphins. B) He hoped see dolphins. C) He hoped seeing dolphins. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He hoped to see dolphins. 25. They agreed ..... us some money. A) Lend. B) To lend. C) Lending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lend. 26. The police officer warned me ..... to drive so fast A) Not to drive. B) To not drive. C) Not driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to drive. 27. I am looking forward to ..... you next week. A) Seeing. B) See. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeing. 28. In cold weather I need ..... my hoody more, now that I've got a shaved head! A) To wear. B) Wearing. C) Wear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To wear. 29. I don't mind ..... that film again. It was excellent. A) To see. B) Seeing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seeing. 30. I would like ..... a reservation please. A) To make. B) Making. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make. 31. He's stopped ..... French classes and changed to Spanish. A) To take. B) Taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking. 32. They told me I should go to the cinema with them A) They persuaded me going to the cinema with them. B) They persuaded me to go to the cinema with them. C) They persuaded me go to the cinema with them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They persuaded me to go to the cinema with them. 33. I have learned ..... different species. A) To identify. B) Identifying. C) Identify. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To identify. 34. I'm contemplating ..... abroad for a year. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 35. Sarah agreed ..... to me at 7Pm. A) To talk. B) Talking. C) Both/ different meaning. D) Both/nodifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk. 36. Jennifer ..... them the contract. A) Told. B) Say. C) Sent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sent. 37. I didn't expect anyone ..... me a birthday present. A) Buying. B) To buy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 38. A book you didn't finish ..... A) To read. B) Reading. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 39. We are planning ..... A) To get married in June. B) Us to get married in June. C) Getting married in June. D) Our getting married in June. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get married in June. 40. Fanny decided ..... abroad last year A) To live. B) Living. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To live. 41. In which sentence can you write:having? A) Children will change your life. B) I stopped work a cup of coffee. C) Fiona decided a shower after dinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children will change your life. 42. She ..... to finish the project by January. A) Likes. B) Expects. C) Imagines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expects. 43. The play was boring, but we all pretended ..... interested. A) Being. B) To be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 44. The teacher tried ..... (encourage) students to work harder. A) Encourage. B) To encourage. C) Encouraging. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To encourage. 45. I regret ..... (tell) you that you're fired as of this week. A) To tell. B) Telling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell. 46. We feel the school should do more to encourage students ..... their rubbish. A) Recycling. B) Recycle. C) To recycle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To recycle. 47. I detest ..... to get up when it is dark outside. A) To have. B) To having. C) Have. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having. 48. I remember ..... her the message when I saw her.(an action earlier in time) A) Giving. B) To give. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving. 49. Some celebrities don't want ..... outside the public eye. A) To live. B) Living. C) Live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To live. 50. My friends really enjoy ..... video games together A) To play. B) Play. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 51. My sister avoids ..... high-heels at work because she works at the construction site. A) Wearing. B) Wear. C) To wear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing. 52. My dad ..... to take us in the car. A) Offered. B) Offering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offered. 53. He forgot ..... his parents he would be late home from school. A) To tell. B) Telling. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell. 54. Rephrase this sentence:I don't feel like cooking tonight. A) I don't want to cook. B) I can't cook. C) I don't feel well. D) I don't cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I don't want to cook. 55. Maria enjoys ..... the beach early in the morning. A) Going to. B) Go to. C) To go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going to. 56. The three men arranged ..... later. A) To meet. B) Meeting. C) Meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To meet. 57. I'm sorry, I didn't manage ..... my homework. A) Finishing. B) To finish. C) To finishing. D) Finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To finish. 58. I heard the orchestra ..... at Carnegie Hall last summer. A) Play. B) To play. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 59. Thankfully, my sister's really practical and she managed ..... my bike for me. A) Fix. B) To fix. C) Fixing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To fix. 60. We can't afford ..... a new car. A) Buying. B) To buy. C) Buy. D) Us to buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 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