This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mass tourism risks ..... habitats that sustain local wildlife. A) Destroy. B) To destroy. C) Destroying. D) Both "destroy" and "destroying". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destroying. 2. I can't stand ..... to the cinema alone. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 3. She's fed up with ..... to work. A) Cycling. B) To cycle. C) To cycling. D) Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cycling. 4. Dad won't make us dinner. He hates ..... A) To cook. B) Cook. C) Cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooking. 5. I finished ..... my homework on Sunday. A) Did. B) Done. C) Doing. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 6. I need ..... to the supermarket . We don't have any milk. A) To find. B) To rain. C) To bring. D) To go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go. 7. There's no milk. I forgot ..... more when I went to the supermarket earlier. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 8. I can't avoid ..... sorry for you A) Feeling. B) To feel. C) Feel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feeling. 9. If my laptop freezes, I try ..... (turn) it off and on again. A) Turn. B) To turn. C) Turning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turning. 10. My father ..... me to have driving lessons when I was seventeen. A) Allowing. B) To allow. C) Allowed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowed. 11. No one in his right mind would ..... the human rights record of Saddam Hussein. A) Defend. B) Defending. C) To defend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defend. 12. Rob doesn't really like ..... long phone conversations. A) Having. B) To have. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having. 13. He doesn't mind ..... (clean) his room. A) Cleaning. B) To clean. C) Clean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleaning. 14. I can't help ..... about the heat. A) Worrying. B) Worry. C) To worry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worrying. 15. She avoided ..... him about her plans. A) Telling. B) To tell. C) Tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling. 16. Tom let ..... his smartphone today. A) Me use. B) Me using. C) Me to use. D) To use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me use. 17. I'm going ..... after dinner. A) Jogging. B) To jog. C) Joggs. D) To jogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jogging. 18. Complete the sentence.Are you interested ..... special offers from our company? A) To receive. B) In receiving. C) Receiving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In receiving. 19. We didn't expect ..... the test. A) To pass. B) To passing. C) Pass. D) Passing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pass. 20. The police accused him of ..... a car. A) To steal. B) Stealing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stealing. 21. I remember (to watch) an old man who was slowly falling down the hill. A) Watching. B) To watch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 22. Roger, my boss wanted me ..... more employees A) Hired. B) To hire. C) Hoore. D) Hiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To hire. 23. The teacher ..... complete the task before we left the classroom. A) Forced us. B) Made us. C) Allowed us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made us. 24. Would you consider ..... to a different country? A) Move. B) Moving. C) To move. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving. 25. Jane forgot ..... me about it. A) To tell. B) To telling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell. 26. Do you mind ..... (open) the window? It is too dusty. A) Open. B) Opening. C) To open. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opening. 27. They wouldn't let him ..... with his frends. A) Going out. B) To go out. C) Go out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go out. 28. 'This is very difficult!' 'Don't worry, just keep ..... ' A) Try. B) Tried. C) To try. D) Trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trying. 29. Tom has decided ..... (buy) a new car. A) Buy. B) To buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 30. I don't mind ..... up early. A) Geting. B) Getting. C) Gets. D) To get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting. 31. The increase ..... the number of models for sale failed to raise profits. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 32. I remember ..... (play) football when I was in high school. It was so much fun. A) To play. B) Playing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 33. I'm thinking of ..... for a job in East Africa. A) Apply. B) To apply. C) Applying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Applying. 34. I refuse ..... this skirt! A) Wearing. B) To where. C) To wear. D) Wearring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To wear. 35. I can't afford ..... much money on clothes A) Spend. B) To spend. C) Spending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To spend. 36. I avoid ..... new clothes for as long as possible. A) Buy. B) To buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buying. 37. Have you tried ..... the computer off and on again? A) To turn. B) Turning. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turning. 38. My husband let me ..... his car this morning. A) Use. B) To use. C) Using. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use. 39. If you ..... trying, you will finally succeed! A) Expect. B) Keep. C) Agree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keep. 40. He stopped ..... cigarettes because of health issues. A) Smoke. B) To smoke. C) Smoking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smoking. 41. Look at sth for a long time A) Kneel. B) Climb. C) Hit. D) Stare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stare. 42. Did you finish ..... that? A) To eat. B) Eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 43. They asked ..... such a noise. A) Us not make. B) Us to don't make. C) We not making. D) Us not to make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Us not to make. 44. The pain tends ..... worse when you bend forward and when you first wake up in the morning. A) Be. B) To be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 45. When I was little, I remember my mum ..... delicious cookies. A) To cook. B) To have cooked. C) Cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooking. 46. One of my employees failed ..... the deadline. A) To meet. B) Meeting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To meet. 47. -Is formed from two verbs in infinitives: A) To +infinitve. B) Present continuous. C) Passe compose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present continuous. 48. We ..... to find a parking place in the city centre. A) Tried. B) Succeeded. C) Looking forward. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tried. 49. If she (study) harder, she (get) better marks. A) Studies, got. B) Studies, will get. C) Studies, would get. D) Studied, will get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studies, will get. 50. We've got swimming lessons today. Did you remember ..... your swimsuit? A) To bring. B) Bring. C) Bringing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bring. 51. Sorry, I meant ..... you about the party. A) Tell. B) To tell. C) Telling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell. 52. Last week, I managed ..... to work on time A) Get. B) Getting. C) To get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get. 53. After the verb "stop" we use ..... A) -ing form. B) Infinitive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing form. 54. Verb + object + to infinitive A) Intend, advise, warn. B) Let, make, encourage. C) Enable, remind, force. D) Expect, cause, offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enable, remind, force. 55. The requirement to wear a spacesuit is an essential rule for the astronaut ..... A) Follow. B) To following. C) To follow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To follow. 56. Choose the correct option.I missed ..... with my brother when he went to live abroad. A) To be. B) Being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being. 57. Every day I imagine ..... my celebrity crush:) A) Meet. B) To meet. C) Meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meeting. 58. I don't think any of them wanted us (3) to go / going through with it. A) To go. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 59. They hope ..... Sting after the concert. A) To meet. B) Meating. C) To meat. D) Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To meet. 60. I need my teacher (explain) ..... me the lesson again. A) Explain. B) To explain. C) Explaining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To explain. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerb Patterns Quiz 1Verb Patterns Quiz 2Verb Patterns Quiz 3Verb Patterns Quiz 4Verb Patterns Quiz 5Verb Patterns Quiz 6Verb Patterns Quiz 7Verb Patterns Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books