This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Margaret was slow at school, but she went on ..... Prime Minister. A) Be. B) To be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 2. Not only are they closing the doors to the truth about Cuba, they are also pretending ..... the international demands A) To not seeing. B) To not see. C) Not to seeing. D) Not to see. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to see. 3. Do you remember ..... John this morning? A) See. B) To see. C) Seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeing. 4. I hardly dare ..... how much it cost! A) Ask. B) Asking. C) Asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask. 5. One of his dream is ..... an athlete. A) Was. B) Having been. C) Be. D) Being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being. 6. My sister can't stand ..... about her ex-boyfriend's new girl. A) Listen. B) Listening. C) To listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listening. 7. I love ..... new clothes every season. A) Buy. B) To buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buying. 8. We managed ..... the whole house before my parents arrived home. A) To clean. B) Clean. C) Cleaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clean. 9. I didn't mean ..... you A) To hurt. B) Hurting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To hurt. 10. They are really good at ..... A) Dancing. B) To dance. C) For dancing. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dancing. 11. My mum always let me ..... up late. A) Stay. B) To stay. C) Staying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stay. 12. Give me a ring and let me ..... how you get on. A) Know. B) To know. C) Knowing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know. 13. Sally can't stand ..... too much time for people A) Wait. B) Waiting. C) To wait. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waiting. 14. Chloe always ..... other people for her problems. A) Accuses. B) Blames. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blames. 15. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERBDo you mind ..... (give) me a hand? A) To give. B) Give. C) Giving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving. 16. Justine offered ..... me a ride, but I wanted ..... A) To give, walking. B) To give, to walk. C) Giving, to walk. D) Giving, walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give, to walk. 17. They chose ..... about the environment for the project. A) Writing. B) To write. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write. 18. Would you mind ..... the window please? A) Open. B) To open. C) Opening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opening. 19. I spent most of my time in May ..... for my final exams A) Revise. B) To revise. C) Revising. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revising. 20. I hope ..... a job by the time I finish my university degree. A) To have found. B) To fin. C) To be finding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have found. 21. "Yes, I lied, " Eve said. (admit) A) Eve admitted to lie. B) Eve admitted to have lied. C) Eve admitted to lying/ having lied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eve admitted to lying/ having lied. 22. I am interested in ..... A) To learn English. B) Learning English. C) Learn English. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning English. 23. She hoped ..... here longer. A) Stay. B) To stay. C) Staying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To stay. 24. She didn't ..... pay any recharges. A) Have to. B) Has to. C) Had to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 25. I'm very please ..... here with you! You are great students. A) To work. B) Working. C) To working. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 26. John's boss ..... news related to climate change. A) Asked him to report. B) Asked to him reporting. C) Asked that he reports. D) Asked him reporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked him to report. 27. Sorry for being so unkind. I regret ..... you to keep quiet. A) Telling. B) To tell. C) To telling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell. 28. The doctor recommends ..... in bed A) To rest. B) Resting. C) Rest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resting. 29. Can you ask ..... the window? A) Bob opening. B) Bob to open. C) Opening. D) Bob open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bob to open. 30. I will always ..... Athens for the first time. A) Forget to visit. B) Remember visiting. C) Remember to visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remember visiting. 31. We ..... taking a few days off soon. A) 're going. B) 'd love. C) 're looking forward to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 're looking forward to. 32. Would you mind ..... the dishes tonight? I'm tired. A) To do. B) Do. C) Doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 33. In the exam I try ..... any mistakes, though it's not that easy. A) Not making. B) Not make. C) Not to make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to make. 34. We're trying ..... a little bit every day. A) To practising. B) Practise. C) To practise. D) Practising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To practise. 35. Have you finished ..... your room? I can ..... you, if you want. A) To paint, help. B) Painting, help. C) Painting, helping. D) Paint, to help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painting, help. 36. Your bedroom needs ..... It's in a terrible mess! A) Tidy. B) To tidy. C) Tidying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tidying. 37. My sister stopped ..... (learn) English last year. A) Learning. B) To learn. C) Learn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning. 38. Remember ..... the tickets, or we can't enter the festival. (print) A) Printing. B) To print. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To print. 39. I remember ..... to put my tie straight on my first day in the office. A) To be told. B) To tell. C) Being told. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being told. 40. My mum won't ..... me to invite my friends for dinner. A) Let. B) Allow. C) Promise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allow. 41. I won't forget meeting Alice means ..... A) I will remember to meet her tomorrow. B) I met Alice and it was an amazing experience. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I met Alice and it was an amazing experience. 42. Peter has arranged ..... by train tomorrow morning. A) Leaving. B) To leave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To leave. 43. I need ..... more to become a make-up artist A) Study. B) To study. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To study. 44. The coach forced him ..... on a diet because he was too heavy for his category. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 45. The mother of the victim says she has forgiven A) What evidence the journalist had gathered. B) The actress for supporting the campaign of a known criminal. C) The troubled athlete for assaulting her daughter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The troubled athlete for assaulting her daughter. 46. Her teacher allowed her to leave school early A) Her teacher let her leave school early. B) Her teacher let her leaving school early. C) Her teacher let her to leave school early. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her teacher let her leave school early. 47. He asked (come) with us. A) To come. B) Coming. C) Come. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To come. 48. My brother refused ..... (invite) my girlfriend to his birthday party. A) Invite. B) To invite. C) Inviting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To invite. 49. I'll never forget ..... my favorite band backstage. It was incredible! (meet) A) Meeting. B) To meet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meeting. 50. It's important ..... vegetables and fruit A) Eat. B) To eat. C) Eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat. 51. The verb "continue" is used in the sentence "But I continue learning" . The same verb pattern is used in: A) And maybe if I continue to watching. B) And maybe if I continue watch. C) And maybe if I continuing watching. D) And maybe if I continue watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And maybe if I continue watching. 52. She hopes ..... a prestigious engineer one day. (become) A) Becoming. B) To become. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To become. 53. I promise myself ..... smoking. A) To stop. B) Stop. C) Stopping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stop. 54. Does he regret ..... that decision? A) To make. B) Both. C) Making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 55. I saw my cousin at the shopping centre, so I stopped (to meet) her boyfriend. A) To meet. B) Meeting. C) Meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To meet. 56. Do you fancy ..... for a walk with me? A) To come. B) Coming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coming. 57. They plan ..... Japan in 2025. A) Visited. B) Visiting. C) Visit. D) To visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To visit. 58. I'm not very good at ..... sports. A) Playing. B) To play. C) Play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 59. I consider myself ..... open-minded. A) Be. B) Being. C) To be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be. 60. Have you ever had a pet? ..... A) No, I haven't. B) No, I don't. C) No, I have. D) No, I do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, I haven't. ← 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