This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The teacher told a joke which caused the whole class ..... A) Laughing. B) To laugh. C) Laugh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To laugh. 2. My mum has just made me ..... (do) the shopping before the football match. A) Do. B) Doing. C) To do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 3. She went on ..... even though I had asked her to be quiet. A) Both. B) Talking. C) To talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talking. 4. I promise ..... you later. A) To help. B) Helped. C) Helping. D) To helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help. 5. He was ..... the point of breaking down. A) On. B) At. C) In. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 6. Mark suggested ..... in front of the train station. A) To meet. B) To meeting. C) Meeting. D) Meting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meeting. 7. I'll see you in an hour! I must finish ..... my homework first. A) Do. B) Doing. C) To do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 8. I don't think either of us will ever forget ..... this conversation. A) Have. B) To have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having. 9. I'm keen on ..... (ride) a bike. A) Riding. B) To ride. C) Ride. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riding. 10. Have you ever forgotten ..... (get) a present for your wife on your anniversary? A) To get. B) Getting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get. 11. Would you forgive me for not ..... the car? A) To fix. B) Fixing. C) Fix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixing. 12. I miss ..... my students. A) Seeing. B) See. C) To see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeing. 13. Being a teacher means ..... a lot of homework. A) Correcting. B) To correct. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correcting. 14. I would like ..... the most popular sights A) To visit. B) Visit. C) Visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To visit. 15. Lily plans ..... a photo to Instagram on every important occasion. A) Post. B) Posted. C) Posting. D) To post. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To post. 16. He stopped ..... because the film started A) Talking. B) To talk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 17. She suggested ..... to the museum. A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 18. The exam was long. The students went on ..... for two hours. A) Writing. B) To write. C) Write. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing. 19. Susan likes ..... the bus, but I prefer ..... to work. A) Takeing, driveing. B) To taking, to driving. C) Taking, to drive. D) Took, drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking, to drive. 20. The police ordered him to move his car A) The police made him to move his car. B) The police made him move his car. C) The police made him moving his car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The police made him move his car. 21. Sue pretended ..... asleep because she didn't want to get up. A) To be. B) Being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be. 22. The President refused ..... (answer) any more questions on this topic. A) To answer. B) To answering. C) Answering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To answer. 23. I refuse ..... my room. A) Clean. B) Cleaning. C) To clean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To clean. 24. Sue decided ..... me her new dress. A) Lended. B) To lend. C) Lending. D) Lends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lend. 25. Everyone (should/do) some physical exercise at least twice a week. A) Should to do. B) Should to doing. C) Should do. D) Should doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should do. 26. The government has pledged ..... the amount of chemicals used in food production. A) Reduce. B) To reduce. C) Reducing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reduce. 27. The student ..... taking the money from his classmate. A) Blamed. B) Managed. C) Denied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denied. 28. He neglected ..... the fact that we could lose money on the deal. A) Mention. B) To mention. C) Mentioning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To mention. 29. My father would like ..... (change) his job. A) Changing. B) To change. C) Change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To change. 30. They are planning ..... (visit) their friends today. A) Visiting. B) To visit. C) Visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To visit. 31. She stopped ..... coffee. She doesn't drink coffee anymore. A) To drink. B) Drink. C) Drinking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drinking. 32. Our friends lent us their apartment, but they ..... in the local bar. A) Advised us not eat. B) Advised us not to eat. C) Advised us not eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advised us not to eat. 33. I considered MOVING to Spain. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 34. Ngorongoro Crater was so huge it made me ..... very small and the wildlife was fantastic. A) Feel. B) Feeling. C) To feel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel. 35. He ..... study for his tomorrow exam. A) Have to. B) Want to. C) Has to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has to. 36. You should ..... less sweets. A) Eat. B) To eat. C) Eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eat. 37. Jim and Jenny ..... develop new technologies, but they decide to work in a pharmacy A) Must. B) May. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 38. My doctor advised ..... too many sweets. A) Me to not eat. B) Me not to eat. C) Me not eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me not to eat. 39. I have never dreamed of ..... the championship A) Win. B) Winning. C) To win. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winning. 40. I want ..... the new film. A) See. B) To see. C) Seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To see. 41. I ..... you to do something for me. A) Need. B) Expect. C) Suggest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need. 42. The strikers are insisting ..... higher wages. A) In. B) At. C) About. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 43. He'll never forget ..... his daughter at nursery school for the first time. A) To leave. B) Leaving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaving. 44. She wants me ..... her with the homework A) Helped. B) To help. C) Helps. D) Helping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help. 45. I don't remember ..... that test at all! But I'm glad to hear I passed! A) Taking. B) To take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking. 46. We're ready to let them (8) make / to make their own mistakes. A) Make. B) To make. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 47. They are planning ..... (take) up a new sport. A) Take. B) To take. C) Taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take. 48. Can you imagine ..... tennis with Rafael Nadal? A) To play. B) Playing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 49. Let's start ..... the dishes. A) To do. B) To doing. C) To do, doing. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do, doing. 50. Alice doesn't mind (to help) her sister. A) Helping. B) To help. C) Help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping. 51. I like ..... (general truth) A) To travel. B) Traveling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traveling. 52. Ruby decided ..... watch a movie to avoid boredom. A) To watch. B) Watch. C) Watching. D) Watches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To watch. 53. Please, stop ..... time! A) Waste. B) To waste. C) Wasting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasting. 54. Mum and Dad are encouraging me ..... the exam A) Trying. B) To try. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To try. 55. "You stole my purse, " she said. (accuse) A) She accused me with stealing her purse. B) She accused me of stealing her purse. C) She accused me on stealing her purse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She accused me of stealing her purse. 56. Jim likes horror movies but his wife ..... comedies. A) Like. B) Prefers. C) Prefer. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prefers. 57. She offered ..... her friend a ticket to a jazz concert. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 58. My sister wants ..... English at university. A) To study. B) Study. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To study. 59. We regret ..... you that the flight has beeen delayed for another two hours. A) Inform. B) To inform. C) Inform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform. 60. My brother hates ..... A) To shop. B) Shop. C) Going shopping. D) None of the above. 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