This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I promise ..... more patient in the future. A) Being. B) To be. C) Be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 2. We persuaded ..... the job A) Her to do. B) Her do. C) To do. D) To her to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her to do. 3. She ..... do do her homework as soon as she comes back home from school. A) Need to. B) Needs to. C) Needing to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needs to. 4. My friend helped ..... the best car. A) Me buy. B) To buy. C) Me to buy. D) Me buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me to buy. 5. When I go shopping for clothes, I spend time (1) about what I'm going to buy. I usually can't afford (2) the brands I really like. If I spend all my money on the piece of clothing, I end up (3) it. A) To think / to buy / regretting. B) Thinking / to buy / regretting. C) Thinking / to buy / to regret. D) Thinking / buying / regretting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinking / to buy / regretting. 6. I couldn't help ..... when he fell A) Laughing. B) Laugh. C) To laugh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughing. 7. I would like ..... outside Mexico City A) Live. B) Living. C) To live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To live. 8. My parents let me ..... video games. A) To play. B) Play. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play. 9. I like ..... lot of money. A) To earn. B) Earning. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 10. After a long conversation, we agreed ..... our old house. A) Selling. B) To sell. C) Sell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sell. 11. Mummy, please let me ..... to the party. A) Go. B) Going. C) To go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go. 12. You should avoid ..... while you're talking. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) To eating. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 13. The newly-appointed Health Secretary promised A) Many news stories are politically biased. B) A forthcoming world tour and hasposted dates on their website. C) The people at the conference that she would increase funding for hospitals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people at the conference that she would increase funding for hospitals. 14. My teachers made me ..... hard A) Work. B) To work. C) Working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work. 15. I would love (to go) to the beach. A) Going. B) To go. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 16. My parents do not ..... me smoke A) Letting. B) To let. C) Let. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Let. 17. Remember ..... (switch off) the lights when you leave the house. Don't leave them on like the last time. A) To switch off. B) Switching off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To switch off. 18. I miss ..... to the cinema. A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 19. I often get tired ..... answering silly questions. A) Of. B) In. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 20. Jake blamed his sister ..... their late arrival. A) For. B) Of. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 21. Avoid ..... if you feel tired or sleepy. A) Driving. B) To drive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving. 22. You should ..... this book. A) To read. B) Read. C) Reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read. 23. She wants ..... abroad A) Is travel. B) Traveling. C) To travel. D) Travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To travel. 24. He promised ..... (lend) me some money. A) Lending. B) To lend. C) To lending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lend. 25. Angie was too excited ..... after the concert. A) Sleep. B) To sleep. C) Sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sleep. 26. I finished ..... two years ago. A) Studying. B) To study. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying. 27. Please don't make me ..... to that song again! A) Listening. B) Listen. C) To listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listen. 28. What's the worst thing you regret ..... (do) in your life? A) To do. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 29. I prefer ..... (not / stay) home at weekends. A) Not stay. B) Not staying. C) Don't stay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not staying. 30. I enjoy ..... video games. A) Playing. B) To play. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 31. Her friend offered ..... Anna to ride. A) To teach. B) Teaching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To teach. 32. When travelling to Rio de Janeiro, avoid ..... too much money in your pocket. A) Having. B) To have. C) Had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having. 33. He avoid ..... with people. A) To discuss. B) Discussing. C) Discuss. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discussing. 34. Lucas only enjoys ..... in a quiet environment. A) Works. B) Work. C) Working. D) To work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working. 35. If you feel ill, avoid ..... any hard exercise. A) Doing. B) To do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing. 36. I can't afford ..... a brand new model of an Iphone. A) Me to buy. B) To buy. C) Buy. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 37. I'll never forget ..... Kilimanjaro. A) Climbing. B) To climb. C) Climb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climbing. 38. She feel like ..... home. A) To stay. B) Staying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Staying. 39. Do you promise ..... it a secret? A) Keeping. B) Keep. C) To keep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To keep. 40. Do you want ..... a party? A) Have. B) Having. C) To having. D) To have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To have. 41. Jane feels like ..... some chocolates, bring them ! A) Stealling. B) Eating. C) To eat. D) To steal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 42. Our parents ..... us against swimming in the river when we were on holiday. A) Persuaded. B) Asked. C) Begged. D) Warned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warned. 43. Finally I remembered (bring) your book! Here it is. A) Bring. B) About to bring. C) Bringing. D) To bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To bring. 44. I can't help ..... in love with you. (Elvis Presley) A) Fall. B) Fell. C) Falling. D) To fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falling. 45. I can't stand ..... for the bus. It's so boring! A) To wait. B) Wait. C) Waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting. 46. I don't mind ..... shopping for clothes. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 47. I came here ..... some things. A) To pick up. B) Pick up. C) Picking up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pick up. 48. I asked Peter ..... a new phone. A) Bought. B) To buy. C) Buy. D) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 49. Alex doesn't mind ..... at night A) To work. B) Working. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 50. I hope ..... a job where I can wear all my favourite clothes. A) Get. B) To get. C) Getting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get. 51. We discussed ..... a business. A) To start. B) Starting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starting. 52. She apologised for ..... herself sooner. A) Not to introduce. B) Not introducing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not introducing. 53. What do you enjoy ..... in your free time? A) Do. B) To do. C) Doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 54. They avoided ..... (tell) lies. A) Telling. B) To tell. C) Tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling. 55. We have postponed ..... anyone the news until after Christmas. A) Tell. B) To tell. C) Telling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telling. 56. You have forgotten your homework again. That means ..... your mother. A) To phone. B) Phoning. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phoning. 57. I always tend to put off ..... the dishes A) To wash. B) Washing. C) To washing. D) Wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washing. 58. They need ..... the car right away. A) Fixing. B) To fixing. C) To fix. D) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To fix. 59. She hate ..... preventive maintenance. A) Does. B) To do. C) Doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 60. I would like ..... (come) to the party with you. A) TO COME. B) COMING. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO COME. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerb Patterns Quiz 1Verb Patterns Quiz 3Verb Patterns Quiz 4Verb Patterns Quiz 5Verb Patterns Quiz 6Verb Patterns Quiz 7Verb Patterns Quiz 8Verb Patterns Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books