This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 23 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I tried ..... (read) a book he gave me but it was too boring. A) Reading. B) To read. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To read. 2. At six o'clock I stopped ..... A) Working. B) To work. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working. 3. We all hope ..... soon when you feel better. A) Seeing. B) To see. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To see. 4. Do you WANT ..... shopping with us? A) To go. B) Going. C) Are going. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 5. This error will mean ..... the work all over again. A) Start. B) To start. C) Starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Starting. 6. Anna is bored with ..... nothing. A) To do. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 7. A person you want ..... after the lesson. A) To talk. B) Talking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk. 8. I have a problem with my addiction to Instagram. I can't help ..... every time it beeps. A) Check. B) To check. C) Checking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checking. 9. I decided ..... printer back to the shop. A) To take. B) Taking. C) Takeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take. 10. It's hot sale week! I might ..... a new pair of boots. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) Buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buy. 11. Don't forget ..... your project to the teacher tomorrow. A) To hand in. B) Handing in. C) Putting off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To hand in. 12. I suggested ..... for a walk, but then it started to rain. A) To go. B) Going. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 13. I would like ..... a hamburger with some chips, please. A) Order. B) Ordering. C) To order. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To order. 14. She always practices ..... faces and landscapes. A) Swimming. B) Drawing. C) Eating. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drawing. 15. We hope ..... see you again soon. A) Seeing. B) To see. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To see. 16. Peter ..... in a team. A) Likes working. B) Liking works. C) Likes to works. D) Likes to working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likes working. 17. I regret (tell) Julie my secret. Now she has told everyone. A) Telling. B) To have tell. C) To tell. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling. 18. Please remember ..... the plants. A) To water. B) Watering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To water. 19. Is it difficult ..... Japanese? A) To learn. B) Learning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To learn. 20. I decided ..... home from school. A) To don't walk. B) Not to walk. C) To not walking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to walk. 21. Tom was accused of ..... some top secret document. A) Steal. B) Stealing. C) Having stolen. D) To have stolen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having stolen. 22. Don't stop! Keep ..... the house. A) Cleaning. B) To clean. C) Clean. D) To cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleaning. 23. You need ..... harder. A) Study. B) To studying. C) Studying. D) To study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To study. 24. I tried ..... (use) a different charger for my phone, and it worked! A) To use. B) Using. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using. 25. Claire decided ..... the kitchen white. A) Painting. B) To paint. C) Painted. D) Paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To paint. 26. She loves ..... with her friend Mary. A) To chat. B) Chat. C) Chatting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chatting. 27. Please, don't make me ..... the dishes. A) To wash. B) Wash. C) Washing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wash. 28. When I came home, I hear someone ..... after a robber. A) Running. B) Run. C) Ran. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 29. I really can't stand ..... for the bus. A) Wait. B) To wait. C) Waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting. 30. They decided ..... to the movies after work. A) Going. B) To go. C) Go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 31. This film seems ..... very interesting. I must watch it. A) To be. B) Be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be. 32. We stopped ..... because we were hungry. A) To have lunch. B) Having lunch. C) To have had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have lunch. 33. The little boy apologise for ..... naughty. A) Be. B) Being. C) To be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being. 34. My son is good at ..... A) To speak. B) Speak. C) Speaking. D) Having spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking. 35. ..... But that doesn't discourage me ..... saving money for the future! A) From. B) For. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From. 36. My father always helps me ..... important decisions A) Take. B) Taking. C) To take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To take. 37. ..... movies is so much better at the cinema. A) Watching. B) To watch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 38. I tred ..... (lift) the box on my own, but it was too heavy. A) To lift. B) Lifting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To lift. 39. I can't stand ..... camping. A) To go. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 40. When we're at the farm, my uncle sometimes lets me ..... his old van around the fields. A) To drive. B) Drive. C) Driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drive. 41. Our next door neighbour accused us ..... too much noise late at night. A) To make. B) Of made. C) Of making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of making. 42. Lorna decided ..... a comic. A) To buy. B) Buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 43. The doctor suggested ..... plenty of water. A) Drinking. B) To drink. C) Drink. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinking. 44. She seems ..... nice. A) Be. B) Being. C) To be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be. 45. He enjoys ..... on exotic holidays A) Go. B) Going. C) To go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 46. Choose the words followed by "infinitive" A) Practise. B) Can't help. C) Appear. D) Waste. E) Deny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appear. 47. So now we feel that whatever our kids want (7) to do / doing. A) To do. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do. 48. The failure of the subject made me ..... A) Cry. B) To cry. C) Crying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cry. 49. Oh no, I've forgotten ..... my books! A) Bringing. B) To bring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To bring. 50. My father told me that the more I pracise ..... , the better driver I will become. A) Drive. B) To drive. C) Driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving. 51. She tried ..... brave in spite of the situation. A) Being. B) To be. C) Be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 52. A sixteen-year-old girl admitted ..... two mini skirts from a London store. A) To steal. B) Stealing. C) Steal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stealing. 53. I saw some people ..... to kayak on the river and it looked really fun. A) To learn. B) Learning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning. 54. I don't spend much time ..... (think) about my clothes A) Thinking. B) To think. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking. 55. I ..... across an amazing leather jacket at the store today. A) Went. B) Gave. C) Got. D) Came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came. 56. I never feel like ..... out on New Year's Eve. I prefer ..... in (go, stay). A) Going/stay. B) Go/staying. C) To go/to stay. D) Going/staying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going/staying. 57. Do you know if Ann and Peter enjoy ..... ? A) Eat out. B) Eating out. C) To eat out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating out. 58. Kelly avoids ..... in the evenings alone. A) Walk. B) Her to walk. C) Walking. D) To walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking. 59. He pretended ..... sick because he can't stand ..... with his brother's wife A) To be, to be. B) Be, being. C) To be, be. D) To be, being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be, being. 60. I don't mind ..... overtime next week A) To work. B) Work. C) Working. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working. ← 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