This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adam PRETENDS ..... be cheerful, but I think he misses home. A) Be. B) Beeing. C) Being. D) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be. 2. ..... healthy food is one of the ways I keep fit. A) Eating. B) To eat. C) Eaten. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 3. My father keeps ..... me how important education is. A) Telling. B) Tell. C) To tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling. 4. -They have gone to swin twice a week. It's a verbs pattern. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 5. I stopped ..... (take) piano lessons a while ago. A) Taking. B) To take. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking. 6. She is interested in ..... philosophy which is quite unusual. A) Study. B) To study. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying. 7. I couldn't ..... you because I didn't have my phone. A) Call. B) To call. C) Calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call. 8. Could they afford ..... a van? A) To buy. B) Buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 9. I hope (to see) ..... you again soon! A) To see. B) See. C) Seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see. 10. Something you can't imagine ..... A) To wear. B) Wearing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wearing. 11. Jason stopped ..... (play) the piano at the age of 12 because he was too busy with the schoolwork. A) To play. B) Playng. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playng. 12. She made us ..... the task. A) Complete. B) To complete. C) Completing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete. 13. She seems ..... happy, doesn't she? A) Be. B) Being. C) Not being. D) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be. 14. The police officer ..... the criminal to hand in his gun. A) Refused. B) Persuaded. C) Managed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuaded. 15. My cousin ..... travel to Mexico city. A) Wants to. B) Have to. C) Need to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wants to. 16. They are considering A) Moving house. B) To move house. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving house. 17. While the food ..... up in the oven, I did yoga quickly. A) Has heated. B) Heat. C) Was heating. D) Heated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was heating. 18. Remember ..... your swimming suit in case we go to the pool. A) To pack. B) Packing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pack. 19. We regret ..... you that your application has been unsuccessful. A) Inform. B) To inform. C) Informing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform. 20. John can't ..... loud music. (no soporta) A) Support. B) Stand. C) Listen to. D) Understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stand. 21. Do we really NEED ..... all those bags with us? A) Takeing. B) Take. C) To take. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To take. 22. I am learning ..... English. A) Speaking. B) Speak. C) To speak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To speak. 23. Anna won't risk ..... off the horse. A) To fall. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 24. I decided ..... camping because I didn't have a lot of money. A) To go. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 25. Mike ..... be a farmer because he ..... working outside. A) Loves likes. B) Enjoys likes. C) Would love to likes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would love to likes. 26. Well, you can't force her ..... to college. A) Go. B) To go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 27. My brother finally admitted ..... (tell) everyone my secret. A) To telling. B) To tell. C) Telling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telling. 28. He tries ..... (go) to the gym every week and he's doing great. A) Going. B) To go. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 29. A gerund can be used as the subject of a sentence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. A:Let's do this exercise first.B:mmm, no. I prefer ..... the reading section first. A) Doing. B) To do. C) Both are possible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are possible. 31. I don't mind ..... home. A) Staying. B) Stay. C) To stay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Staying. 32. "I will find a way to reduce pollution, " said the minister. (promise) A) The minister promised to reduce pollution. B) The minister promised reducing pollution. C) The minister promised me to reduce pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The minister promised to reduce pollution. 33. All of them wanted ..... in class. A) Participating. B) Participate. C) To participated. D) To participate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To participate. 34. Have we studied this before? I've forgotten (learn) it. A) To have learn. B) Learning. C) To learning. D) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning. 35. The extension to the tram line allows me ..... all the way home without walking. A) To travel. B) Travel. C) Travelling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To travel. 36. Can you imagine ..... New Zealand soon? A) Visit. B) To visit. C) Visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visiting. 37. I'll never forget ..... (meet) my best friend. A) Meet. B) Meeting. C) To meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meeting. 38. Sasha hates ..... vegetables during the week A) Eat. B) Eating. C) To eat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating. 39. I can't face ..... at 6.30 tomorrow morning! I'll catch a later train. A) Get up. B) To get up. C) Getting up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting up. 40. My wife mentioned ..... you the other day. A) See. B) To see. C) Seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeing. 41. By having made this decision she risked ..... all her fortune. A) Losing. B) To lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Losing. 42. Don't waste time taking up / to take up a new sport when you're so busy. A) Take up. B) To take up. C) Taking up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking up. 43. She doesn't approve of ..... animals in cages. A) Keeping. B) To keep. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keeping. 44. She has decided ..... her old car. A) Sell. B) To sell. C) Selling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sell. 45. People enjoy ..... pets when they are older. A) Have. B) Having. C) To have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having. 46. A synonym of 'cause' is ..... A) Bring about. B) Bring back. C) Bring in. D) Bring up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring about. 47. My dad made ..... my bedroom yesterday A) Me tidy. B) I tidy. C) Me to tidy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me tidy. 48. You should plan ..... more. A) Saving. B) To save. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To save. 49. Do you need ..... to the bathroom? A) To go. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 50. We'll never forget ..... this country . A) To visit. B) Visit. C) Visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visiting. 51. I'm learning ..... at the moment. A) To drive. B) Driving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To drive. 52. Mary wrote ..... a letter of complain. A) The company. B) He. C) We. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The company. 53. I regret ..... at that fast-food restaurant. Now I feel sick. A) Eat. B) To eat. C) Eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating. 54. I prefer ..... to writing. A) Speak. B) To speak. C) Speaking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking. 55. He decided ..... biology. A) To study. B) Study. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To study. 56. I have done everything to encourage him ..... such a stupid thing again! A) Not do. B) Not to do. C) Not doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to do. 57. Choose the correct option. She hopes ..... the marathon next week. A) To win. B) Winning. C) Win. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win. 58. They refuse ..... the policeman's questions. A) Answer. B) Answering. C) To answer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To answer. 59. "Go on, enter the race, " his mum said. (encourage) A) His mum encouraged him to enter the race. B) His mum encouraged to enter him the race. C) His mum encouraged him entering the race. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His mum encouraged him to enter the race. 60. He threatened ..... my parents what I had done. A) To tell. B) Telling. C) Tell. D) None of the above. 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