This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sammy enjoyed ..... the play A) To watch. B) Watching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching. 2. Try ..... an aspirin. You'll feel better. A) Take. B) To take. C) Taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking. 3. Do you fancy ..... to the park after school? A) Going. B) To go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 4. I'm really scared of ..... on a rollercoaster. A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 5. My family decided ..... to the beach for holidays A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 6. Howard managed ..... four points in the match A) Scoring. B) To score. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To score. 7. He agreed ..... the same film again. A) To see. B) Seeing. C) See. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see. 8. I love ..... time watching tv. A) Spending. B) Spend. C) To spend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spending. 9. My old man always engouraged me ..... more about everything. A) Learning. B) Learn. C) To learning. D) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To learn. 10. I expect ..... the parcel soon. A) Getting. B) To get. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get. 11. Do you fancy ..... to the cinema tonight? A) Going. B) To go. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 12. She ..... to start a new project at her work. A) Have. B) Enjoys. C) Has. D) Doesn't mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 13. On the Serengeti a whole family of monkeys decided ..... on the roof of our car. A) To play. B) Play. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To play. 14. Remember ..... the theatre today and see if there are any tickets left for that concert. A) To ring. B) Ring. C) Ringing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ring. 15. Did you apologize ..... (teacher/ miss) the class? A) To your teacher for miss. B) To your teacher for missing. C) To your teacher of missing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To your teacher for missing. 16. The verb "want" is used in the sentence "I want to make you feel beautiful" . The same verb pattern is used in: A) Girls just want have fun. B) Girls just want to has fun. C) Girls just want to have fun. D) Girls just want having fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Girls just want to have fun. 17. You need ..... these verb patterns for the exam A) Study. B) Studying. C) To study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To study. 18. We stopped ..... at the counter ages ago. Now we mingle with the customers. A) Working. B) To work. C) Work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working. 19. Peter wants ..... like Steve Jobs. A) To be. B) To being. C) Being. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be. 20. I sometimes miss ..... with the dog I had as a child. A) Playing. B) To play. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 21. He wanted ..... an equipment A) Design. B) To design. C) Designed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To design. 22. The doctor advised me ..... (stay) in bed for two days. A) Stay. B) Staying. C) To stay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To stay. 23. You mustn't ..... like that. A) Behave. B) Behaving. C) To behave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behave. 24. They managed ..... from jail. A) Escape. B) To escape. C) Escaping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To escape. 25. It took us ages ..... the hotel. A) To find. B) Find. C) Finding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find. 26. If you drop your phone in water, try ..... (put) it in rice to absorb the water. A) To put. B) Putting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putting. 27. The suspect admitted ..... the crime. A) Committing. B) To commint. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Committing. 28. I can ..... really well, but I've never tried snowboarding A) Ski. B) Skiing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ski. 29. She remembered ..... the film at the cinema when she was a little girl. A) See. B) To see. C) Seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeing. 30. I enjoy (to work) in Paris. A) Work. B) Working. C) To work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 31. Do you want to go ..... with me this afternoon? A) To shopping. B) Shoping. C) Shopping. D) To shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shopping. 32. I began ..... healthy during the quarantine. A) Ating. B) Eats. C) Eating. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating. 33. They prefer ..... in hospitals than in a company. A) Working. B) Work. C) Worked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working. 34. Me uncle is teaching me ..... cars. A) To fix. B) Fix. C) Fixing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To fix. 35. I love art and I would love ..... the Louvre one day! A) Visit. B) Visiting. C) To visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To visit. 36. Don't let the bad review ..... you from seeing the film! A) Blame. B) Postpone. C) Appear. D) Stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stop. 37. She has no difficulty ..... 10 marks in English A) Getting. B) Gets. C) To get. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting. 38. He is still getting used to A) Live in such bad weather. B) Living in such bad weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living in such bad weather. 39. I always refuse ..... A) Going shopping. B) To go shopping. C) To going shopping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go shopping. 40. I'd like ..... to the party. A) Coming. B) To come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To come. 41. I keep ..... the same mistakes. A) Making. B) Make. C) To make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making. 42. I've never seen my father ..... (lose) his temper. A) Lose. B) To lose. C) Losing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 43. But, to their credit, they helped us (4) to buy / buying our house. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 44. We ended up ..... the movie. A) Watching. B) To watch. C) To watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 45. She CAN'T STAND ..... for her test results. A) Waiting. B) To wait. C) Wait. D) To waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 46. We can't afford ..... 10 hours. We've got work to do. A) Sleeping. B) Sleep. C) To sleep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To sleep. 47. After the verb "mind" we use ..... A) -ing form. B) Infinitive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing form. 48. She couldn't concentrate on ..... her work. A) Doing. B) To do. C) Do. D) To doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing. 49. She doesn't know what ..... A) To do. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do. 50. The verb "want" is used in the sentence "I want to see you smile" . The same verb pattern is used in: A) I want to break free. B) I want to breaking free. C) I want break free. D) I want breaking free. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I want to break free. 51. I understand to be late once or twice, but every day is too much. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 52. I enjoy ..... shopping for clothes. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 53. I sometimes hear my neighbor ..... on the piano. He's getting better each day! A) Practise. B) Practising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practising. 54. She keeps ..... the keys. A) Lose. B) Losing. C) For losing. D) To lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Losing. 55. They don't let us ..... our phones in classrooms A) Use. B) To use. C) Using. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use. 56. Mark felt lonely and missed ..... with his friends. A) Talk. B) Talking. C) To talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talking. 57. A synonym of 'postpone' is ..... A) Put out. B) Put back. C) Put up with. D) Put off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Put off. 58. My brother promised ..... us to the airport. A) Taking. B) To take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take. 59. My parents begged ..... (my sister/ not/ leave) school at the age of 16. A) To my sister to leave. B) My sister not to leaving. C) My sister not to leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My sister not to leave. 60. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASELucy might let ..... her laptop if you ask her nicely. A) You borrow. B) You to borrow. C) You borrowing. D) None of the above. 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