This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My mother hates ..... soap operas on TV A) To watch. B) Watch. C) Watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching. 2. Please stop ..... and open your book. A) Talking. B) To talk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 3. You are not allowed ..... a car before turning 18. A) Driving. B) Drive. C) To drive. D) To driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To drive. 4. You should avoid ..... to strangers. A) Talking. B) To talk. C) Talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 5. I would like ..... to you. A) To talk. B) Talking. C) Talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk. 6. Extreme shyness can ..... with socializing, it can also ..... a person's self-confidence and self-esteem. A) Interfering-affecting. B) To interfere-to affect. C) Interfere-affect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interfere-affect. 7. When we arrived at the cabin, it was really dark, but luckily, Sam had remembered ..... a torch. A) To bring. B) Bring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bring. 8. They told ..... for lunch. A) Pay. B) John paying. C) John to pay. D) To pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John to pay. 9. He refused ..... it again. A) Doing. B) To do. C) Do. D) Not doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do. 10. I advise you ..... to a doctor. A) Go. B) Going. C) To go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go. 11. I miss ..... my parents more often. A) Visiting. B) Visit. C) To visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visiting. 12. Hannah doesn't feel like ..... much today because she's tired. A) To do. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 13. We've decided ..... to France for our vacation A) Go. B) Going. C) To go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go. 14. Jake ..... his parents a new apartment. A) Faxed. B) Wrote. C) Found. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Found. 15. He promised ..... harder for next test since he didn't get a good grade. A) Studying. B) Studing. C) Study. D) To study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To study. 16. I'm thinking of ..... A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 17. Do you mind ..... helping your mum? A) To help. B) Help. C) Helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping. 18. She hates ..... late A) Works. B) To work. C) Working. D) To working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working. 19. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERBShe helped me ..... (carry) my suitcases. A) To carry. B) Carrying. C) Carry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To carry. 20. This topic is related to ..... A) Grammar. B) Vocabulary. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 21. They were sorry they did not A) Let their kids to play. B) Let their kids play. C) Let their kids playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let their kids play. 22. I stopped ..... the piano when I was six. A) To learn. B) Learning. C) With learning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning. 23. They don't mind ..... without us. A) Starting. B) To start. C) Start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starting. 24. He doesn't really like A) To cook. B) To cooking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cook. 25. Mr Spero was reluctant ..... for help. A) Ask. B) Asking. C) To ask. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ask. 26. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERBShe avoided ..... (tell) him about her plans A) Telling. B) To tell. C) Tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling. 27. You need ..... attention. A) Paying. B) To pay. C) Pay. D) Paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pay. 28. With so many subjects to study, it's really difficult to ..... with school! A) Come up. B) Keep up. C) Get through. D) Stay up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keep up. 29. My daughter denied ..... the vase. A) Having broken. B) To have broken. C) Having broking. D) To have breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having broken. 30. My Spanish friend mentioned ..... (visit) us this summer. A) To visit. B) Visiting. C) Visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visiting. 31. ..... around the world has always been my dream. A) Traveling. B) To travel. C) Travel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traveling. 32. Would you let ..... shopping alone? A) Her go. B) Her going. C) Her to go. D) She go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her go. 33. The verb "hate" is used in the sentence "How I hate going out in the storm" . The same verb pattern is used in: A) I hate for see you cry. B) I hate see you cry. C) I hate seeing you cry. D) I hate to seeing you cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I hate seeing you cry. 34. A place you wouldn't choose ..... on holiday A) To go. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 35. I couldn't help ..... A) Laugh. B) To laugh. C) Laughing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughing. 36. I learned ..... a car at the age of 16. A) To drive. B) Driving. C) Drive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To drive. 37. Fortunately, we managed ..... the project before the deadline A) Complete. B) To complete. C) Completing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To complete. 38. Why are you accusing ..... (me/ copy) your answers? It isn't true. A) Me to copying. B) Me to copy. C) Me of copying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Me of copying. 39. What are you thinking of ..... this weekend? A) Doing. B) To do. C) Do. D) To doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing. 40. Keith tried ..... my project. A) To sabotaged. B) To sabotage. C) To sabotaging. D) Sabotaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sabotage. 41. Your father will never allow you ..... for your education . He will want to support you. A) Pay. B) Paying. C) To pay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To pay. 42. We can't leave until Jeremy finishes ..... all his suitcases. A) Pack. B) Packing. C) To pack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Packing. 43. Why did you have to send so A) Many pictures?. B) A few pictures?. C) Little pictures?. D) Much pictures?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many pictures?. 44. I practise the piano for twenty minutes a day A) I spend twenty minutes a day practising the piano. B) I spend twenty minutes a day to practise the piano. C) I spend twenty minutes a day practiseing the piano. D) I spend twenty minutes a day practise the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I spend twenty minutes a day practising the piano. 45. I think she ..... me. A) Like. B) Liking. C) Likes. D) Like's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Likes. 46. Try ..... quiet, Mary, you're disturbing other students. A) Keeping. B) To keep. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep. 47. Mathias decided ..... more and to try to get into the orchestra. A) Practise. B) Practising. C) To practise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To practise. 48. 'Can Melanie drive?' She asked ..... A) If Melanie could drive. B) If Melanie could drove. C) If could Melanie drive. D) If could drive Melanie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If Melanie could drive. 49. Karen spends a lot of time ..... online. A) Chat. B) Chats. C) Chatting. D) Chating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chatting. 50. ..... a lot of presents for Christmas is really nice. A) To get. B) Get. C) Getting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting. 51. Peter admitted ..... the last piece of my birthday cake. A) To steal. B) Stealing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stealing. 52. I have always ..... swimming due to my afraid to water. A) To hate. B) Hated. C) Hate. D) Hating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hated. 53. Lisa enjoys ..... jazz. A) To listen. B) Listening to. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listening to. 54. It's so long ago that I've completely forgotten ..... (say) that. Did I really say that? A) To say. B) Saying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saying. 55. Janice stopped ..... (make) a telephone call before she continued with her shopping. A) To make. B) Making. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make. 56. Have you got hiccups? Have you tried ..... a glass of water? That often helps! A) To drink. B) Drinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drinking. 57. They went on ..... five more branches after the success of the first one. A) Opening. B) To open. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To open. 58. Were you interested in ..... the piano? A) Play. B) To play. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 59. Don't forget ..... my letter. A) Posting. B) To post. C) Post. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To post. 60. Sorry, I cannot stay. I promised my parents (to cook) dinner tonight. A) Cooking. B) Cook. C) To cook. D) None of the above. 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