This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the verb/verb phrase? The entire boys' basketball team was practicing in the gym. A) Was practicing. B) Team was practicing. C) Team. D) Team was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was practicing. 2. We are going to France on Saturday to ..... relatives and go shopping. A) Visit. B) Send. C) Have. D) Invite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visit. 3. Identify the main verb phrase in the verb phrase.Cacao trees are usually planted in shady areas. A) Planted. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planted. 4. Select all the words that make up the verb and verb phrase in the sentence.I haven't been practicing my jump shot. A) Haven't been. B) Haven't been practicing. C) Been practicing. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haven't been practicing. 5. Mis abuelos ..... que fue mala idea visitarnos el mes pasado. A) Pensaron. B) Piensan. C) Pensamos. D) Pensasteis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pensaron. 6. Cheese has always been a good source of protein. A) Has been. B) Always been a good. C) Cheese has. D) Has always been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been. 7. What is the main verb in this sentence:Two women have been talking to the bank teller. A) Women. B) Talking. C) Have been. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talking. 8. Helping verbs are also known as what? A) Linking verbs. B) Auxiliary verbs. C) Verb phrases. D) Action verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auxiliary verbs. 9. I have ..... home to tell you some important news A) Been. B) Came. C) Went. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Come. 10. In the following sentence, the helping verb(s) is ..... " I must be writing this report soon." A) Must. B) Must be writing. C) Must, be. D) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must, be. 11. Can you ..... any other languages? A) Speak. B) Speaks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speak. 12. What is the function of a verb phrase in a sentence? A) The function of a verb phrase in a sentence is to indicate the tense of the sentence. B) The function of a verb phrase in a sentence is to express the action or state of being. C) The function of a verb phrase in a sentence is to modify a noun. D) The function of a verb phrase in a sentence is to connect two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The function of a verb phrase in a sentence is to express the action or state of being. 13. He was worried that he'd arrive too late to ..... the last bus home. A) Arrive. B) Go. C) Miss. D) Catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Catch. 14. Sr. Cav is going to drive. A) Sr Cav va a manejar. B) Sr. Cav debe manejar. C) Sr Cav es va a manejar. D) Sr Cav tiene que manejar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sr Cav va a manejar. 15. Identify the verb or verb phrase:Before leaving the house, get your bookbag. A) Get. B) Before leaving. C) Leaving. D) Get your bookbag. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get. 16. On Saturdays, I often feel like ..... nothing until the evening. A) Listening to. B) Doing. C) Going out. D) Getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 17. Select the verb phrase from the following sentence:"The hyper giraffe was not thinking when he lept the fence." A) Was thinking. B) When he lept. C) Lept the fence. D) Was not thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was thinking. 18. Of course a hurdler will have practiced for many hours before an important race. A) Have practiced for. B) Will have practiced. C) Will have. D) Practiced for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have practiced. 19. Which word in the sentence is an action verb?The farmer worked hard in the fields. A) Farmer. B) Fields. C) Worked. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worked. 20. Identify the main verb of the sentences.Woody has become a music icon since the sixties. A) A music icon. B) Since the sixties. C) Has become. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has become. 21. Nosotros ..... ..... buenas vacaciones porque necesitamos descansar mucho. A) Deciden tomar. B) Le encanta visitar. C) Esperamos tener. D) Debo llenar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Esperamos tener. 22. Select the verb phrase for the following sentence: "I am feeling annoyed by that marker clicking!" A) Am feeling annoyed by that. B) Am feeling annoyed. C) Am feeling. D) Am feeling annoyed by. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am feeling. 23. Select the verb phrase of the following sentence: "I was thinking about teaching grammar." A) About teaching grammar. B) Was thinking about. C) Was thinking. D) I was thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was thinking. 24. I don't play ..... but I play ..... A) The piano/tennis. B) On piano/in tennis. C) The piano/on tennis. D) On the piano/tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The piano/tennis. 25. It's too much information to take on at once. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. At the end of the games, he'd won four gold medals. A) He'd won. B) Had won. C) He had won. D) At the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had won. 27. Which time expression is used in 'simple past tense'? A) Two minutes ago. B) At the moment. C) Next year. D) On weekdays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two minutes ago. 28. Ever since the days of ancient Greece, athletes have been competing in many sports. A) Athletes have been. B) Since the days. C) Have been competing. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have been competing. 29. What is the verb phrase in this sentence?Snape could be lurking around here somewhere. A) Could be. B) Lurking around. C) Be lurking. D) Could be lurking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could be lurking. 30. Other great athletes may have trained for years for a specific track event. A) May have. B) May have trained for. C) May have trained. D) Athletes may have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May have trained. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerb Phrases Quiz 1Verb Phrases Quiz 2Verb Phrases Quiz 3Verb Phrases Quiz 4Verb Phrases Quiz 5Verb Phrases Quiz 6Verb Phrases Quiz 7Verb Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books