This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verb Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Phrases Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The verb or verb phrase:Upon the ship Marvin and Chuck washed the deck, scoured the equipment, and maintained the sails. A) Washed, scoured, maintained. B) Washed, maintained. C) Washed, scoured. D) Washed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Washed, scoured, maintained. 2. William Penn had proposed plans for Philadelphia in 1682. A) Proposed plans. B) Penn had proposed. C) Had proposed plans. D) Had proposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had proposed. 3. Alex ..... makeup. A) Doesn't wear. B) Don't use. C) Doesn't use. D) Doesn't use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't wear. 4. Penn had always dreamed of a "city of brotherly love." A) Had always dreamed. B) Had always dreamed of. C) Had dreamed. D) Penn had always dreamed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had dreamed. 5. Identify the verb or verb phrase:After the game, it will probably be dark. A) Will be dark. B) Will probably be. C) Will be. D) After the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be. 6. My brothers ..... well with my boyfriend A) Doesn't gets on. B) Doesn't get on. C) Don't gets. D) Don't get on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't get on. 7. Identify the verb in the sentence:'The three children played for more than two hours.' A) Children. B) Three. C) Hours. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Played. 8. Phrasal-Prepositional verb should not be linked and separated. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. ..... vegetables/fruit A) Play. B) Eat. C) Speak. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eat. 10. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence below:Tomorrow, I ..... A) Sing. B) Will sing. C) Sang. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will sing. 11. Select all the words that make up the verb and verb phrase in the sentence.The game of basketball was invented in 1891. A) Was. B) Was invented. C) Invented. D) Was invented in 1891. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was invented. 12. Which is NOT a verb? A) Sleep. B) Sit. C) Mr. Tye. D) Fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. Tye. 13. Select the verb phrase from the following sentence: "You shall definitely succeed in life!" A) Shall definitely succeed. B) Shall succeed in. C) Shall succeed. D) You shall succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shall succeed. 14. I ..... my new boss immediately after I started my new job. A) Took to. B) Took over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took to. 15. Even though we're family, I'm still ..... to know my brother. A) Get. B) Getting. C) Gotten. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting. 16. Those apples cost A) A six dollars. B) In six dollars. C) Six dollars. D) For six dollars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Six dollars. 17. Don't worry, I ..... be home before the thunderstorm hits. A) Would. B) Should. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 18. Swiss cheese doesn't necessarily come from Switzerland. A) Doesn't come. B) Does come. C) Doesn't necessarily. D) Does come from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does come. 19. Identify what the word(s) in red are examples of:A player is passing the ball. A) Main verb. B) Helping verb. C) Not a verb. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not a verb. 20. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:'She is going to the park.' A) Is playing. B) Is walking. C) Is running. D) Is going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is going. 21. Choose the best verb from the parentheses.Two planes were (flew, flown) from Florida to Georgia. A) Flew. B) Flown. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flown. 22. I'm ..... walking to school, instead of taking the bus. A) Getting used to. B) Get in touch with. C) Get used to. D) Getting in touch with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting used to. 23. Choose the correct answer:A:Where's your bag?B:I ..... it in the car. A) Put. B) Leave. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leave. 24. Arche drinks milk A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 25. The past simple of the verb DO A) Does. B) Done. C) Did. D) Doed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 26. Identify the verb phrase in each sentence.By the 1600s hot chocolate had become popular in Europe. A) Hot chocolate. B) By the 1600s. C) In Europe. D) Had become. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had become. 27. What is the verb phrase in the sentence "Garbage can smell" ? A) Garbage. B) Can smell. C) Smell. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can smell. 28. Charles doesn't like ice-cream A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 29. Which is the main verb?The team will practice tonight. A) Will. B) Practice. C) Tonight. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice. 30. What is the role of helping verbs in a verb phrase? A) They act as the main verb. B) They replace the main verb. C) They are optional in a verb phrase. D) They express certain tenses or conditions of the main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They express certain tenses or conditions of the main verb. 31. ..... mineral water, tea, or coffee. A) Wear. B) Go. C) Cook. D) Drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drink. 32. What is the main verb in this sentence:The student will count the number of seats left. A) Number. B) Count. C) Will. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Count. 33. Before their fossils had been discovered, we knew nothing about dinosaurs. A) Future perfect. B) Past perfect. C) Present perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect. 34. Choose the correct verb phrase in the sentence:The children have been playing in the garden. A) Have been playing. B) The children. C) In the garden. D) Playing in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been playing. 35. Find the verb phrase:In the novels, Harry was learning things about magic and his past. A) Harry was. B) Was learning. C) About magic. D) In the novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was learning. 36. Select all the words that make up the verb and verb phrase in the sentence.The state has long been known for its basket ball teams. A) Has long been. B) Has been known. C) Has long been known. D) Has long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been known. 37. We just drank a soda. A) Acabar de beber una gaseosa. B) Acabamos de bebemos una gaseosa. C) Acabamos de beber una gaseosa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acabamos de beber una gaseosa. 38. James Cleveland Owens was born in Alabama in 1913. A) Owens was. B) In Alabama. C) Was born. D) Was born in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was born. 39. Identify the verb or verb phrase:Carolyn must not have taken the test yet. A) Must not have taken. B) Must not. C) Must have taken. D) Not have taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have taken. 40. What is the helping verb(s) in this sentence:The dog has been looking for the bone in the backyard. A) Dog. B) Bone. C) Looking. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been. 41. ELIGE EL Verb phrases:I was thinking about you all day. A) I was. B) Thinking. C) Was thinking. D) You all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was thinking. 42. ..... animals/Mexican food A) Listen. B) Like. C) Play. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like. 43. Identify the verb or verb phrase:Can Ben finish the book by Thursday? A) Can finish. B) Can. C) Can Ben. D) Finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can finish. 44. Sometimes he chills out and ..... games on his PlayStation. A) Reads. B) Plays. C) Chats. D) Goes out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plays. 45. Would you have enjoyed Philadelphia in the 1600s? A) Would you have. B) Would have enjoyed. C) Have enjoyed. D) You have enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have enjoyed. 46. Match the verbs with the verbs with the nouns or noun phrases: ..... coffee / tea / Diet Coke A) Eat. B) Read. C) Listen to. D) Drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drink. 47. ..... he want to come to the cinema this evening? A) Should. B) Does. C) Do. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does. 48. Which word in the sentence is an action verb?The boy ran down the hill. A) Hill. B) Ran. C) Down. D) Boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran. 49. ..... you frightened? A) Can. B) Do. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 50. In the sentence below, which word is the correct verb?Bells were (rang, rung) in the church tower. A) Rang. B) Rung. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rung. 51. Meghan watchs tv in the afternoon A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 52. She ..... History at her university. A) Study. B) Studes. C) Studdies. D) Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studies. 53. What is the verb/verb phrase? Carl was eating a sandwich. A) Carl. B) Was. C) Was eating. D) Was eating a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was eating. 54. Adam has taken many wrong turns while driving in this city. A) Future perfect. B) Past perfect. C) Present perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present perfect. 55. The past participle of the verb SAY A) Said. B) Sayed. C) Sad. D) Saied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 56. What is the verb/verb phrase? My sister and I ate cheeseburgers for breakfast. A) Ate cheeseburgers. B) I ate. C) Ate. D) Ate cheeseburger for breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ate. 57. Superman was fighting the Axis during World War II A) Progressive. B) Conditional. C) Perfective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressive. 58. The verb or verb phrase:Philip has known the truth for some time. A) Has. B) Has known. C) For. D) Known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has known. 59. Nosotros ..... con plumas. A) Escribimos. B) Subimos. C) Tosemos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Escribimos. 60. I went ..... reading despite all the noise in the room. A) On. B) With. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerb Phrases Quiz 1Verb Phrases Quiz 2Verb Phrases Quiz 3Verb Phrases Quiz 4Verb Phrases Quiz 5Verb Phrases Quiz 7Verb Phrases Quiz 8Verb Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books