This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Verb Usage – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Usage Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The animals ..... a hole near the tent. A) Dug. B) Digs. C) Digging. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dug. 2. There ..... many people in my English now? A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 3. Read the sentence and answer the question that follows. Jesus signs up to play both football and soccer but then he was told he can only pick one sport. Which phrase corrects the incorrect shift in verb mood? A) Jesus signed up. B) Played both football and soccer. C) He is telling. D) Only picked one sport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jesus signed up. 4. Choose the sentence that BEST matches the description. Which sentence shows an action that started in the past and continued over time? A) I am finishing my work. B) I have finished my work. C) I have been finishing my work. D) I am finishing my work again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have been finishing my work. 5. The car ..... in the garage. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 6. Identify the verb aspect used in each sentence. The students have been studying all afternoon. A) Progressive. B) Perfect. C) Perfect Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfect Progressive. 7. Harry read a book about space. He likes learning about space. A) Correct verb use. B) Incorrect verb shift. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect verb shift. 8. (A) Are you hungry?(B) Yes, I ..... A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am. 9. A verb in the interrogative mood ..... A) Commands someone to do something. B) Is part of a question. C) Is a statement of fact. D) Is based on some condition of something else happening first. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is part of a question. 10. Identify the linking verb in the sentence:'Rani is a talented musician.' A) Is. B) Talented. C) Musician. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 11. Select the correct verb to complete the sentence: "The cat ..... on the mat." A) Sit. B) Sits. C) Sitting. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sits. 12. This is the lung disease zone so you ..... smoke in this building. A) Could. B) Can. C) Cannot. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cannot. 13. Faisal is training for a marathon and wants to improve his running skills. Which of the following is an action verb that describes what he is doing? A) Swim. B) Run. C) Jump. D) Fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run. 14. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. A) Going. B) Guard. C) See. D) Changing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Changing. 15. Choose the correct form of the verb 'to be' for the following sentence:She ..... not at home yesterday. A) Was. B) Is. C) Be. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 16. Rugby was discovered by Walter Camp, and he invented a new sport called football. A) Rugby was discovered by Walter Camp, and he invented a new sport. B) Walter Camp discovered rugby, and he invented a new sport called football. C) Rugby was discovered by Walter Camp, and a new sport was invented by him called football. D) Walter Camp discovered rugby, and a new sport was invented by him called football. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walter Camp discovered rugby, and he invented a new sport called football. 17. Which word is the verb in this sentence?The man asks his kids to sit down. A) Man. B) Asks. C) Kids. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asks. 18. I was so hungry, I ..... my entire sandwich. A) Gobbled. B) Tasted. C) Ate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gobbled. 19. All of the corn ..... dried up. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 20. (A) How old ..... you?(B) I ..... thirty years old. A) Am, is. B) Are. are. C) Are, am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are, am. 21. The dogs ..... brown. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 22. I like my cousin, but he ..... always late. A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 23. The branches of the trees had ..... A) Freeze. B) Freezed. C) Froze. D) Frozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frozen. 24. I ..... in my room and my sister ..... in the livingroom. A) Am-is. B) Am-are. C) Is-are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am-is. 25. The students ..... a lot of food. A) Bringed. B) Brought. C) Had bringed. D) Bringded. 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