This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Verb Usage – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Usage Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct usage of 'were' in past tense? A) You was, we were, they was. B) You was, we was, they was. C) You were, we were, they were. D) You were, we was, they were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You were, we were, they were. 2. Choose the sentence in which the verb look is used as an action verb: A) The children look happy in the park. B) She looks at the stars every night. C) The sky looks gray today. D) He looks tired after practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She looks at the stars every night. 3. The thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence A) Passive Voice. B) Active Voice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive Voice. 4. He (is, are) reading about space travel. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 5. Melanie ..... married at 3 this afternoon. A) Gets. B) Is getting. C) Is geting. D) Has been getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is getting. 6. Mary ..... the Math problem in 10 minutes. A) Did. B) Solved. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solved. 7. The dog ..... along on two legs. A) Trotted. B) Walked. C) Ran. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trotted. 8. Which response corrects the usage error in the sentence below? Mary is feeding the kitten and watered the plants. A) Mary will feed the kitten and plans on watering the plants. B) Mary feeds the kitten and watered the plants. C) Mary is feeding the kitten and waters the plants. D) Mary fed the kitten and watered the plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary fed the kitten and watered the plants. 9. Identify the verb aspect used in each sentence. The class is discussing the topic. A) Progressive. B) Perfect. C) Perfect Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressive. 10. The followings are right, except ..... A) Heri attends so many online trainings nowadays. B) Nilam and Sofi sing west songs together at the moment. C) They enjoys a long holiday happily. D) Zulfa seems to be interested in learning English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They enjoys a long holiday happily. 11. "They have dinner at 6 PM." A) True. B) False. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence:The cat ..... on the mat every afternoon. A) Sleeps. B) Sleep. C) Slept. D) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeps. 13. Rocio and I ..... at the cinema. A) Am not. B) Is not. C) Are not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are not. 14. The linking verb ''IS" is used for a SINGULAR subject in the PAST tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. I know you're uncomfortable talking about that, ..... we go for a walk in the park? A) May. B) Might. C) Will. D) Shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shall. 16. Where ..... the doctor? A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 17. IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction. A) Washing. B) Piling. C) Malfunction. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piling. 18. Translate "anda, vamos" to English. A) To wear white. B) Go from bad to worse. C) Come on, let's go. D) Tomorrow morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Come on, let's go. 19. Rewrite the sentence in question form:They were happy with the result. A) Were they happy with the result?. B) Did the result make them unhappy?. C) The result made them sad?. D) They were not happy with the result?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were they happy with the result?. 20. Is used when the focus is on the action A) Passive Voice. B) Active Voice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive Voice. 21. Which is the correct linking verb to be used in the sentence below?After an hour of sweeping, a pile of leaves ..... beside the tall tree in the yard. A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 22. Kerrigan is busy with her classes for many days, I think she ..... be worn out. A) Must. B) Has to. C) Need to. D) Shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 23. The book ..... on the table. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 24. She talked to me yesterday. A) Dia telah bercakap dengan saya kelmarin. B) Dia bercakap dengan saya kelmarin. C) Dia sedang bercakap dengan saya kelmarin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dia bercakap dengan saya kelmarin. 25. I don't enjoy scary movies and I don't like movie theater popcorn. A) Correct verb use. B) Incorrect verb shift. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct verb use. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerb Usage Quiz 1Verb Usage Quiz 2Verb Usage Quiz 3Verb Usage Quiz 4Verb Usage Quiz 5Verb Usage Quiz 6Verb Usage Quiz 7Verb Usage Quiz 9Verb Usage Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books