This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I've never seen my father ..... (lose) his temper. A) Lose. B) To lose. C) Losing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 2. But, to their credit, they helped us (4) to buy / buying our house. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 3. We ended up ..... the movie. A) To watch. B) To watching. C) Watch. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watching. 4. She CAN'T STAND ..... for her test results. A) Waiting. B) To waiting. C) Wait. D) To wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 5. I never forget ..... A) Lock the door. B) To locking the door. C) To lock the door. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To lock the door. 6. We can't afford ..... 10 hours. We've got work to do. A) Sleeping. B) Sleep. C) To sleep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To sleep. 7. After the verb "mind" we use ..... A) -ing form. B) Infinitive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing form. 8. She couldn't concentrate on ..... her work. A) Do. B) To do. C) To doing. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing. 9. She doesn't know what ..... A) To do. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do. 10. The verb "want" is used in the sentence "I want to see you smile" . The same verb pattern is used in: A) I want breaking free. B) I want to break free. C) I want to breaking free. D) I want break free. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I want to break free. 11. I understand to be late once or twice, but every day is too much. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 12. I enjoy ..... shopping for clothes. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 13. I sometimes hear my neighbor ..... on the piano. He's getting better each day! A) Practise. B) Practising. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practising. 14. She keeps ..... the keys. A) Losing. B) Lose. C) To lose. D) For losing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Losing. 15. They don't let us ..... our phones in classrooms A) Use. B) To use. C) Using. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use. 16. Mark felt lonely and missed ..... with his friends. A) Talk. B) Talking. C) To talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talking. 17. A synonym of 'postpone' is ..... A) Put up with. B) Put back. C) Put out. D) Put off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Put off. 18. My brother promised ..... us to the airport. A) Taking. B) To take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take. 19. My parents begged ..... (my sister/ not/ leave) school at the age of 16. A) To my sister to leave. B) My sister not to leaving. C) My sister not to leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My sister not to leave. 20. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASELucy might let ..... her laptop if you ask her nicely. A) You borrow. B) You to borrow. C) You borrowing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You borrow. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. You are not allowed ..... a car before turning 18. A) Driving. B) To driving. C) Drive. D) To drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To drive. 24. You should avoid ..... to strangers. A) Talking. B) To talk. C) Talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 25. I would like ..... to you. A) To talk. B) Talking. C) Talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. They told ..... for lunch. A) John to pay. B) John paying. C) To pay. D) Pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John to pay. 29. He refused ..... it again. A) Doing. B) Not doing. C) To do. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do. 30. I advise you ..... to a doctor. A) Go. B) Going. C) To go. D) None of the above. 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