This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I regret ..... at that fast-food restaurant. Now I feel sick. A) Eat. B) To eat. C) Eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating. 2. I prefer ..... to writing. A) Speak. B) To speak. C) Speaking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking. 3. He decided ..... biology. A) To study. B) Study. C) Studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To study. 4. I have done everything to encourage him ..... such a stupid thing again! A) Not do. B) Not to do. C) Not doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to do. 5. Choose the correct option. She hopes ..... the marathon next week. A) To win. B) Winning. C) Win. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win. 6. They refuse ..... the policeman's questions. A) Answer. B) Answering. C) To answer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To answer. 7. "Go on, enter the race, " his mum said. (encourage) A) His mum encouraged him to enter the race. B) His mum encouraged to enter him the race. C) His mum encouraged him entering the race. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His mum encouraged him to enter the race. 8. He threatened ..... my parents what I had done. A) To tell. B) Telling. C) Tell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell. 9. I can't imagine ..... alone. A) Live. B) Living. C) To live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living. 10. I'm sorry for ..... your new watch. Will you forgive me? A) Break. B) Breaking. C) To break. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking. 11. Imagine ..... to a wild place! A) To travel. B) Travelling. C) Is travelling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Travelling. 12. She asked me where I ..... from. A) Come. B) Coming. C) To come. D) Came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came. 13. "How long have you known him?" she asked. A) She asked me how long I had known him. B) She asked me how long had I known him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked me how long I had known him. 14. Choose the correct form to the sentence:Pablo told his sister to take out the garbage. A) Verb + object + V. B) V + to + object. C) Verb + object + to + V. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb + object + to + V. 15. The verb "I'd like" is used in the sentence "I'd like to take a minute" . The same verb pattern is used in: A) But I'd like to be by your side. B) But I'd like to being by your side. C) But I'd like be by your side. D) But I'd liking to being by your side. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But I'd like to be by your side. 16. I gave up (to look) for my keys. A) Look. B) Looking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking. 17. I don't mind ..... away my old toys A) Give. B) Giving. C) To give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving. 18. He'll never forget ..... so much money on his first computer. A) Spending. B) Spend. C) To spend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spending. 19. He told me that he couldn't stand ..... his siblings. A) Look after. B) Looking after. C) To look after. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking after. 20. I would like ..... Shakira, she's my favourite singer A) Meeting. B) Meet. C) To meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To meet. 21. My parents promised ..... me to Spain if I pass that exam. A) Take. B) To take. C) Taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take. 22. David promised ..... on time. A) To arrive. B) Arriving. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To arrive. 23. Which one is right: A) To Sophie Tucker to the Island managed swim. B) Sophie Tucker managed to swim to the Island. C) Island to Sophie Tucker swim managed the to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sophie Tucker managed to swim to the Island. 24. Do you mind (give) me a hand? A) Give. B) To give. C) Giving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving. 25. We hope ..... you soon! A) To visit. B) Visiting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To visit. 26. My parents can't afford ..... a car this year. A) Buying. B) To buy. C) Buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 27. My mum made me ..... in bed because I looked so ill. A) Staying. B) Stay. C) To stay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay. 28. The manager blamed A) The redundancies on the recession. B) What evidence the journalist had gathered. C) That government spending is currently out of control. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The redundancies on the recession. 29. Which of these sentences with 'bring up' is INCORRECT? A) They brought up after dating for seven years. B) I hate to bring up business at lunch. C) He was brought up by his aunt. D) The delivery man brought the order up to the 10th floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They brought up after dating for seven years. 30. Which verb cannot fill in the blank below? We ..... to sit at the table by the window. A) Asked. B) Prefer. C) Enjoy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerb Patterns Quiz 1Verb Patterns Quiz 2Verb Patterns Quiz 3Verb Patterns Quiz 4Verb Patterns Quiz 5Verb Patterns Quiz 6Verb Patterns Quiz 8Verb Patterns Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books