This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Patterns – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verb Patterns Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. David promised ..... on time. A) To arrive. B) Arriving. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To arrive. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Read this sentee:We stopped to have a coffee.Does it mean we were having coffee and we stopped doing that? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 12. They blamed us ..... that vase. A) For breaking. B) To break. C) Breaking. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For breaking. 13. I'm interested in ..... my own costume for a comic con A) Make. B) To make. C) Making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 14. I don't mind him ..... so much; he has other ways of expressing what he feels. A) Not to talk. B) Not talking. C) Not talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not talking. 15. It's a great honor ..... awarded with this prize to night A) Being. B) To be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 16. I regret ..... you that you have not been given the job. A) Inform. B) Informing. C) To inform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inform. 17. We offered ..... for the meal. A) To pay. B) Pay. C) Paying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pay. 18. After the verb "recommend" we use ..... A) -ing form. B) Infinitive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing form. 19. She didn't stop ..... (insult) me all evening. A) Insulting. B) To insult. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insulting. 20. Tom is excited ..... you. A) Meeting. B) To meet. C) Meet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To meet. 21. I don't want ..... yet. A) Leaving. B) To leave. C) Leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To leave. 22. My parents never encouraged ..... (me/ sing) when I was young. A) Me to sing. B) Me singing. C) Me sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me to sing. 23. I always agree ..... my brother. A) Helping. B) Help. C) Helps. D) To help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help. 24. If Peter ..... a more skillful player, he would score more points. A) Were. B) Would be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 25. She offered ..... me. A) To help. B) Helping. C) Help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help. ← 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 7Verb Patterns Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books