Verbs MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #181

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The prisoner ________ by the police.

A. escaped

B. escapes

C. was escaped

D. has escaped

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Intransitive verb 'escaped' does not take passive here; active past simple.

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Question #182

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He ________ the same mistake again.

A. makes

B. was making

C. made

D. has been made

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past simple for a specific past error.

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Question #183

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They will have ________ the work by noon.

A. finishing

B. finish

C. finishes

D. finished

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future perfect: will have + past participle.

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Question #184

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I ________ her since she moved away.

A. haven't seen

B. didn't see

C. wasn't seeing

D. don't see

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'since'.

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Question #185

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He ________ go out before he finished his homework.

A. didn't dare to

B. dared to

C. dared

D. dared not

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Dare as modal: 'dared not' + base verb.

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Question #186

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The bouquet of flowers ________ very fresh.

A. look

B. looking

C. have looked

D. looks

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Subject 'bouquet' is singular, so 'looks'.

This question belongs to: English Verbs

Question #187

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I got my hair ________ yesterday.

A. to cut

B. cutted

C. cutting

D. cut

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Causative: get + object + past participle.

This question belongs to: English Verbs

Question #188

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She ________ the bus and walked to the office.

A. got out

B. got away

C. got off

D. got down

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Get off' means alight from a bus, train, etc.

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Question #189

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He has been suffering from fever ________ Monday.

A. since

B. for

C. from

D. on

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Since' for point of time (Monday).

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Question #190

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The police ________ the crowd under control.

A. keeps

B. is keeping

C. keep

D. kept

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple if referring to a past event; 'police' plural, 'kept'.

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Question #191

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I ________ the report by the time the manager asked for it.

A. had completed

B. completed

C. was completing

D. have completed

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect for completion before another past action.

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Question #192

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She ________ her mother in the kitchen.

A. helped

B. was helping

C. helps

D. is helping

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous for action happening now.

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Question #193

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I ________ my watch repaired.

A. had

B. all of these

C. got

D. have

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
All can be used causatively: had/have/got + object + past participle.

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Question #194

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He ________ his mistake and apologized.

A. has realized

B. was realizing

C. realized

D. had realized

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Two past actions in sequence; simple past for both.

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Question #195

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Not only the teacher but also the students ________ present.

A. was

B. is

C. has been

D. were

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Verb agrees with nearest subject 'students' (plural).

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Question #196

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If you ________ earlier, you would have met her.

A. come

B. had come

C. came

D. have come

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Third conditional: past perfect in if-clause.

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Question #197

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She is good at ________.

A. danced

B. dance

C. to dance

D. dancing

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Preposition 'at' + gerund.

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Question #198

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The project ________ by the end of this month.

A. will complete

B. will be completed

C. completed

D. has completed

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future passive: will be + past participle.

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Question #199

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I would rather you ________ at home.

A. staying

B. to stay

C. stay

D. stayed

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Would rather + subject + past simple.

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Question #200

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He ________ English since he was five.

A. learned

B. both A and B

C. has learned

D. has been learning

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Both present perfect and perfect continuous possible with 'since'.

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