Verbs MCQs

Practice Verbs MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn about action verbs, helping verbs, linking verbs, transitive verbs, intransitive verbs and modal verbs through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #101 Report Error

The package ________ yesterday.

A. was delivered

B. is delivered

C. delivered

D. delivers

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past simple passive: was + past participle.

This question belongs to: English Verbs

Question #102 Report Error

No sooner ________ the door than the lights went out.

A. had I opened

B. did I open

C. I opened

D. I had opened

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'No sooner...than' takes past perfect with inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Question #103 Report Error

She ________ if you had invited her.

A. comes

B. would have come

C. will come

D. would come

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Third conditional main clause: would have + past participle.

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Question #104 Report Error

I ________ my old friend at the mall yesterday.

A. came over

B. came up

C. came across

D. came out

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Come across' means to meet unexpectedly.

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Question #105 Report Error

He was made ________ the entire script.

A. memorise

B. to memorise

C. memorising

D. memorised

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
When 'make' is passive, it is followed by to-infinitive.

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Question #106 Report Error

The child has been crying ________ morning.

A. for

B. at

C. from

D. since

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Since' used with point of time (morning).

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Question #107 Report Error

We ________ the museum next Sunday.

A. visit

B. are visiting

C. visited

D. have visited

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous for planned future.

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Question #108 Report Error

He ________ very quiet today; maybe something is wrong.

A. was

B. is being

C. is

D. has been

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Is being' for temporary behavior.

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Question #109 Report Error

She ________ a novel for the last six months.

A. wrote

B. writes

C. has been writing

D. is writing

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous with 'for' duration.

This question belongs to: English Verbs

Question #110 Report Error

The house ________ before the new owners moved in.

A. had been renovated

B. has been renovated

C. renovated

D. was renovated

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect passive: had been + past participle.

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Question #111 Report Error

You ________ to have told me earlier.

A. could

B. ought

C. need

D. must

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Ought to' expresses past obligation/expectation.

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Question #112 Report Error

I ________ rather stay home tonight.

A. had

B. could

C. would

D. should

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Would rather = preference.

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Question #113 Report Error

He stopped ________ when the teacher entered.

A. talking

B. to talk

C. talked

D. talk

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Stop + gerund means cease the action.

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Question #114 Report Error

He stopped ________ to his friend on the way.

A. talked

B. talk

C. talking

D. to talk

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Stop + to-infinitive means pause in order to do something.

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Question #115 Report Error

Each of the students ________ a certificate.

A. gets

B. getting

C. get

D. have got

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Each' is singular, so 'gets'.

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Question #116 Report Error

________ the door before you leave.

A. Lock

B. To lock

C. Locks

D. Locking

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Imperative mood uses base verb.

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Question #117 Report Error

He is not capable of ________ this task.

A. do

B. did

C. doing

D. does

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Capable of + gerund.

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Question #118 Report Error

I ________ her since we were children.

A. knew

B. am knowing

C. have known

D. know

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'since'.

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Question #119 Report Error

The teacher asked the students ________ quiet.

A. to keep

B. keep

C. kept

D. keeping

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Ask + object + to-infinitive.

This question belongs to: English Verbs

Question #120 Report Error

We ________ the match if it hadn't rained.

A. would have won

B. would win

C. will win

D. won

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Third conditional: would have + past participle.

This question belongs to: English Verbs

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