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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 #161
He ________ his father in looks.
A. takes after
B. takes up
C. takes in
D. takes off
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Take after' means resemble.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #162
She ________ a new job next month.
A. has started
B. starts
C. is starting
D. started
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present continuous for planned future arrangement.
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Question #163
The teacher made him ________ the essay again.
A. to write
B. wrote
C. writing
D. write
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Make + object + bare infinitive.
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Question #164
I ________ this city since childhood.
A. have lived in
B. live in
C. was living in
D. lived in
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'since' showing duration.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #165
The boy ________ by a dog yesterday.
A. bit
B. is bitten
C. bites
D. was bitten
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past passive: was + past participle.
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Question #166
He ________ for the bus for an hour when it arrived.
A. had been waiting
B. has been waiting
C. waited
D. was waiting
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect continuous for duration before another past action.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #167
The smell of roses ________ me happy.
A. made
B. makes
C. make
D. making
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Subject 'The smell' is singular, so 'makes'.
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Question #168
I ________ my teeth twice a day.
A. brushes
B. brush
C. brushed
D. am brushing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Habitual action simple present; 'I' takes base form.
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Question #169
He ________ to his new school yet.
A. didn't adjust
B. doesn't adjust
C. isn't adjusting
D. hasn't adjusted
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'yet'.
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Question #170
She ________ when she heard the news.
A. cried
B. had cried
C. cries
D. was crying
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past simple for completed action after hearing.
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Question #171
We ________ a movie tonight.
A. are watching
B. watch
C. have watched
D. watched
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous for planned near future.
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Question #172
My father ________ retired by 2025.
A. is
B. will be
C. will
D. will have
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future perfect: will have + past participle.
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Question #173
He dared me ________ the fence.
A. to jump
B. jumping
C. jump
D. jumped
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Dare + object + to-infinitive.
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Question #174
The thief ran away to avoid ________ caught.
A. been
B. to be
C. be
D. being
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Avoid + gerund; passive gerund 'being caught'.
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Question #175
Each of the boys ________ given a prize.
A. were
B. are
C. have
D. was
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Each' is singular; 'was' for past passive.
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Question #176
She ________ the glass by mistake.
A. breaks
B. was breaking
C. has broken
D. broke
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple for a single completed action.
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Question #177
I ________ my keys, so I had to call a locksmith.
A. lost
B. was losing
C. had lost
D. have lost
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past perfect for the reason in the past; losing happened before calling.
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Question #178
There ________ many reasons for her success.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. was
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Reasons' plural, so 'are'.
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Question #179
He ________ the truth all along.
A. knows
B. knew
C. has known
D. was knowing
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'all along' (from past to present).
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Question #180
We ________ the match if our best player had been fit.
A. won
B. would win
C. would have won
D. will win
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Third conditional: would have + past participle.
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