Verbs MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #1

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She ________ her homework every day before dinner.

A. done

B. does

C. doing

D. do

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present tense; third person singular subject 'She' requires 'does'.

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Question #2

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They ________ to the park yesterday.

A. went

B. going

C. go

D. goes

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Yesterday' indicates past tense; past form of 'go' is 'went'.

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Question #3

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He ________ just ________ his work.

A. has, finish

B. have, finished

C. is, finishing

D. has, finished

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect tense with singular subject 'He' uses 'has' + past participle.

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Question #4

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The manager, along with his colleagues, ________ present at the meeting.

A. have been

B. were

C. are

D. was

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
When 'along with' joins two nouns, verb agrees with the first noun (singular).

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Question #5

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The thief ________ the house at midnight.

A. broke down

B. broke into

C. broke off

D. broke up

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Break into' means to enter forcibly.

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Question #6

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I am used to ________ early in the morning.

A. getting up

B. gets up

C. got up

D. get up

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
After 'be used to', gerund (-ing form) is used.

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Question #7

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The teacher made the students ________ the whole chapter.

A. rewrote

B. rewritten

C. rewriting

D. rewrite

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Causative verb 'make' is followed by bare infinitive (without 'to').

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Question #8

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Neither the students nor the teacher ________ in the classroom.

A. have been

B. are

C. were

D. is

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
With 'neither...nor', verb agrees with the nearest subject; 'teacher' is singular.

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Question #9

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I ________ my keys. Can you help me look for them?

A. lost

B. have lost

C. lose

D. was losing

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect indicates a past action with present relevance (keys still missing).

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Question #10

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She ________ for the bus when it started raining.

A. was waiting

B. had waited

C. waited

D. has waited

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past continuous for an ongoing action interrupted by another.

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Question #11

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He ________ his mistake until it was too late.

A. doesn't realize

B. hadn't realized

C. didn't realized

D. didn't realize

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past simple negative: didn't + base verb; also possible 'hadn't realized' but sentence needs 'realized' after 'hadn't'. Option C fits simple past.

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Question #12

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The children have been playing here ________ three hours.

A. since

B. during

C. for

D. from

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'For' is used with a duration of time.

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Question #13

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I wish I ________ a bird.

A. was

B. be

C. were

D. am

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
After 'wish', unreal past subjunctive 'were' is used.

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Question #14

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My friend insisted on ________ me the bill.

A. paid

B. pays

C. paying

D. pay

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
After preposition 'on', gerund (-ing form) is used.

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Question #15

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The police ________ the thief soon.

A. caught

B. will catch

C. has caught

D. catches

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Soon' indicates future action; 'will catch' is the future simple.

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Question #16

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Let him ________ what he wants.

A. do

B. doing

C. does

D. done

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
After 'let', bare infinitive is used.

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Question #17

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She ________ to the temple every Saturday.

A. went

B. goes

C. go

D. has gone

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present for habitual action; 'She' takes 'goes'.

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Question #18

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I ________ him since 2010.

A. know

B. knew

C. am knowing

D. have known

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'since' to show duration from past to present.

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Question #19

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The meeting ________ before we reached the office.

A. had started

B. was starting

C. started

D. has started

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past perfect for an action completed before another past action.

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Question #20

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If it ________ tomorrow, we will stay home.

A. rained

B. will rain

C. rains

D. rain

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
In first conditional, simple present is used in the if-clause.

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