Verbs MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #181

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The prisoner ________ by the police.

A. escaped

B. was escaped

C. escapes

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. was making

B. made

C. makes

D. has been made

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Correct Answer: Option B

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. finished

C. finishes

D. finish

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future perfect: will have + past participle.

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Question #184

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I ________ her since she moved away.

A. don't see

B. wasn't seeing

C. haven't seen

D. didn't see

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'since'.

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Question #185

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He ________ go out before he finished his homework.

A. dared

B. dared not

C. dared to

D. didn't dare to

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Correct Answer: Option B

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. have looked

B. look

C. looking

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. cutted

B. cutting

C. cut

D. to cut

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Correct Answer: Option C

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 off

C. got away

D. got down

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Correct Answer: Option B

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. from

B. for

C. on

D. since

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Correct Answer: Option D

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

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Question #190

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The police ________ the crowd under control.

A. kept

B. keeps

C. keep

D. is keeping

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Correct Answer: Option A

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. have completed

B. had completed

C. was completing

D. completed

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Correct Answer: Option B

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. helps

B. helped

C. is helping

D. was helping

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present continuous for action happening now.

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Question #193

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I ________ my watch repaired.

A. all of these

B. got

C. have

D. had

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Correct Answer: Option A

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. had realized

B. has realized

C. realized

D. was realizing

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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. is

B. was

C. were

D. has been

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Correct Answer: Option C

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. had come

B. have come

C. came

D. come

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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Question #197

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She is good at ________.

A. dance

B. to dance

C. dancing

D. danced

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Preposition 'at' + gerund.

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Question #198

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The project ________ by the end of this month.

A. completed

B. will complete

C. will be completed

D. has completed

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future passive: will be + past participle.

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Question #199

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I would rather you ________ at home.

A. stay

B. staying

C. stayed

D. to stay

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Would rather + subject + past simple.

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Question #200

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He ________ English since he was five.

A. both A and B

B. has been learning

C. has learned

D. learned

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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