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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 #361
I ________ my bike when the tire burst.
A. have ridden
B. ride
C. was riding
D. rode
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past continuous for ongoing riding at burst moment.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #362
She ________ her finger while chopping vegetables.
A. cuts
B. has cut
C. cut
D. was cutting
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past for accident; 'cut' is past form.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #363
We ________ the project ahead of schedule.
A. were completing
B. complete
C. had completed
D. completed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past for achievement.
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Question #364
He ________ to London three times this year.
A. has been
B. went
C. was going
D. goes
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'this year'.
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Question #365
The bell ________ for the next period.
A. has rung
B. rings
C. was ringing
D. rang
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past for a specific ring.
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Question #366
I ________ the door when I heard footsteps.
A. was locking
B. had locked
C. lock
D. locked
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past continuous for action in progress when heard.
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Question #367
She ________ her homework before dinner.
A. finishes
B. finished
C. has finished
D. had finished
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past perfect if dinner is past; finished before dinner.
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Question #368
He ________ the invitation and attended.
A. accepts
B. has accepted
C. accepted
D. was accepting
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past for two actions in sequence.
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Question #369
They ________ in the pond for an hour.
A. have swum
B. were swimming
C. swim
D. swam
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past for completed duration.
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Question #370
I ________ my mother in the kitchen.
A. help
B. have helped
C. was helping
D. helped
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past for completed help.
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Question #371
She ________ the letter and cried.
A. was reading
B. reads
C. read
D. has read
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Two past actions; 'read' past form pronounced 'red'.
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Question #372
He ________ his foot on the glass.
A. cuts
B. was cutting
C. has cut
D. cut
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple past 'cut'.
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Question #373
We ________ the game if we had scored the penalty.
A. would win
B. would have won
C. will win
D. won
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Third conditional.
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Question #374
The singer ________ the audience with her performance.
A. has charmed
B. charms
C. charmed
D. was charming
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past for completed event.
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Question #375
I ________ my leg while playing football.
A. have injured
B. injure
C. injured
D. was injuring
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple past accident.
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Question #376
She ________ the clothes to dry.
A. hanging
B. hangs
C. hung
D. hanged
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past of 'hang' for clothes is 'hung'.
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Question #377
The murderer was ________ to death.
A. hung
B. hanged
C. hanging
D. hunged
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past of 'hang' for execution is 'hanged'.
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Question #378
He ________ the nail into the wall.
A. hammered
B. drove in
C. driven
D. drove
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Hammered' is typical; 'drove' also possible but 'hammered' is more precise.
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Question #379
The water ________ from the tap all night.
A. was dripping
B. dripped
C. drips
D. has dripped
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past continuous for ongoing action throughout the night.
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Question #380
I ________ my glasses; I can't see well.
A. have broken
B. broke
C. break
D. am breaking
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect for recent breakage with present result.
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