Verbs MCQs

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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 #81
We look forward to ________ from you.
A. heard
B. hear
C. be heard
D. hearing

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Look forward to + gerund.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #82
He ________ his father in many ways.
A. resembling
B. is resembling
C. resembles to
D. resembles

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
'Resemble' is a stative verb, not used in continuous; no preposition needed.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #83
The team ________ well for the final match.
A. practice
B. are practicing
C. is practicing
D. practices

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Team as a single unit takes singular verb; 'is practicing'.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #84
She is the first woman ________ the summit.
A. reach
B. reached
C. to reach
D. reaching

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
After ordinals (first, second), to-infinitive is used.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #85
They insisted on ________ to the manager.
A. speak
B. speaking
C. spoke
D. to speak

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Insist on + gerund.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #86
I ________ my homework before the guests arrived.
A. have finished
B. was finishing
C. finished
D. had finished

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past perfect for completion before another past event.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #87
He ________ his leg; he can't walk.
A. broke
B. breaks
C. has broken
D. is breaking

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Present perfect for a recent past with present result.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #88
They made her ________ the pledge.
A. repeating
B. to repeat
C. repeat
D. repeated

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Make + object + bare infinitive.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #89
The bridge ________ before the next monsoon.
A. repairs
B. will repair
C. repaired
D. will be repaired

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Future passive: will be + past participle.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #90
He ________ very fast when the accident occurred.
A. drives
B. drove
C. has driven
D. was driving

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past continuous for ongoing action interrupted by another.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #91
She ________ be at home; the lights are off.
A. needn't
B. can't
C. shouldn't
D. mustn't

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
'Can't' expresses negative deduction.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #92
They ________ an agreement after long negotiations.
A. arrived to
B. arrived
C. reached to
D. arrived at

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
'Arrive at' an agreement is the correct collocation.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #93
He suggested that she ________ the doctor.
A. saw
B. seeing
C. see
D. sees

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Subjunctive mood after 'suggest'; base verb without 's'.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #94
I am tired of ________ the same thing every day.
A. do
B. did
C. doing
D. done

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Tired of + gerund.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #95
The committee ________ its decision tomorrow.
A. has announced
B. will announce
C. announce
D. announces

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Future simple for tomorrow; committee as unit singular.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #96
I ________ the answer, so I kept quiet.
A. don't know
B. hadn't known
C. didn't know
D. wasn't knowing

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Past simple negative; 'know' is stative, not used in continuous.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #97
Could you tell me where the station ________?
A. being
B. was
C. be
D. is

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Indirect question: verb follows subject; present tense for current location.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #98
He is ________ than his brother.
A. tallest
B. tall
C. more tall
D. taller

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Comparative degree 'taller'.

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #99
I would have helped if you ________ me.
A. would ask
B. had asked
C. asked
D. ask

Correct Answer: Option B


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

This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #100
He ________ to play the guitar since childhood.
A. has been learning
B. learned
C. is learning
D. learns

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Present perfect continuous with 'since'.

This question belongs to: English Verbs