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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 #101
The package ________ yesterday.
A. was delivered
B. delivered
C. delivers
D. is delivered
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past simple passive: was + past participle.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #102
No sooner ________ the door than the lights went out.
A. had I opened
B. did I open
C. I had opened
D. I opened
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'No sooner...than' takes past perfect with inversion after 'no sooner'.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #103
She ________ if you had invited her.
A. comes
B. would have come
C. would come
D. will come
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Third conditional main clause: would have + past participle.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #104
I ________ my old friend at the mall yesterday.
A. came up
B. came across
C. came out
D. came over
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Come across' means to meet unexpectedly.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #105
He was made ________ the entire script.
A. to memorise
B. memorised
C. memorising
D. memorise
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
When 'make' is passive, it is followed by to-infinitive.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #106
The child has been crying ________ morning.
A. since
B. for
C. from
D. at
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Since' used with point of time (morning).
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #107
We ________ the museum next Sunday.
A. have visited
B. visited
C. are visiting
D. visit
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present continuous for planned future.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #108
He ________ very quiet today; maybe something is wrong.
A. has been
B. is being
C. is
D. was
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Is being' for temporary behavior.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #109
She ________ a novel for the last six months.
A. writes
B. is writing
C. has been writing
D. wrote
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous with 'for' duration.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #110
The house ________ before the new owners moved in.
A. was renovated
B. has been renovated
C. had been renovated
D. renovated
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past perfect passive: had been + past participle.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #111
You ________ to have told me earlier.
A. need
B. ought
C. could
D. must
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Ought to' expresses past obligation/expectation.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #112
I ________ rather stay home tonight.
A. would
B. should
C. could
D. had
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Would rather = preference.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #113
He stopped ________ when the teacher entered.
A. to talk
B. talking
C. talked
D. talk
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Stop + gerund means cease the action.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #114
He stopped ________ to his friend on the way.
A. talking
B. to talk
C. talked
D. talk
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Stop + to-infinitive means pause in order to do something.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #115
Each of the students ________ a certificate.
A. gets
B. have got
C. getting
D. get
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Each' is singular, so 'gets'.
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Question #116
________ the door before you leave.
A. Locks
B. To lock
C. Locking
D. Lock
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Imperative mood uses base verb.
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Question #117
He is not capable of ________ this task.
A. doing
B. do
C. does
D. did
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Capable of + gerund.
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Question #118
I ________ her since we were children.
A. have known
B. am knowing
C. know
D. knew
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect with 'since'.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #119
The teacher asked the students ________ quiet.
A. to keep
B. keeping
C. keep
D. kept
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Ask + object + to-infinitive.
This question belongs to: English Verbs
Question #120
We ________ the match if it hadn't rained.
A. would have won
B. would win
C. won
D. will win
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Third conditional: would have + past participle.
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