CA2 Verbs Questions

1.
Select the sentence without an error:

I have been to Australia last year.
I will have been to Australia last year.
I had to go to Australia next year.
I went to Australia last year.
2. Select the sentence without an error:
She has been to lunch, she will be back soon.
She went to lunch, she will be back soon.
She has gone for lunch, she will be back soon.
She has been to lunch, she would be back soon.
3. She PICKED the ball and threw it.
The verb in capital letters in the given sentence is :
Transitive
Intransitive
Gerund
Present participle
4. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
I have been ------------- since this morning.
Play
Playing
Played
Plays
Sam ------------------------- his work
Have completed
Has completed
Have complete
Has completing
I have --------------- his name.
Forget
Forgot
Forgotten
Forgets
She ----------- to school every day.
Go
Gone
Goes
Went
I want to ------------ for today’s party.
Dressing up
Dress up
Wear dresses
Dress out
9. Give the past participle form of BRING ----------- :
Bring
Brought
Bringing
Brings
10. There ------- a large amount of flour in the sack.
Are
Is
Have
Can
11. A pair of gloves ------ what they have been looking for over an hour.
Have
Are
Is
Were
12. One of his brothers ------ getting married.
Are
Were
Have
Is
13. Give the past participle form of DRINK -------------
Drink
Drank
Drunk
Drinking
14. Give the past participle form of BET:
Bet
Bets
Betting
Bet
15. Feeling hungry she went into the kitchen and opened the fridge.
The present participle in the given sentence is:
Feeling
Hungry
Went
Opened
16. Fill in the gap with the correct word:
Sam ---------- go to the movie tomorrow.
weren’t
Wasn’t
Isn’t
Won’t
They never ----------- wine.
Drink
Drinks
Drunk
Drinking
Tom has ------------ to college.
Goes
Went
Going
Gone
John ----------- lived in London for two years.
Live
Lives
Living
Had lived
The twin ------- born at the same time as the other.
Are
Is
Were
None
21. Find out whether the given verb is transitive or intransitive .

Cody passed the book to Paul.
a) transitive
b) intransitive
c) none of the above
d) both
Moira and Jack sang at the school concert
.a) transitive
b) intransitive
d) both
The Houghmans dance regularly.
a) transitive
b) intransitive
d) both
Kathy lies in the hammock on summer afternoons.
a) transitive
b) intransitive
d) both
The captain married John and Marlene during the cruise
.a) transitive
b) intransitive
d) both
Geoffrey bought the boat yesterday
.a) transitive
b) intransitive
d) both
Jordan's sympathies rest with the defendant.
a) transitive
b) intransitive
d) both
28. What is a verb?
A. A verb is a part of speech that is an action or state of being
B. A person, place, or thing.
C. A verb describes how something moves.
D) Describes about noun .
29. Which of the following is a helping verb?
A. Has
B. Blue
C. Carry
D. And
30. Identify the helping verb in the following sentence:
Billy had to go to the doctor to get shots.
A) Go
B) Had
C) Gets
D) Shots
31. Identify the verb in the sentence:
Mary gave her dollar to a friend.
A) Dollar
B) gave
C) Her
D) None of the above
32. Find out the helping verb in the given sentences
Mandy thought the movie was very good.
A: thought
B: movie
C: very
D: was
Alex thinks this math test will be the hardest yet.
A: thinks
B: will be
C: yet
D: test
The pizza smelled wonderful as we walked past the restaurant.
A: as
B: smelled
C: walked
D: past
Marcus was depressed for a week after he lost the big race.
A: depressed
B: lost
C: was
D: after
36. Find out the main verb in the given sentences
My little brother does annoy me sometimes.
A)Does
B)Annoy
C) Sometimes
D) little
Grandma may know the answer.
A) May
B) Know
C) Answer
I am waiting for a phone call.
1. Waiting
2. Phone
3. Call
4. Am
39. Choose the Past form of verb Hurt .
A) Hurt
B) Hurted
C) Hurting
40. Choose the Past form of verb Grind
A) Grind
B) Grinded
C) Ground
D) Grounded
41. Read the statement and decide the type of the verb which is underlined :
Please order a hamburger and a milkshake for me.
a) Helping verb
b) Irregular verb
c) Transitive verb
d) Auxiliary verb
Mr. Clark spoke for more than an hour about the deficit in our finances.
a) Present participle
b) Past participle
c) Linking verb
d) Intransitive verb
Our friends will be coming to the birthday party late.
a) Helping verb
b) Past participle
c) Auxiliary verb
d) Principal verb
You should have gone with your dad.
a) Auxiliary verb
b) Transitive verb
c) Irregular verb
d) Present participle
Ted has taken several classes in photographic journalism.
a) Principal verb
b) Intransitive verb
c) Regular Verb
d) Simple past
The senior class is studying European history.
a) Present participle
b) Past participle
c) Base verb
d) Present perfect
The travel magazine included an article about Japanese gardens.
a) Past participle
b) Simple past
c) Irregular verb
d) Helping verb
48. Identify the object in the sentence for the verb:
Many strange creatures live in the oceans of the world. -> why is oceans not an object?
a) No object
b) Creatures
c) Oceans
d) World
The man showed us a picture of his entire family.
a) Family
b) Picture
c) Man
d) No object
Do you play tennis every day?
a) Day
b) Play
c) Tennis
d) No object
Did you take Helen to the concert instead?
a) Concert
b) Helen
c) Did
d) No object

The flagship of Napolean’s fleet was called the Inconstant.
a) Fleet
b) Inconstant
c) Flagship
d) No object
Why did you take my umbrella?
a) Take
b) My
c) Umbrella
d) Why
The old cabin was surrounded by many tall trees.
a) No object
b) Surrounded
c) Tall tress
d) Old cabin
Tom likes neither coffee nor tea.
a) Coffee, tea
b) Tea
c) Neither
d) No object
56. Identify the right form of the verb to complete the blanks:
When my little sister broke the living-room lamp, she told my parents that I had________ it.
a) Do
b) Does
c) Done
d) Did
57. Identify the right form of the verb to complete the blanks:
In the Fourth of July parade, the mayor __________an antique Model T car that was owned by
the city.
a) Drived
b) Drove
c) Driven
d) Drives
58. Pick the correct pair :
a) Smite, smote, smitten
b) Bring, bringed, brought
c) Can, could, can
d) Come, come, come
a) Swim, swum, swam
b) Swam, swim, swim
c) Swim, swam, swum
d) Swim, swum, swum
a) Bespeak, bespoken. Bespoken
b) Bespeak, bespoke, bespoke
c) Bespeak, bespeak, bespeak
d) Bespeak, bespoke, bespoken
61. How many verbs are there in this sentence?

In August 2016, Mukesh Ambani launched a new technology in India which will benefit many rural
Indians to develop their social standards.
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
62. Which is the Past Tense form of the verb “drink” in the following sentences?
a) I had been drinking mango juice. c) I had drunken mango juice.
b) I drank mango juice. d) I had drink mango juice
63. Select the correct option:
By the end of the year, she ________ with a degree in engineering. -> Why is option d incorrect?
a) already graduates
b) will have already graduated
c) has already graduated
d) would be graduated
64. Fill in the blank with correct verb form:
Yesterday I ____________ to see my friends.
a) go c) had gone
b) have gone d) went
65. Which of the following is an intransitive verb?
a) I am down with fever c) She planned a trip to Goa.
b) They collected old coins d) I listen to music everyday
66. Which word is the verb in this sentence?
I saw the fire from the other side of the river.
a) saw b) fire c) side d) river
67. Which word is a verb in this sentence?
The students now want their own computers in their allotted rooms.
A) want B) own C) computers D) allotted
68. Which is the auxiliary verb in the following sentence?
The police officer was searching for the culprit in the streets.
a) streets c) was
b) searching d) culprit
69. Which of the following sentences does not have an intransitive verb? – c is having auxiliary is
a) He seems a good boy. c) Tina is listening to old songs.
b) She goes to school. d) Heena slept on a beautiful sofa.
70. Which one of the following sentences has the verb in past perfect tense?
a) John will be six years old next month.
b) Before going into politics, he had had little success at anything.
c) Dr. Balkar has lost his watch at the Braves game.
d) After lunch they went to the art show to see Alice's painting.
71. Which of the sentences is not using the auxiliary verb?
a) My best friend, Rajesh, has always helped me in all situations.
b) David performed well in his exams.
c) Does Heena call him a fool?
d) How is she feeling now?
72. How many verbs are there in the following sentence?
Modal verbs are also called modal auxiliary verbs which help the main verb in the sentence to complete
its meaning, and they are always used before the main verb.
a) 3 b) 5 c) 4 d) 6
73. Which of the following is not a verb in the following sentence?
Choose the best answer that fills the gap and gives a clear meaning.
a)Choose b) Answer c) Fills d) Gives
74. Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.
The train wasn’t there. It ……. already.
a) has been left c) has been left
b) had left d) has left
75. Choose the best option:
When the game show contestant (learn) ____________ that she had (choose) ____________ the box
with only a penny in it, she was badly (shake) _________.
a) learns, chosen, shaken c) learnt, chosen, shaken
b) learnt, chosen, shaked d) learns, chosen, shake
76. Fill in the blank with correct verb form:
Yesterday I ____________ to see my grandparents.
a) go c) had gone
b) have gone d) went
77. Which of the sentences uses the correct verb form?
a) He said that his father retired last year.
b) He said that his father had retired last year.
c) He said that his father has retired last year.
d) He said that his father retire last year.
78. Which of the following is a singular verb?
a) are b) were c) has d) have
79. Which is the auxiliary verb in the following sentence?
The police officer was searching for the culprit in the streets.
a) streets
b) searching
c) was
d) culprit
80. Which is the main verb in the following sentence?
My brother pawned his guitar to pay his rent.
a) Pay b) pawned c) both (a) and (b) d) neither (a) nor (b)
81. Fill in the blanks with suitable active and passive verb forms.
We ———————- for the examination.

a) Have preparing
b) Are preparing
c) Had preparing
d) Have been prepared
She ————————- for a while.

a) Are ailing
b) Is ailing
c) Has been ailing
d) Have been ailing
The students ———————- to submit their reports by the end of this week.
a) Have asked
b) Are asked
c) Has asked
d) Are asking
As the patient could not walk he ———————– home in a wheel chair.
a) Has carried
b) Has been carried
c) Was carried
d) Was carrying
. It ——————— since yesterday.

a) Is raining
b) Has been raining
c) Have been raining
d) Was raining
Early signs of the rebirth of civilization in Western Europe ---- to appear in the 11th century as trade ----
again in Italy.
a) were beginning / will start

b) began / started
c) would begin / starts
d) begin / was starting
When a group ---- to a new country, its members ---- that they have to modify their way of life, including
their celebrations of significant events.
a) will immigrate / find

b) immigrated / would find
c) are immigrating / will be found
d) immigrates / find
When he ---- that his nomination would mean competing with his closest friend he ---- to withdraw.
a) realizes / will be decided

b) realized / was deciding
c) will realize / decides
d) realized / decided
Computers that once ---- up entire rooms ---- now small enough to put on desktops and into
wristwatches.
a) took / are
b) were taking / would be
c) will take / will be
d) are taking / will be
. The immune system ---- by distinguishing between the body's own materials and things that ---- foreign
to the body.
a) is working / were
b) works / would be
c) works / are
d) was working / will be
Despite the multiethnic nature of the Balkans it ---- that most inhabitants of the peninsula ' ---- common
ancestors.
a) will seem / will share

b) seems / share
c) seemed / will share
d) seems / were sharing
The minute we ---- his gift we ---- him a note of thanks.
a) received / wrote
b) receive / would write
c) are receiving / wrote
d) will receive / would write
Women and children ---- a right to live their lives free from all forms of violence and abuse, and society
---- a duty to recognize and defend this right.
a) will have / had

b) would have / has
c) have / has
d) will have / would have
As soon as there ---- even a temporary break in the weather the climbers ---- their attempt to reach the
summit,
a) is / will renew
b) was / renew
c) will be / renewed
d) is / renewed
She said she ---- late at the office that evening and that she ---- home till about eleven.
a) is working / got
b) would work / isn't getting
c) was working / gets
d) would be working / wouldn't get
I think, you ___________ read more books.
A. does
B. must
C. done
D. must been
It ___________ drizzling throughout yesterday.
A. kept
B. keeps
C. keep
D. keeping
They ___________ swimming at the beach.
A. were
B. was
C. will
D. is
If you are in town, ___________ you come to meet me?
A. are
B. were
C. had
D. will
Why did she ___________ this foolish act?

A. does
B. done
C. do
D. doing
101. It is almost always raining in the city. Somerset, the veteran detective, ___Q1____ a hat
and raincoat. Mills, the kid who has just been ____Q2____into the district, walks bare-headed in
the rain as if he'll be young forever. On their first day together, they ____Q3____ the death of a
fat man they find face-down in a dish of pasta. On a return visit to the scene, the beams of their
flashlights point here and there in the filthy apartment, picking out a shelf lined with dozens of
cans of Campbell's Tomato Sauce. Not even a fat man ___Q4____ that much tomato sauce. This
grim death sets the tone for David Fincher's "Seven," one of the darkest and most merciless
films ever __Q5____ in the Hollywood mainstream. It will rain day after day. They will
investigate death after death. There are words scrawled at the crime scenes; the fat man's word
is on the wall behind his refrigerator: Gluttony. After two of these killings Mills realizes they are
dealing with a serial killer, who ___Q6____ every murder to punish one of the Seven Deadly
Sins. The enigma of Somerset's character is at the heart of the film, and this is one of Morgan
Freeman's best performances. He ___Q7___ authority naturally; I can't ___Q8____ him ever
playing a weak man in all these years. Here he knows all the lessons a cop might ____Q9____
during years spent in what we learn is one of the worst districts of the city. He lives alone, in
what looks like a rented apartment, bookshelves on the walls. When he realizes he's dealing
with the Seven Deadly Sins, he does what few people would do, and goes to the library. There
he __Q10____ into Dante's Inferno, Milton's Paradise Lost and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Somerset sounds erudite as he names the deadly sins to Mills, who seems to be hearing of them
for the first time.
Fill in Q1 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

puts/ uses/ wears/ keeps
for the first time.
deported/ transferred/ wired/ summoned
for the first time.

select/ investigate/ chase/ face
for the first time.

eats/ buys/ cooks/ contains
for the first time.

filmed/ made/ shot/ all of the above
for the first time.

intends/ wants/ watches/ needs
for the first time.

embodies / encompasses/ enunciates/ emancipates
for the first time.

imagine/ recall / believe/ see
for the first time.

incorporate/ internalize/ memorize/ materialize
for the first time.

finds/ gets/ brushes/ looks
111. Rearrange the given choices to form a meaningful sentence

A. the meeting
B. when
C. scheduled
D. is ?
(1) ABCD (2) DCAB (3) BDAC (4) BADC
A. I had arrived
B. you
C. left the party
D. before
(1) DABC (2) BCDA (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) None of the above
A. the project
B. has
C. the management
D. been
E. approved by
(1) CBDEA (2) ABDEC (3) ACBDE (4) ABCEB
A. I
B. love the music
C. in the party
D. that
E. did
F. was played
(1) ACEBDF (2) AEBDFC (3) EABDFC (4) CEABDF
A. the project
B. definitely
C. on Saturday
D. will
E. be ready
F. report
(1) DAFECB (2) DABECF (3) ADECFB (4) AFDBEC
116. Choose the option that best replaces the bold and italicized part of the sentence.
Today I completed that part of my homework which I didn’t complete yesterday.
(a) I did not complete yesterday
(b) I had not did yesterday
(c) I had not completed yesterday
(d) Had done yesterday
I did not see him lately.
(a) Had not seen
(b) Have not seen
(c) Could not see
(d) All of the above
I will be going for a movie today.
(a) will be going
(b) am going
(c) would be going
Mr. John pleaded the audience to maintain decorum.
(a) Besought
(b) Requested
(c) Beseeched
She bursted out laughing.
(a) Had burst
(b) Burst
(c) Did burst
121. Fill up the blank appropriately

“Mosquitoes are __________ to be blood suckers.”
a) Knew b) known c) knewn d) knows
“I __________ be able to log in to the system by now.”
a) Should b) May c) Could d) Ought to
“We may have _______ the mark by a few inches.”
a) toss b) tossed c) missed d) miss
“I have _____ a rifle since I was 25.”
a) Had b) Having c) Own d) been owned
“I _____ never known to be a silent person.”
a) Will b) can c) have d) Was
“Suman _____ here.”
a) Is b) are c) will d) can
“Megha _______________ joining us in the next 2 hours.”
a) Should be b) Will be c) All of the given options are correct d) Would be
“Gagan ______ to his brother as a role model.”
a) Looks b) looked like c) Looks for d) was looking
“Stop eating and follow me.”
a) Following b) Flew c) Follow d) Followed
“Before you add the batter, ______ the mixture with olives and shredded cheese.”
a) Stir b) stor c) storn d) stirred
131. Find the odd one out. (Tenses)
a) Learn b) Froze c) Ate d) Died
a) Smitten b) Learnt c) Borne d) went
a) Timed b) Clocked c) Watch d) Spent
a) Bent b) Billed c) Talked d) Seen
a) Smelt b) breed c) toiled d) Swum
136. Complete the missing item using the given reference

a) Bite : bitten
b) Cut : ?
a) Cut b) Cuts c) Cutten d) Cutted
c) Break : Broken
d) Brake : ?
a) Broke b) Braked c) Braken d) Break
b) Bear : Bore
c) Bore : ?
a) Brunt b) Bores c) Bored d) Born
d) Spit : Spat
e) ? : lit
a) Late b) Lot c) lighter d) Light
f) Bend : bent
g) Vend : ?
a) Vended b) Vent c) Cutten d) Venn
Choose the most appropriate option:

141. Choose one of the following sentences which contains a Transitive verb.
a) She usually leaves the books on the table.
b) Susan lives on the east side of the city.
c) The workers protested in the car park.
d) Mark walks for miles.
142. We ___ the chance to visit many museums in Paris last vacation.
a) had b) had had c) have had d) have
143. The seeds of dissension had already been ………………
a) sowed b) sown c) sowned d)sowd
144. The prize was …………………. away by Manchester United.
a) born b) bornec) bore d)bore
145. After I had ………………….. him farewell, I hurried away.
a) bit b) bade c) bidden d)baid
146. When I _____(get) home last night, I discovered that Trish _____(prepare) a birthday
dinner for me.
1. got / had prepared 2. got / prepared 3. get / had prepared 4. gotten / prepared
147. By the time I got to the school, my teacher _____(be) furious with me and I _____(be)
reprimanded.
a). were /was b). is / is c). was / was d). had / had been
148. The farmer killed the goose that had ……………………. a golden egg.
a) laid b) lain c) lied d) lade
149. Why ___________ he call his reflection an ugly idol?
a) do b) did c) doing d)be
150. Why did she ___________ this foolish act?
a) does b).done c). do d).doing
151. A believer smiles in public and ___________ in private.

a) wept b)weep c) weeping d) weeps
152. I want to while away my time ____________ new places in world.
a) visit b) visiting c)visits d)visited
153. Choose the sentence that does not have a transitive verb.
a) The moon shimmers. b) I killed a lion.c) I stole the books. d) I recited a poem
154. Choose the sentence that does not have a transitive verb.
a) Madhuri painted a picture. b) The young man walks fast. c) Young boys like chocolates.
d) I ran the half marathon.
155. Choose the correct sentence with the verbs 'are' and 'happening'.
a) Persons are they very happening. b) They are very happening persons.
c) Very happening persons are they. d) They persons are very happening.
156. "They have your textbooks for reading." - Choose the transitive verb and its object.
a) have – textbooks b)have – they c)reading – textbooks d) textbooks – have
157. "The manager ordered his salesmen to move in the market." - Choose the transitive verb and
its object.
a) to move – salesmen b) ordered – manager c) ordered – market d)ordered – salesmen
158. Choose the past participle of the verb form.
a) tear b)tore c)torn d)tore
159. In which sentence is the infinitive TO RENOVATE used after the object of the verb?
a) He is too inexperienced TO RENOVATE.
b) He asked me TO RENOVATE his house.
c) My boss endorses TO RENOVATE my ability.
d) Youngsters love TO RENOVATE old houses.

160. Decide which of the following sentences contains a intransitive verb.
a) She was crying all day long.
b) We showed her the photo album.
c) The doctor advised me to exercise regularly.
d) She gave a cookie to the child

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Select the sentence without an error:

21. Find out whether the given verb is transitive or intransitive .

52. Identify the object in the sentence for the verb:

61. How many verbs are there in this sentence?

We ———————- for the examination.

She ————————- for a while.

. It ——————— since yesterday.

a) were beginning / will start

a) will immigrate / find

a) realizes / will be decided

a) will seem / will share

The minute we ---- his gift we ---- him a note of thanks.

a) will have / had

It ___________ drizzling throughout yesterday.

They ___________ swimming at the beach.

If you are in town, ___________ you come to meet me?

Why did she ___________ this foolish act?

Fill in Q1 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q3 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q4 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q5 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q6 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q7 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q8 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q9 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

Fill in Q10 by choosing an appropriate verb from the given options

111. Rearrange the given choices to form a meaningful sentence

121. Fill up the blank appropriately

136. Complete the missing item using the given reference

Choose the most appropriate option:

a) had b) had had c) have had d) have

143. The seeds of dissension had already been ………………

a) sowed b) sown c) sowned d)sowd

144. The prize was …………………. away by Manchester United.

a) born b) bornec) bore d)bore

145. After I had ………………….. him farewell, I hurried away.

a) bit b) bade c) bidden d)baid

a) laid b) lain c) lied d) lade

149. Why ___________ he call his reflection an ugly idol?

a) do b) did c) doing d)be

150. Why did she ___________ this foolish act?

a) does b).done c). do d).doing

151. A believer smiles in public and ___________ in private.

152. I want to while away my time ____________ new places in world.

a) visit b) visiting c)visits d)visited

d) I ran the half marathon.

a) have – textbooks b)have – they c)reading – textbooks d) textbooks – have

a) to move – salesmen b) ordered – manager c) ordered – market d)ordered – salesmen

158. Choose the past participle of the verb form.

a) tear b)tore c)torn d)tore

a) He is too inexperienced TO RENOVATE.

b) He asked me TO RENOVATE his house.

c) My boss endorses TO RENOVATE my ability.

d) Youngsters love TO RENOVATE old houses.

a) She was crying all day long.

b) We showed her the photo album.

c) The doctor advised me to exercise regularly.

d) She gave a cookie to the child