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Verb — GK Questions with Answers

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42 questions
  1. In “She has finished her work”, the helping verb is —
    1. has
    2. finished
    3. work
    4. She
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    Answer: (A) has

    “Has” is the auxiliary; “finished” is the main verb.

  2. Which sentence contains a transitive verb?
    1. The baby smiled.
    2. The sun set.
    3. Ravi wrote a letter.
    4. Birds fly.
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    Answer: (C) Ravi wrote a letter.

    wrote what? → a letter.

  3. In “The soup tastes sweet”, “tastes” is a —
    1. helping verb
    2. transitive verb
    3. linking verb
    4. modal verb
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    Answer: (C) linking verb

    An adjective follows → linking verb.

  4. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. The flower smell sweetly.
    2. The flower is smelling sweetly.
    3. The flower smells sweetly.
    4. The flower smells sweet.
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    Answer: (D) The flower smells sweet.

    Linking verb + adjective.

  5. “He cannot ___ the answer.”
    1. know
    2. known
    3. knowing
    4. knows
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    Answer: (A) know

    V1 after a modal.

  6. Past participle of “write” is —
    1. wrote
    2. written
    3. writed
    4. writing
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    Answer: (B) written

    write – wrote – written.

  7. Past tense of “bring” is —
    1. broughten
    2. bringed
    3. brang
    4. brought
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    Answer: (D) brought

    bring – brought – brought.

  8. Which verb has the same form in V1, V2 and V3?
    1. take
    2. speak
    3. go
    4. cut
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    Answer: (D) cut

    cut – cut – cut.

  9. Which pair is correct?
    1. eat – eated – eaten
    2. eat – ate – eaten
    3. eat – eat – ate
    4. eat – ate – ate
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    Answer: (B) eat – ate – eaten

    eat – ate – eaten.

  10. “Have you ___ your lunch?”
    1. ate
    2. eaten
    3. eat
    4. eating
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    Answer: (B) eaten

    have + V3.

  1. “The sun ___ in the east.”
    1. raises
    2. rise
    3. rises
    4. raise
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    Answer: (C) rises

    “Rise” is intransitive; add -s for the 3rd person singular.

  2. “Please ___ your hand if you know the answer.”
    1. arise
    2. rose
    3. rise
    4. raise
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    Answer: (D) raise

    With an object (hand) use raise.

  3. “She ___ the book on the table.” (placed it — past)
    1. laid
    2. lain
    3. lied
    4. lay
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    Answer: (A) laid

    lay (place) – laid.

  4. “He ___ down to rest.” (past of recline)
    1. laid
    2. lay
    3. lain
    4. lied
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    Answer: (B) lay

    lie (recline) – lay.

  5. “The murderer was ___ at dawn.”
    1. hanging
    2. hung
    3. hanged
    4. hang
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    Answer: (C) hanged

    Execution → hanged.

  6. “She ___ the picture on the wall.”
    1. hangs up in
    2. hanging
    3. hanged
    4. hung
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    Answer: (D) hung

    An object suspended → hung.

  7. Present participle of “die” is —
    1. dying
    2. dyeing
    3. died
    4. dieing
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    Answer: (A) dying

    ie → y + ing.

  8. Present participle of “stop” is —
    1. stoping
    2. stopping
    3. stopeing
    4. stopt
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    Answer: (B) stopping

    The consonant is doubled.

  9. Past tense of “study” is —
    1. studdied
    2. studyed
    3. studied
    4. studyd
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    Answer: (C) studied

    y → ied.

  10. The -s form of “go” is —
    1. gose
    2. going
    3. gos
    4. goes
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    Answer: (D) goes

    Ending in o → es.

  1. Present participle of “visit” is —
    1. visiting
    2. visitting’s
    3. visite
    4. visitting
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    Answer: (A) visiting

    Stress is on the first syllable → no doubling.

  2. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. We discussed about the plan.
    2. We discussed the plan.
    3. We discussed on the plan.
    4. We discussed over the plan.
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    Answer: (B) We discussed the plan.

    No preposition after “discuss”.

  3. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. He reached in Jaipur.
    2. He reached to Jaipur.
    3. He reached Jaipur.
    4. He reached at Jaipur.
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    Answer: (C) He reached Jaipur.

    reach takes a direct object.

  4. “I enjoy ___ cricket.”
    1. play
    2. played
    3. to play
    4. playing
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    Answer: (D) playing

    enjoy + V-ing.

  5. “She decided ___ the job.”
    1. to leave
    2. leave
    3. left
    4. leaving
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    Answer: (A) to leave

    decide + to V1.

  6. “The teacher made the boy ___.”
    1. to cry
    2. cry
    3. crying
    4. cried
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    Answer: (B) cry

    make + object + V1.

  7. “The boy was made ___ by the teacher.” (passive)
    1. cries
    2. cry
    3. to cry
    4. crying
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    Answer: (C) to cry

    “To” returns in the passive.

  8. “I look forward to ___ you.”
    1. be met
    2. met
    3. meet
    4. meeting
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    Answer: (D) meeting

    “To” is a preposition → V-ing.

  9. “She is used to ___ early.”
    1. waking up
    2. woke up
    3. be waking
    4. wake up
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    Answer: (A) waking up

    be used to + V-ing.

  10. Which sentence means “he gave up the habit of smoking”?
    1. He stopped to smoke.
    2. He stopped smoking.
    3. He stopped to smoking.
    4. He stopped smoke.
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    Answer: (B) He stopped smoking.

    Giving up an act → stop + V-ing.

  1. “I regret ___ him the secret.” (I told him; I am sorry now)
    1. to telling
    2. to tell
    3. telling
    4. tell
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    Answer: (C) telling

    Regret for a past act → V-ing.

  2. “Remember ___ the door before you leave.”
    1. lock
    2. locked
    3. locking
    4. to lock
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    Answer: (D) to lock

    Not forgetting to do → to V1.

  3. Which verb is a state verb?
    1. write
    2. belong
    3. shout
    4. run
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    Answer: (B) belong

    “Belong” is a state verb, not used in the continuous.

  4. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. I am knowing the answer.
    2. I know the answer.
    3. I am know the answer.
    4. I knowing the answer.
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    Answer: (B) I know the answer.

    “Know” is stative.

  5. “Neither of them ___ the answer.”
    1. have known
    2. know
    3. knows
    4. knowing
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    Answer: (C) knows

    “Neither” is singular.

  6. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. He has go home.
    2. He have gone home.
    3. He has went home.
    4. He has gone home.
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    Answer: (D) He has gone home.

    has + V3.

  7. Choose the correct sentence.
    1. I saw him yesterday.
    2. I have saw him yesterday.
    3. I had see him yesterday.
    4. I seen him yesterday.
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    Answer: (A) I saw him yesterday.

    yesterday → simple past (V2).

  8. “I had my hair ___ yesterday.”
    1. cut
    2. cutting
    3. to cut
    4. cuts
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    Answer: (A) cut

    have + object + V3.

  9. “Listen ___ the teacher.”
    1. for
    2. at
    3. to
    4. on
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    Answer: (C) to

    listen to.

  10. “We are waiting ___ the bus.”
    1. at
    2. on
    3. to
    4. for
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    Answer: (D) for

    wait for.

  11. Which is the correct past participle of “swim”?
    1. swum
    2. swimmed
    3. swimming
    4. swam
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    Answer: (A) swum

    swim – swam – swum.

  12. “He ___ a doctor.” (being)
    1. are
    2. is
    3. am
    4. were
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    Answer: (B) is

    He → is (a form of be).

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