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Verb Test Practice

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which verb tense is will jump?

a)
past
b)
future
c)
present
d)

Michael Jordan

2.

The past participle verb of "do" is had...

a)

does

b)

did

c)

doing

d)

done

3.

What is the PAST TENSE of the verb in this sentence?

6. She (park) the car outside the mall.

a)

parks

b)

park

c)

parked

4.

What is the verb type of the highlighted word?

The girls are eating pizza after practice.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

c)

antagonizing verb

d)

It is a verb, right?

5.

Select the verb phrase of the following sentence:

I was thinking about teaching grammar.

a)

was thinking

b)

was thinking about

c)

I was thinking

d)

about teaching grammar

6.

Select the verb phrase for the following sentence:

I am feeling annoyed by that marker clicking!

a)

am feeling annoyed

b)

am feeling

c)

am feeling annoyed by

d)

am feeling annoyed by that

7.
What is the direct object in this sentence:
We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.
a)
We
b)
Iowa
c)
package
d)
relatives 
8.

Identify the indirect object in this sentence:

He told his parents a lie.

a)

He

b)

lie

c)

parents

d)

told

9.
What is the indirect object?
A movie on TV gave me the chills.
a)
movie
b)
chills
c)
TV
d)
me
10.
Is there an indirect object in this?
They tried giving their baby some mashed peas.
a)
yes
b)
no
11.
What is the direct object?
John paid the bill for us.
a)
John
b)
paid
c)
bill
d)
us
12.
What is the indirect object?
The team won the game in the last 10 seconds.
a)
team
b)
game
c)
seconds
d)
NONE
13.
What would be the way to rewrite this so it has an indirect object?
Jane told a secret to me.
a)
Jane told a secret.
b)
Jane told it.
c)
Jane told me a secret.
d)
You can't do it
14.

Find the verb:

A boy was on a bicycle by the river.

a)

boy

b)

was

c)

was on

d)

by

15.

Identify the sentence pattern. She weeps.

a)

S-IV

b)

S-TV-DO

c)

S-TV-IO-DO

d)

S-LV-PN

16.

Identify the sentence pattern. Saif helps me.

a)

S-IV

b)

S-TV-DO

c)

S-TV-IO-DO

17.

Identify the pattern of the following sentence:

Alicia will probably give Emma her old referee uniform.

a)

S-V

b)

S-V-D0

c)

S-V-IO-DO

d)

S-LV-PN

e)

S-LV-PA

18.
My sister is a student at the University of Iowa.
a)
Predicate Adjective
b)
Predicate Noun
19.
The couch smelled old.
a)
Predicate Adjective
b)
Predicate Noun
20.
My sister is a nurse at Memorial Hospital.
a)
Predicate Adjective
b)
Predicate Noun
21.
My phone was broken, so I got a new one.
a)
Predicate Adjective
b)
Predicate Noun
22.
What part of the sentence is the word  in red?

Anyone could be an author of a mystery story.
a)
predicate noun
b)
predicate adjective
c)
direct object
d)
indirect object
23.
What part of the sentence is the word  in red?
Keats is a great English poet.
a)
predicate noun
b)
predicate adjective
c)
direct object
d)
indirect object
24.

What is the linking verb?

The crop looks like a good one.

a)
crop
b)
looks
c)
like
d)
one
25.
What part of the sentence is the word  in red?

Anyone could be an author of a mystery story.
a)
predicate noun
b)
predicate adjective
c)
direct object
d)
indirect object
26.
What is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
Red should always be the highest arch in a rainbow.
a)
should
b)
should always
c)
should always be
d)
should be
27.
What part of the sentence is the word  in red?

Jill read Tom several interesting facts about insects.
a)
predicate noun
b)
predicate adjective
c)
direct object
d)
indirect object
28.

Past perfec

Choose the correct option.

a)

A. When I got home, my mom had clean the house already.

b)

B. My mom have already cleaned the house when I got home.

c)

C. When I got home, my mom had yet cleaned the house.

d)

D. When I got home , my mom had already cleaned the house.

29.

Present Simple

Some teachers _______much homework.

a)

A. gives

b)

B. gave

c)

C. give

d)

D. given

30.

Present progressive

What ____ Louis ______ at school right now?

a)

A. does / doing

b)

B. is / doing

c)

C. are / doing

d)

D. does / do

31.

Past simple

The teacher ______ a note to Mary's parents.

a)

A. writed

b)

B. written

c)

C. wrote

d)

D. writes

32.

I GET READY EVERY DAY AT 6:00 O`CLOCK

What is the tense of previous question?

a)

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

b)

SIMPLE PRESENT

c)

PRESENT PERFECT

d)

SIMPLE PAST

33.

SHE HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 4 YEARS

What is the tense of previous question?

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

c)

PAST PROGRESSIVE

d)

PRESENT PERFECT

34.

THEY ARE LIVING IN NEW YORK AT THE MOMENT

What is the tense of previous question?

a)

SIMPLE PRESENT

b)

SIMPLE PAST

c)

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

d)

PAST PROGRESIVE

35.

WE WERE WORKING AT THE COMPUTER WHEN MY BOSS CALLED US

What is the tense of previous question?

a)

SIMPLE PAST

b)

PAST PROGRESSIVE

c)

PAST PERFECT

d)

PRESENT SIMPLE

36.

Select the tense thta corresponds to the following verb tense:

PRESENT PERFECT...

a)

MICHAEL HAS WORKED ALL DAY

b)

MICHAEL IS WORKING AT ME MOMENT

c)

MICHAEL WORKED YESTERDAY

d)

MICHAEL WAS WORKING WHILE HIS WIFE WAS IN THE HOUSE

37.

Go to the edge of the cliff and look out at the beautiful view.

a)

indicative

b)

conditional

c)

imperative

d)

subjunctive

e)

interrogative

38.

Has the package you ordered last week arrived yet?

a)

interrogative

b)

conditional

c)

subjunctive

d)

indicative

e)

imperative

39.

If you want to be accepted into your first choice college, you should study hard for all of your exams.

a)

interrogative

b)

conditional

c)

subjunctive

d)

indicative

e)

imperative

40.

Read every day so that you will have a deep understanding of the world.

a)

interrogative

b)

conditional

c)

subjunctive

d)

indicative

e)

imperative

41.

The old door might open more easily if I put some grease on the hinges.

a)

interrogative

b)

conditional

c)

subjunctive

d)

indicative

e)

imperative

42.

I wish there was a way to keep a puppy small forever.

a)

interrogative

b)

conditional

c)

subjunctive

d)

indicative

e)

imperative

43.

Cauliflower has to be the most disgusting vegetable ever.

a)

interrogative

b)

conditional

c)

subjunctive

d)

indicative

e)

imperative

44.

The statue is being visited by hundreds of tourists every year.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

45.

Louise made the chocolate cake.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

46.

These books had been left in the classroom by a careless student.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

47.

The house had been broken into by someone while the owners were on vacation.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

48.

The travel agent advertised the package.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

49.
The sun ( rises / raises ) an hour later now that daylight-saving time has begun.
a)
rises
b)
raises
50.
(Sit/Set) down and rest a while.
a)
Sit
b)
Set
51.
If you feel faint, (lie/lay) down.
a)
lie
b)
lay
52.
I (lay/laid) awake all last night worrying about final exams.
a)
lay
b)
laid
53.
Why are you (lying/laying) your coat over the chair?
a)
lying
b)
laying
54.
Is the dog (lying/laying) on the sofa again?
a)
lying
b)
laying
55.
The elevator started to (rise/raise) before I pushed the button for my floor.
a)
rise
b)
raise
56.
Welcome to my office. Would you  ____ down please?
a)
sit
b)
set
57.
Oh no! A gorilla is ____ on my brother! Help!
a)
sitting
b)
setting
58.
The dog is _________ on the couch.
a)
laying
b)
lying 
59.

Identify the verb in the given sentences and choose if it is transitive or intransitive.


1. Susy eats an egg daily.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

60.

2. Neha’s dog sleeps under the bed.

a)

Intransitive

b)

Transitive

61.

3. My father reads a newspaper in the morning.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

62.

4. He sits around too often.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

63.

Linking verbs

a)

show action

b)

help the action verb

c)

link the subject to a predicate adjective or predicate noun

64.

Helping verbs

a)

Helping verbs are the verbs which are used to express person, mood or tense.

b)

show action

c)

link the subject to a predicate adjective or a predicate noun

65.

It seems to be wrong.

a)

Helping verb

b)

Linking verb

66.

Niagara Falls looks breathtaking.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

67.

The Horseshoe Falls lies within Canada.

a)

action verb

b)

linking verb

68.

past simple form of "bring"

a)

brings

b)

bringed

c)

bring

d)

brought

69.

past simple form of "buy"

a)

buyed

b)

buys

c)

bought

d)

buy

70.

past participle of "seek"

a)

seeks

b)

seeked

c)

seek

d)

sought