This 20-question Verbs practice quiz walks you through the topic step by step — from basic recognition to real-world application. Designed for Level A1-B2, with clear explanations after every question. Great for building confidence before moving on.
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Question 1: She ___ a cat.
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'has' is correct because the subject 'she' requires the third-person singular form of 'have' in the present simple. 'have' is the base form used with I/you/we/they. 'haves' is not a real English word. 'having' is the -ing form and does not fit this simple sentence structure.
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Question 2: They ___ happy.
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'are' is correct because the subject 'they' takes the plural form of the verb 'be.' 'is' is used with he/she/it. 'am' is used only with 'I.' 'be' is the base form and cannot stand alone as a main verb in a present-tense statement.
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Question 3: I ___ to school every day.
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'go' is correct because the subject 'I' takes the base form of the verb in the present simple. 'Goes' would be used with he/she/it.
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Question 4: He ___ football yesterday.
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'played' is correct because 'yesterday' signals past simple tense. Regular verbs form the past simple by adding -ed. 'plays' is present simple. 'play' is the base form. 'playing' is the present participle and needs an auxiliary verb.
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Question 5: We ___ dinner right now.
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'are cooking' is correct because 'right now' indicates an action in progress, which requires the present continuous (be + -ing). 'cook' and 'cooks' are present simple forms. 'cooked' is past simple.
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Question 6: In English, the verb 'go' is a regular verb that forms its past tense as 'goed.'
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False because 'go' is an irregular verb. Its past simple form is 'went,' not 'goed.'
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Q7 20
Question 7: She ___ her keys last week.
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'lost' is correct because 'lose' is an irregular verb and its past simple form is 'lost.' 'Losed' is not a valid English word. 'Loses' is present simple third person. 'Losing' is the present participle.
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Question 8: I enjoy ___ books in the evening.
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'reading' is correct because the verb 'enjoy' is followed by a gerund (-ing form). 'To read' is an infinitive and does not follow 'enjoy.' 'Read' is the base form. 'Reads' is third-person present simple.
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Question 9: Match each verb with its correct type.
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run
seem
can
have (in 'have eaten')
Action verb
Modal verb
Linking verb
Auxiliary verb
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'Run' is an action verb describing physical activity. 'Seem' is a linking verb connecting the subject to a description. 'Can' is a modal verb expressing ability. 'Have eaten' contains an auxiliary verb 'have' forming the present perfect.
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Question 10: She decided ___ a new language this year.
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'to learn' is correct because the verb 'decide' is followed by the to-infinitive. 'Learning' (gerund) does not follow 'decide.' 'Learn' is the bare infinitive. 'Learned' is the past form.
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Question 11: By the time we arrived, the concert ___.
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'had started' is correct because the past perfect is used for an action completed before another past action. 'Has started' is present perfect. 'Started' would not clearly show the earlier action. 'Was starting' implies the concert was in progress, not already finished.
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Question 12: This cake ___ by my grandmother.
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'was made' is correct because the sentence is in the passive voice (the subject 'cake' receives the action). The passive is formed with be + past participle.
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Q13 20
Question 13: You ___ wear a seatbelt in the car. It's the law.
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'must' is correct because the sentence refers to a legal obligation. 'Might' expresses possibility, not obligation. 'Could' expresses ability or possibility. 'Would' expresses willingness or hypothetical situations.
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Question 14: A transitive verb requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
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True because transitive verbs need a direct object. For example, in 'She bought a book,' 'bought' is transitive and 'a book' is the direct object.
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Q15 20
Question 15: If I ___ more time, I would travel around the world.
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'had' is correct because the second conditional uses 'if + past simple' to describe an unreal or hypothetical present situation. 'Have' would be used in a first conditional (real possibility). 'Would have' belongs to the third conditional. 'Will have' is a future form and does not fit this hypothetical structure.
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Question 16: The teacher made the students ___ the essay again.
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'rewrite' is correct because the causative verb 'make' is followed by an object + bare infinitive (without 'to'). 'To rewrite' would be used with 'force' or 'ask.' 'Rewriting' is the gerund form. 'Rewrote' is the past simple form and does not fit this structure.
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Question 17: Put these words in the correct order to form a present perfect sentence:
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She has
▲ ▼
finished
▲ ▼
her homework
▲ ▼
already
▲ ▼
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The correct order is 'She has already finished her homework' because present perfect uses subject + has/have + (adverb) + past participle + object.
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Q18 20
Question 18: I wish I ___ harder for the exam last month.
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'had studied' is correct because 'wish' + past perfect expresses regret about a past event that cannot be changed. 'Studied' (past simple) is used with 'wish' for unreal present situations. 'Would study' expresses willingness. 'Have studied' is present perfect and does not fit a wish about the past.
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Question 19: She ___ in London for five years before she moved to Paris.
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'had been living' is correct because the past perfect continuous describes a duration of activity that continued up to another past event. 'Has been living' is present perfect continuous. 'Is living' is present continuous. 'Was lived' is an incorrect passive form.
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Question 20: The report is believed ___ been falsified by someone in the department.
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'to have' is correct because after passive reporting verbs (is believed, is thought, is said), we use 'to have + past participle' to refer to a completed action.
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