Types of Verbs – 50 Multiple Choice Questions set 2

Types of Verbs – 50 Multiple Choice Questions set 2

1.      Which word is an action verb?
a) believe
b) jump
c) is
d) should

2.      In the sentence “She is tired,” what kind of verb is “is”?
a) action
b) linking
c) modal
d) phrasal

3.      Identify the helping verb in the sentence: “They have gone to school.”
a) gone
b) they
c) have
d) school

4.      Choose the modal verb:
a) walk
b) has
c) can
d) went

5.      Which verb is a linking verb?
a) seems
b) runs
c) eats
d) plays

6.      "She sings well." – What type of verb is “sings”?
a) linking
b) stative
c) action
d) modal

7.      Identify the transitive verb:
a) She reads a book.
a) reads
b) she
c) book
d) a

8.      Choose the intransitive verb:
a) He sleeps peacefully.
a) peacefully
b) he
c) sleeps
d) in

9.      "They have been working all day." – What kind of verb is “have been”?
a) regular
b) linking
c) helping
d) stative

10. "He should study more." – What type is “should”?
a) modal
b) linking
c) action
d) transitive

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Continue (11–20)

11. “The baby cried.” – “Cried” is what kind of verb?
a) intransitive
b) transitive
c) modal
d) helping

12. Which verb is irregular?
a) played
b) opened
c) ate
d) washed

13. Which verb is regular?
a) went
b) drove
c) cleaned
d) swam

14. “She has eaten lunch.” – “Has” is:
a) main verb
b) linking verb
c) modal verb
d) helping verb

15. “The music sounds good.” – What is “sounds”?
a) action verb
b) stative verb
c) helping verb
d) modal verb

16. “She gave me a gift.” – What kind of verb is “gave”?
a) intransitive
b) phrasal
c) transitive
d) linking

17. "They put off the meeting." – “Put off” is a:
a) modal verb
b) helping verb
c) phrasal verb
d) regular verb

18. "We were singing in the hall." – “Were” is:
a) action verb
b) helping verb
c) modal verb
d) main verb

19. “I might go there later.” – “Might” is a:
a) helping verb
b) action verb
c) modal verb
d) linking verb

20. Which of the following is a stative verb?
a) run
b) believe
c) jump
d) throw

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(21–30)

21. “I love music.” – What type is “love”?
a) stative
b) action
c) modal
d) linking

22. "She felt happy." – What kind of verb is “felt”?
a) action
b) helping
c) linking
d) phrasal

23. “They are cooking dinner.” – “Are” is a:
a) modal
b) main verb
c) helping verb
d) transitive verb

24. Identify the phrasal verb:
a) bring
b) call
c) take
d) give up

25. "The door opened slowly." – What type of verb is “opened”?
a) transitive
b) intransitive
c) modal
d) linking

26. "He runs a business." – “Runs” is:
a) intransitive
b) linking
c) transitive
d) helping

27. "She came across a rare coin." – “Came across” is:
a) modal
b) helping
c) phrasal
d) stative

28. Choose a regular verb:
a) go
b) write
c) call
d) see

29. "He knows the answer." – What kind of verb is “knows”?
a) action
b) stative
c) phrasal
d) linking

30. “The cake smells delicious.” – “Smells” is:
a) linking
b) transitive
c) intransitive
d) modal

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(31–40)

31. "She bought a new dress." – “Bought” is:
a) irregular verb
b) stative verb
c) modal verb
d) linking verb

32. Which verb expresses mental action?
a) throw
b) believe
c) run
d) build

33. "He may come tomorrow." – “May” is a:
a) linking
b) action
c) modal
d) stative

34. "They took care of the baby." – What is “took care of”?
a) phrasal
b) action
c) linking
d) helping

35. “You have to try harder.” – “Have to” is a:
a) modal
b) linking
c) helping
d) regular

36. "The students look tired." – “Look” is:
a) stative
b) modal
c) helping
d) linking

37. Which of the following is a helping verb?
a) think
b) must
c) was
d) believe

38. Choose the transitive verb:
a) She eats quickly.
b) He runs fast.
c) They found a wallet.
d) We arrived early.

39. Identify the intransitive verb:
a) I read a book.
b) She teaches math.
c) He sleeps well.
d) We built a house.

40. “He turned down the offer.” – What type is “turned down”?
a) regular
b) modal
c) phrasal
d) linking

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41. “She hopes for the best.” – “Hopes” is:
a) action
b) stative
c) linking
d) modal

42. "He seems upset today." – “Seems” is:
a) action
b) linking
c) stative
d) phrasal

43. "They might be playing football." – What type of verb is “might be”?
a) helping
b) action
c) linking
d) stative

44. "She takes after her mother." – “Takes after” is:
a) modal
b) phrasal
c) helping
d) regular

45. "We will have finished by then." – “Will have” is:
a) main verb
b) helping verb
c) linking verb
d) phrasal verb

46. "The dog barked loudly." – “Barked” is:
a) modal
b) linking
c) intransitive
d) stative

47. "He broke the window." – “Broke” is:
a) intransitive
b) linking
c) transitive
d) modal

48. Choose the modal verb:
a) are
b) would
c) go
d) read

49. “The man looked after his son.” – “Looked after” is:
a) stative
b) phrasal
c) action
d) transitive

50. "She was dancing gracefully." – “Was” is:
a) action
b) helping
c) main
d) modal

Answers

1–10

1.      b) jump
👉 "Jump" is a physical action = action verb.

2.      b) linking
👉 "Is" connects subject (she) to a state (tired) = linking verb.

3.      c) have
👉 "Have" helps form present perfect tense = helping (auxiliary) verb.

4.      c) can
👉 "Can" expresses ability = modal verb.

5.      a) seems
👉 "Seems" links subject to a state = linking verb.

6.      c) action
👉 "Sings" shows an action = action verb.

7.      a) reads
👉 "Reads" acts upon book = transitive verb.

8.      c) sleeps
👉 "Sleeps" does not need an object = intransitive verb.

9.      c) helping
👉 "Have been" supports the main verb working = helping verbs.

10. a) modal
👉 "Should" shows advice/necessity = modal verb.

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11–20

11. a) intransitive
👉 "Cried" has no object = intransitive verb.

12. c) ate
👉 Irregular past tense of eat = irregular verb.

13. c) cleaned
👉 Follows -ed rule = regular verb.

14. d) helping verb
👉 "Has" helps form perfect tense = helping verb.

15. b) stative verb
👉 "Sounds" describes a condition/state = stative verb.

16. c) transitive
👉 "Gave" requires object (gift) = transitive verb.

17. c) phrasal verb
👉 "Put off" (postpone) = phrasal verb.

18. b) helping verb
👉 "Were" helps main verb singing = helping verb.

19. c) modal verb
👉 "Might" shows possibility = modal verb.

20. b) believe
👉 Expresses thought/mental state = stative verb.

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21–30

21. a) stative
👉 "Love" expresses feeling = stative verb.

22. c) linking
👉 "Felt" links subject to emotion = linking verb.

23. c) helping verb
👉 "Are" helps cooking = helping verb.

24. d) give up
👉 Two-word verb = phrasal verb.

25. b) intransitive
👉 "Opened" has no direct object = intransitive here.

26. c) transitive
👉 "Runs" acts on a business = transitive.

27. c) phrasal
👉 "Came across" = phrasal verb (means discovered).

28. c) call
👉 "Call" forms past tense as called = regular.

29. b) stative
👉 "Knows" expresses knowledge = stative.

30. a) linking
👉 "Smells" links to state = linking verb.

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31–40

31. a) irregular verb
👉 "Bought" is past of buy = irregular.

32. b) believe
👉 Mental action = stative/mental action verb.

33. c) modal
👉 "May" expresses possibility = modal verb.

34. a) phrasal
👉 "Took care of" = phrasal verb.

35. a) modal
👉 "Have to" is a semi-modal expressing obligation.

36. d) linking
👉 "Look" links subject to state = linking verb.

37. c) was
👉 "Was" is an auxiliary = helping verb.

38. c) They found a wallet.
👉 "Found" takes object = transitive.

39. c) He sleeps well.
👉 No object = intransitive.

40. c) phrasal
👉 "Turned down" = phrasal verb (rejected).

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41–50

41. b) stative
👉 "Hopes" expresses feeling = stative.

42. b) linking
👉 "Seems" links subject to adjective = linking verb.

43. a) helping
👉 "Might be" helps main verb playing = helping verbs.

44. b) phrasal
👉 "Takes after" = phrasal (resembles).

45. b) helping verb
👉 "Will have" helps finished = helping.

46. c) intransitive
👉 "Barked" has no object = intransitive.

47. c) transitive
👉 "Broke" acts on window = transitive.

48. b) would
👉 "Would" is a modal verb.

49. b) phrasal
👉 "Looked after" = phrasal (took care of).

50. b) helping
👉 "Was" helps dancing = helping verb.