50 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) on Verbs

50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Verbs — covering meaning, types, tenses, and usage. 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. Which of the following is a verb?

A. Book
B. Run
C. Chair
D. Beautiful

2. A verb is a word that shows _______.

A. Name of a person
B. Quality of a noun
C. Action or state
D. Place or thing

3. Which sentence contains an action verb?

A. She is happy.
B. They run fast.
C. He seems tired.
D. The cake smells good.

4. Which of these is a linking verb?

A. Jump
B. Write
C. Is
D. Build

5. “He kicked the ball.” — The verb “kicked” is _______.

A. Intransitive
B. Transitive
C. Linking
D. Helping

6. “The baby cried.” — The verb “cried” is _______.

A. Transitive
B. Linking
C. Intransitive
D. Helping

7. Which of these verbs is irregular?

A. Played
B. Cooked
C. Went
D. Jumped

8. Which of these verbs is regular?

A. Ate
B. Came
C. Laughed
D. Went

9. “She is reading a book.” — The word “is” is a _______ verb.

A. Main
B. Helping
C. Transitive
D. Irregular

10. “The boy became a doctor.” — The verb “became” is a _______ verb.

A. Linking
B. Action
C. Helping
D. Regular

11. Choose the verb in this sentence: “The birds are flying.”

A. Birds
B. Are flying
C. Flying
D. Are

12. “They have finished their homework.” — “have” is a _______ verb.

A. Helping
B. Action
C. Regular
D. Linking

13. Which verb form is correct?

A. He go to school.
B. He goes to school.
C. He going to school.
D. He gone to school.

14. “I am playing football.” — “am” is a _______.

A. Main verb
B. Auxiliary verb
C. Linking verb
D. Transitive verb

15. “She sings beautifully.” — “sings” shows _______.

A. A state
B. An action
C. A linking
D. A helping

16. Which of the following is a verb phrase?

A. Am reading
B. Has
C. Went
D. Laugh

17. Which sentence has a transitive verb?

A. The baby sleeps.
B. She bought a pen.
C. He laughs loudly.
D. They arrived late.

18. Which sentence has an intransitive verb?

A. She reads a book.
B. He wrote a letter.
C. They slept.
D. I ate rice.

19. “Will” and “shall” are _______ verbs.

A. Main
B. Helping
C. Linking
D. Regular

20. “He is tall.” — The verb “is” shows _______.

A. Action
B. State
C. Command
D. Question

21. Which of these is NOT a verb?

A. Jump
B. Sing
C. Laugh
D. Quickly

22. Which of these verbs shows a mental action?

A. Jump
B. Think
C. Run
D. Write

23. Which of these is a present tense verb?

A. Ate
B. Eating
C. Eats
D. Eaten

24. Which sentence is in the past tense?

A. She writes a letter.
B. She wrote a letter.
C. She writing a letter.
D. She write a letter.

25. Which sentence has an irregular verb?

A. I played the game.
B. They cooked rice.
C. He went home.
D. She washed clothes.

26. “They were singing.” — “were” is a _______ verb.

A. Main
B. Linking
C. Helping
D. Transitive

27. “He has eaten.” — “eaten” is the _______ form of the verb.

A. Past
B. Present
C. Past participle
D. Future

28. Which verb completes this sentence correctly?

“She _____ a letter every day.”
A. write
B. wrote
C. writes
D. writing

29. “The baby sleeps.” — What type of verb is “sleeps”?

A. Transitive
B. Intransitive
C. Regular
D. Helping

30. Choose the correct helping verb:

“They _____ playing football.”
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. be

31. “Can” is a _______ verb.

A. Modal
B. Main
C. Linking
D. Transitive

32. “He has gone.” — The main verb is _______.

A. He
B. Has
C. Gone
D. None

33. Which of these verbs is in the future tense?

A. Go
B. Went
C. Will go
D. Going

34. Which verb completes this sentence?

“I _____ seen that movie.”
A. has
B. have
C. am
D. is

35. Which of the following is a phrasal verb?

A. Run
B. Look up
C. Eat
D. Write

36. “They danced happily.” — The verb is _______.

A. They
B. Happily
C. Danced
D. Dance

37. “He seems tired.” — The verb “seems” is _______.

A. Linking
B. Action
C. Helping
D. Regular

38. “She is cooking.” — The main verb is _______.

A. She
B. Is
C. Cooking
D. None

39. “They have gone home.” — The helping verb is _______.

A. Gone
B. Have
C. Home
D. They

40. “He speaks politely.” — The verb is _______.

A. He
B. Politely
C. Speaks
D. Speak

41. Which of these is NOT a helping verb?

A. Is
B. Are
C. Has
D. Go

42. “The children played.” — The verb “played” is _______.

A. Regular
B. Irregular
C. Linking
D. Helping

43. “She became angry.” — The verb “became” is _______.

A. Helping
B. Linking
C. Regular
D. Transitive

44. “Do” can be used as a _______.

A. Helping and main verb
B. Linking verb only
C. Noun only
D. Pronoun

45. “She does her homework.” — “does” is _______.

A. Main verb
B. Helping verb
C. Linking verb
D. Transitive verb

46. “You must obey your parents.” — “must” is a _______ verb.

A. Main
B. Modal
C. Regular
D. Linking

47. “He will travel tomorrow.” — The verb “will travel” shows _______.

A. Present action
B. Past action
C. Future action
D. Ongoing action

48. “She is dancing beautifully.” — “is dancing” is a _______.

A. Verb phrase
B. Linking verb
C. Regular verb
D. Modal verb

49. “They have been working since morning.” — The tense is _______.

A. Present simple
B. Past continuous
C. Present perfect continuous
D. Future perfect

50. Which of the following is a verb?

A. Jump
B. Table
C. Beautiful
D. Quickly

Answer Key (Quick Check)

1 B, 2 C, 3 B, 4 C, 5 B, 6 C,    7 C, 8 C, 9 B, 10 A,

11 B, 12 A, 13 B, 14 B, 15 B, 16 A, 17 B, 18 C, 19 B, 20 B,

21 D, 22 B, 23 C, 24 B, 25 C, 26 C, 27 C, 28 C, 29 B, 3 0 B,

31 A, 32 C, 33 C, 34 B, 35 B, 36 C, 37 A, 38 C, 39 B, 40 C,

41 D, 42 A, 43 B, 44 A, 45 A, 46 B, 47 C, 48 A, 49 C, 50 A