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English Grammar - Verbs for Airman English Test

January 03, 2025

Verbs in English Grammar

Definition: A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. It plays a central role in forming sentences because it conveys the main idea or action.

Types of Verbs:

  1. Action Verbs:

    • These verbs describe physical or mental actions. They express what the subject of the sentence is doing.
    • Examples: run, jump, think, eat, write, sing

  2. Linking Verbs:

    • These verbs connect the subject of the sentence to a subject complement (a noun or adjective that describes the subject).
    • Examples: am, is, are, was, were, seem, become

  3. Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs:

    • These verbs are used with main verbs to form different tenses, moods, voices, etc. They do not show action on their own.
    • Examples: have, has, had, do, does, did, will, shall, can, could, may, might

  4. Transitive Verbs:

    • These verbs require an object (a noun or pronoun) to complete their meaning.
    • Examples: She ate the cake. (The verb "ate" requires an object "cake")

  5. Intransitive Verbs:

    • These verbs do not require an object to complete their meaning.
    • Examples: She sings beautifully. (No object is needed after the verb)

  6. Regular Verbs:

    • Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern when changing from the base form to the past tense or past participle.
    • Examples: work (worked, worked), play (played, played)

  7. Irregular Verbs:

    • Irregular verbs do not follow a predictable pattern when changing from the base form to the past tense or past participle.
    • Examples: go (went, gone), eat (ate, eaten), drive (drove, driven)

  8. Phrasal Verbs:

    • These are combinations of verbs with prepositions or adverbs, and their meaning can be different from the individual meanings of the words.
    • Examples: look up, give up, run out, get along

Examples with Explanation:

  1. I ________ coffee in the morning.

    1. a) drinks
    2. b) drink
    3. c) drinking
    4. d) drunk

    Answer: b) drink
    Explanation: The subject "I" requires the base form of the verb, so "drink" is correct. "Drinks" is used with singular third-person subjects (he, she, it). "Drinking" and "drunk" are incorrect in this context.

  2. She ________ to the market every day.

    1. a) goes
    2. b) go
    3. c) going
    4. d) gone

    Answer: a) goes
    Explanation: The subject "She" requires the verb in the third person singular form, which is "goes."

  3. They ________ playing cricket in the park.

    1. a) is
    2. b) are
    3. c) was
    4. d) were

    Answer: b) are
    Explanation: The subject "They" requires the plural form of the auxiliary verb, which is "are."

  4. I have ________ my homework.

    1. a) finish
    2. b) finished
    3. c) finishing
    4. d) finishes

    Answer: b) finished
    Explanation: "Have" is the auxiliary verb, and the main verb should be in the past participle form, which is "finished."

  5. He ________ his lunch right now.

    1. a) is eating
    2. b) eats
    3. c) ate
    4. d) eat

    Answer: a) is eating
    Explanation: The sentence is in the present continuous tense, so the auxiliary verb "is" is followed by the present participle "eating."

  6. The dog ________ loudly every morning.

    1. a) barks
    2. b) bark
    3. c) barking
    4. d) barked

    Answer: a) barks
    Explanation: The subject "dog" is singular, so the verb "barks" in the present simple tense is correct.

  7. We ________ to the beach every summer.

    1. a) goes
    2. b) going
    3. c) gone
    4. d) go

    Answer: d) go
    Explanation: The subject "We" requires the base form of the verb "go."

  8. He ________ for his exams now.

    1. a) study
    2. b) is studying
    3. c) studies
    4. d) studied

    Answer: b) is studying
    Explanation: The action is happening right now, so the present continuous tense is used ("is studying").

  9. She ________ to school by bus every day.

    1. a) travel
    2. b) travels
    3. c) traveled
    4. d) traveling

    Answer: b) travels
    Explanation: The subject "She" requires the third person singular form of the verb, "travels."

  10. They ________ a movie last weekend.

    1. a) see
    2. b) saw
    3. c) seen
    4. d) seeing

    Answer: b) saw
    Explanation: The sentence is in the past tense, so "saw" is the correct form.

  11. I ________ to visit my grandmother next month.

    1. a) am planning
    2. b) plan
    3. c) plans
    4. d) planning

    Answer: a) am planning
    Explanation: The sentence refers to a future plan, and the present continuous tense with an auxiliary verb ("am planning") is used for future actions.

  12. The teacher ________ a new lesson every day.

    1. a) teach
    2. b) teaches
    3. c) teaching
    4. d) taught

    Answer: b) teaches
    Explanation: The subject "teacher" is singular, so the verb "teaches" in the present tense is correct.

  13. We ________ a lot of fun at the party yesterday.

    1. a) had
    2. b) have
    3. c) having
    4. d) has

    Answer: a) had
    Explanation: The sentence is in the past tense, so "had" is the correct choice.


    1. They ________ in the park right now.

      1. a) is running
      2. b) are running
      3. c) runs
      4. d) run

      Answer: b) are running
      Explanation: The subject "They" requires the plural form "are" in the present continuous tense.

    2. She ________ a great singer.

      1. a) am
      2. b) is
      3. c) are
      4. d) was

      Answer: b) is
      Explanation: "She" is singular, so the correct form of the linking verb is "is."

    3. I ________ my homework right now.

      1. a) am doing
      2. b) do
      3. c) doing
      4. d) does

      Answer: a) am doing
      Explanation: The sentence is in the present continuous tense, so "am doing" is correct.

    4. She ________ to the store every Saturday.

      1. a) go
      2. b) goes
      3. c) going
      4. d) gone

      Answer: b) goes
      Explanation: The subject "She" requires the third person singular form, so "goes" is the correct verb.

    5. We ________ breakfast at 7:00 every morning.

      1. a) eat
      2. b) eats
      3. c) ate
      4. d) eating

      Answer: a) eat
      Explanation: "We" requires the base form of the verb "eat" in the present tense.

    6. I ________ my keys, so I can't find them.

      1. a) lose
      2. b) lost
      3. c) losing
      4. d) have lost

      Answer: b) lost
      Explanation: The action happened in the past, so "lost" is correct.

    7. They ________ dinner when we arrived.

      1. a) were having
      2. b) are having
      3. c) have had
      4. d) had

      Answer: a) were having
      Explanation: The sentence refers to an action that was in progress in the past, so past continuous ("were having") is the right choice.

    8. I ________ to the cinema tomorrow.

      1. a) go
      2. b) am going
      3. c) goes
      4. d) going

      Answer: b) am going
      Explanation: The sentence talks about a future event, and the present continuous form "am going" is used for future plans.

    9. We ________ a new project at work.

      1. a) start
      2. b) started
      3. c) starts
      4. d) are starting

      Answer: d) are starting
      Explanation: The sentence is in the present continuous tense, indicating that the action is happening or planned.

    10. He ________ a book when the bell rang.

      1. a) read
      2. b) was reading
      3. c) reads
      4. d) reading

      Answer: b) was reading
      Explanation: The past continuous tense is used because one action was interrupted by another in the past.

    11. I ________ for my friend right now.

      1. a) am waiting
      2. b) wait
      3. c) waited
      4. d) waiting

      Answer: a) am waiting
      Explanation: The action is happening at the moment, so the present continuous tense ("am waiting") is used.

    12. She ________ at the party last night.

      1. a) sings
      2. b) sing
      3. c) sung
      4. d) sang

      Answer: d) sang
      Explanation: The sentence is in the past tense, so "sang" is the correct form.

    13. They ________ a new song tomorrow.

      1. a) sing
      2. b) will sing
      3. c) sings
      4. d) singing

      Answer: b) will sing
      Explanation: The sentence talks about a future event, so "will sing" is the appropriate form.

    14. I ________ my keys on the table.

      1. a) leaves
      2. b) leave
      3. c) leaving
      4. d) left

      Answer: d) left
      Explanation: The action happened in the past, so the past form "left" is used.

32 Verbs MCQs:

  1. I ________ the book yesterday.

    • a) read
    • b) reads
    • c) reading
    • d) to read

  2. She ________ to school every morning.

    • a) goes
    • b) going
    • c) gone
    • d) to go

  3. They ________ in the park right now.

    • a) play
    • b) are playing
    • c) plays
    • d) playing

  4. We ________ to the movies tomorrow.

    • a) go
    • b) going
    • c) will go
    • d) goes

  5. He ________ a song in the class.

    • a) sings
    • b) singing
    • c) sang
    • d) is singing

  6. The cat ________ under the table.

    • a) is
    • b) are
    • c) was
    • d) were

  7. She ________ her room every Saturday.

    • a) clean
    • b) cleaned
    • c) cleans
    • d) cleaning

  8. We ________ a lot of books at the library.

    • a) read
    • b) reads
    • c) reading
    • d) are reading

  9. I ________ to the store right now.

    • a) go
    • b) going
    • c) will go
    • d) am going

  10. They ________ in the football match last night.

    • a) wins
    • b) win
    • c) won
    • d) winning

  11. He ________ his homework when I called him.

    • a) do
    • b) did
    • c) was doing
    • d) doing

  12. The teacher ________ a lesson every day.

    • a) teach
    • b) teaches
    • c) taught
    • d) teaching

  13. They ________ their lunch at 12:00 PM every day.

    • a) has
    • b) have
    • c) had
    • d) eating

  14. I ________ you soon.

    • a) see
    • b) sees
    • c) saw
    • d) will see

  15. She ________ to her friend on the phone.

    • a) talk
    • b) talks
    • c) talking
    • d) talked

  16. We ________ an exciting movie last night.

    • a) see
    • b) saw
    • c) seen
    • d) watching

  17. They ________ their homework before the test.

    • a) complete
    • b) completed
    • c) completing
    • d) completes

  18. I ________ swimming every Sunday.

    • a) go
    • b) goes
    • c) gone
    • d) going

  19. She ________ a letter to her cousin yesterday.

    • a) writes
    • b) writing
    • c) wrote
    • d) written

  20. He ________ a beautiful painting.

    • a) makes
    • b) made
    • c) making
    • d) to make

  21. We ________ early in the morning.

    • a) wakes
    • b) wake
    • c) waking
    • d) woke

  22. The baby ________ loudly at night.

    • a) cries
    • b) cry
    • c) crying
    • d) cried

  23. I ________ a cup of tea every day.

    • a) drink
    • b) drank
    • c) drinking
    • d) drinks

  24. She ________ to music while studying.

    • a) listens
    • b) listened
    • c) is listening
    • d) listen

  25. They ________ the room for a long time.

    • a) leave
    • b) left
    • c) leaving
    • d) have left

  26. We ________ to the park later.

    • a) go
    • b) going
    • c) will go
    • d) goes

  27. I ________ to the bus stop this morning.

    • a) ran
    • b) run
    • c) running
    • d) runs

  28. She ________ on the phone when I knocked on the door.

    • a) talk
    • b) talks
    • c) talked
    • d) was talking

  29. He ________ his homework now.

    • a) is doing
    • b) does
    • c) did
    • d) was doing

  30. They ________ pizza for dinner last night.

    • a) eat
    • b) eats
    • c) ate
    • d) eaten

  31. I ________ my shoes.

    • a) tie
    • b) ties
    • c) tied
    • d) tying

  32. The children ________ loudly in the class.

    • a) laugh
    • b) laughs
    • c) laughed
    • d) laughing

Answers:

  1. c) read
  2. a) goes
  3. b) are playing
  4. c) will go
  5. d) is singing
  6. a) is
  7. c) cleans
  8. d) are reading
  9. d) am going
  10. c) won
  11. c) was doing
  12. b) teaches
  13. b) have
  14. d) will see
  15. b) talks
  16. b) saw
  17. b) completed
  18. a) go
  19. c) wrote
  20. b) made
  21. b) wake
  22. a) cries
  23. a) drink
  24. c) is listening
  25. d) have left
  26. c) will go
  27. a) ran
  28. d) was talking
  29. a) is doing
  30. c) ate
  31. c) tied
  32. a) cry

50 Verb MCQs for PAF Airman English Test (Answers at the End)

  1. She ________ to the gym every day.

a) goes
b) go
c) is going
d) going

  1. They ________ a new car next week.

a) buy
b) are buying
c) bought
d) will buy

  1. I ________ my homework now.

a) am doing
b) do
c) does
d) did

  1. He ________ to the market every Saturday.

a) goes
b) go
c) is going
d) went

  1. We ________ dinner when you called last night.

a) are having
b) had
c) have
d) were having

  1. She ________ a book at the moment.

a) reads
b) is reading
c) read
d) has read

  1. They ________ their project by tomorrow.

a) finish
b) finished
c) will finish
d) finishing

  1. I ________ to the store later.

a) go
b) went
c) am going
d) will go

  1. He ________ his friends every weekend.

a) visit
b) visits
c) is visiting
d) visited

  1. We ________ a meeting at 2 pm tomorrow.

a) have
b) has
c) will have
d) are having

  1. She ________ to her grandmother’s house last weekend.

a) go
b) went
c) is going
d) will go

  1. I ________ breakfast right now.

a) am having
b) have
c) had
d) having

  1. They ________ to the party yesterday.

a) went
b) go
c) is going
d) goes

  1. I ________ my keys at home this morning.

a) leave
b) left
c) will leave
d) leaving

  1. He ________ to the concert next month.

a) goes
b) is going
c) will go
d) going

  1. We ________ soccer at the park every Sunday.

a) play
b) played
c) playing
d) plays

  1. They ________ in a small town near the beach.

a) live
b) lives
c) living
d) lived

  1. She ________ to the doctor every six months.

a) goes
b) went
c) is going
d) going

  1. He ________ the guitar very well.

a) play
b) plays
c) playing
d) played

  1. We ________ to visit our relatives this summer.

a) plan
b) planned
c) plans
d) are planning

  1. They ________ to the museum last Friday.

a) go
b) went
c) going
d) are going

  1. I ________ a letter to my friend right now.

a) write
b) writing
c) wrote
d) am writing

  1. She ________ her job next year.

a) quit
b) quitting
c) is quitting
d) will quit

  1. We ________ a lot of fun at the party last night.

a) has
b) had
c) having
d) have

  1. They ________ new shoes for their trip.

a) buy
b) bought
c) buying
d) will buy

  1. I ________ breakfast at 7 am every day.

a) have
b) had
c) having
d) has

  1. He ________ his homework before going to the movie.

a) finish
b) finishes
c) finished
d) will finish

  1. We ________ a road trip next summer.

a) take
b) are taking
c) will take
d) took

  1. She ________ in the office right now.

a) work
b) working
c) is working
d) works

  1. They ________ their vacation last month.

a) enjoyed
b) enjoy
c) enjoys
d) enjoying

  1. I ________ a cup of coffee this morning.

a) drank
b) drink
c) drinking
d) am drinking

  1. He ________ for a walk every evening.

a) goes
b) went
c) is going
d) go

  1. We ________ our friends tomorrow.

a) meet
b) meeting
c) will meet
d) met

  1. I ________ a new phone soon.

a) buy
b) am buying
c) bought
d) will buy

  1. She ________ a cake right now.

a) bakes
b) baking
c) is baking
d) baked

  1. They ________ to the beach last summer.

a) go
b) went
c) going
d) are going

  1. I ________ a book when you called me.

a) am reading
b) was reading
c) read
d) reads

  1. He ________ his friends to the concert next week.

a) invited
b) invite
c) invites
d) is inviting

  1. We ________ a test next Friday.

a) take
b) took
c) are taking
d) will take

  1. She ________ a new song every month.

a) writes
b) is writing
c) write
d) wrote

  1. They ________ in the park when it started raining.

a) play
b) playing
c) played
d) were playing

  1. I ________ the movie last night.

a) watch
b) watched
c) watching
d) am watching

  1. He ________ the door every morning.

a) locks
b) locked
c) locking
d) is locking

  1. We ________ dinner at 8 pm yesterday.

a) have
b) had
c) are having
d) having

  1. They ________ to the concert next weekend.

a) going
b) goes
c) will go
d) go

  1. I ________ to the gym every day.

a) go
b) went
c) am going
d) goes

  1. She ________ for the test at the moment.

a) is studying
b) study
c) studied
d) studying

  1. They ________ in the park when I saw them.

a) are playing
b) were playing
c) played
d) playing

  1. I ________ my homework before dinner.

a) will do
b) did
c) am doing
d) do

  1. He ________ lunch right now.

a) has
b) is having
c) had
d) have

  1. We ________ to the new restaurant tonight.

a) go
b) are going
c) went
d) will go

  1. She ________ to a new school next year.

a) goes
b) is going
c) will go
d) went

  1. I ________ my keys on the table.

a) leave
b) leaves
c) left
d) have left

  1. They ________ their vacation in July.

a) plan
b) planned
c) are planning
d) plans

  1. He ________ breakfast every morning at 7 am.

a) eat
b) eats
c) eating
d) ate

Answers:

  1. a) goes
  2. d) will buy
  3. a) am doing
  4. a) goes
  5. d) were having
  6. b) is reading
  7. c) will finish
  8. d) will go
  9. b) visits
  10. d) are having
  11. b) went
  12. a) am having
  13. a) went
  14. b) left
  15. c) will go
  16. a) play
  17. a) live
  18. a) goes
  19. b) plays
  20. d) are planning
  21. b) went
  22. d) am writing
  23. d) will quit
  24. b) had
  25. b) bought
  26. a) have
  27. c) finished
  28. c) will take
  29. c) is working
  30. a) enjoyed
  31. a) drank
  32. a) goes
  33. c) will meet
  34. d) will buy
  35. c) is baking
  36. b) went
  37. b) was reading
  38. d) is inviting
  39. c) are taking
  40. a) writes
  41. d) were playing
  42. b) watched
  43. a) locks
  44. b) had
  45. c) will go
  46. a) go
  47. a) is studying
  48. b) were playing
  49. a) will do
  50. b) is having
  51. b) are going
  52. c) will go
  53. c) left
  54. c) are planning
  55. b) eats