She has writed me many letters.
Correct answer B. rited
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Verbs MCQs
Verbs MCQs are English error-spotting questions that focus on correct verb use, including infinitives and gerunds, verb patterns after words like prevent and know, subject-verb agreement and passive forms. Taken from the ECAT MCAT English section, they help entry test candidates fix common grammar slips. Every question has an instant answer for quick self-checking.
America invaded on Iraq.
Correct answer C. on
The man was standing into the river.
Correct answer C. into
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The swimmer jumped in the river.
Correct answer C. in
I want that you should meet him at the earliest.
Correct answer B. that you should meet
I suggest you to apply for this post.
Correct answer B. you to apply
Andren told to me about her.
Correct answer B. told to
She told that she wouldn’t come.
Correct answer A. she told
They enjoyed during the whole night.
Correct answer A. they enjoyed
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She avoids to meet people.
Correct answer C. to meet
She very often enjoys to swim.
Correct answer D. to swim
“Don’t make lame excuse,” said Anna.
Correct answer B. make
Khipill was made stand the whole day.
Correct answer C. stand
She made the boy to do the work.
Correct answer C. to do
Let me lay here.
Correct answer C. lay
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Lie the child down to sleep.
Correct answer A. lie
He never has and never will take such bold steps.
Correct answer A. he never has
Each boy and each girl were given prize.
Correct answer C. were
None of them were there.
Correct answer C. were
The rise and fall of the tide are due to lunar fluctuation.
Correct answer D. the tide are
About Verbs MCQs
This set targets the verb errors learners make most often. Sentences test patterns such as prevented from participating rather than prevented to participate, had better check rather than had better to check, and know how to swim. Others check agreement in a great many athletes have, incomplete structures like never has and never will take, unnecessary prepositions as in attacked on Pearl Harbor, passive infinitives like needs to be tuned up, and want that you should constructions.
Verb errors are a favourite of entry test examiners because they are frequent in South Asian English and easy to test in short sentences. Learning a few dozen verb patterns removes a large share of mistakes. Practising these MCQs helps you answer ECAT and MDCAT English quickly and also strengthens your writing for university admission tests and recruitment papers that include error spotting.
Key facts to remember
- Prevent is followed by from and a gerund: prevented from participating.
- Had better is followed by the bare infinitive, as in you had better check.
- Attack takes a direct object without on: the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
- A great many takes a plural noun and a plural verb.
- Want is followed by an object and to-infinitive: I want you to meet him.
Exams that include Verbs MCQs
Pakistan
- ECAT
- MDCAT
- NTS
- NAT
- GAT
- ETEA
India
- CUET
- SSC CGL
- NDA
Bangladesh
- University admission tests (DU, RU, JU)
- Medical admission test (MBBS)
How to prepare for Verbs MCQs
- Make a list of verbs followed by gerunds, such as avoid and enjoy, and verbs followed by infinitives, such as decide and hope.
- Learn modal-like phrases such as had better, would rather and used to with the verb form each one takes.
- Check whether a verb is transitive before accepting a preposition after it, as in discuss, attack and enter.
- For combined structures like has and will, make sure each auxiliary has its own correct main verb form.
Frequently asked questions
What verb errors are common in ECAT and MDCAT English?
Frequent errors include wrong verb patterns after prevent, avoid and want, misuse of infinitives after had better, unnecessary prepositions after transitive verbs, subject-verb agreement mistakes, incomplete combined verb phrases and incorrect passive forms like needs to tuned instead of needs to be tuned.
How many Verbs MCQs are on MCQs360?
There are 64 Verbs MCQs on MCQs360 in the ECAT MCAT English section. Each question shows the answer instantly, and you can practise all of them free without signing up. Short daily sets of about fifteen work well.
What is the difference between a gerund and an infinitive?
A gerund is the -ing form of a verb used as a noun, as in swimming is fun. An infinitive is the base form, usually with to, as in to swim is fun. Certain verbs take only one of them, which is what many exam questions test.
How can I improve at verb error spotting?
Learn common verb patterns in small groups and test yourself with MCQs. After each mistake, write the corrected sentence and one new example. Reading well-edited English regularly helps the correct patterns sound natural, so errors stand out faster.
Last reviewed October 2026