VERB PATTERN EXERCISE

1. My boyfriend doesn't really enjoy _____________ (go) to parties.

A. Went

B. Gone

C. Going

D. Go

2. James used ____________ (play) the drums when he was younger.

A. Play

B. To play

C. Playing 

D. Plays

3. They should make everyone _____________ (learn) a foreign language.

A. Learned

B. Learn

C. Learning 

D. Learnt  

4. I haven't got anything ___________ (wear) to the interview.

A. To wore

B. Wearing 

C. To wear

D. Wear

5. Did you manage _____________ (find) your keys?

A. Found

B. To find 

C. Have found 

D. Finding 

6. Would you like to go _______________ (swim)?

A. Swim

B. Swimming

C. Have swimming

D. None of the above 

7. Her parents wouldn't let her _________ (go) out.

A. Went

B. Going

C. Gone

D. Go

8. The dog ______ across the field. 

A. Run

B. Ran

C. Running 

D. Was run 

9. It stopped _____________ (rain) so we went to the beach.

A. Rained

B. Raining

C. Rain

D. To rain 

10. Smith ______ short stories at home. 

A. Was writing 

B. Writes

C. Wrote

D. Is writing 

11. The supporters expect the manager ____________ at least for one more season.

A. Stay

B. To stay

C. Staying

D. Stayed

12. I took us ages ___________ the hotel.

A. Found

B. Finding

C. To find

D. Find
13. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to keep you __________.

A. Was waiting

B. Wait

C. Waiting

D. To wait

14. He made me __________ very bad about what I’d done.

A. Feel

B. Feeling

C. To feel

D. Is feeling

15. He was made __________ the documents at gunpoint

A. Signing

B. To sign

C. Sign

D. Signed

16. What kind of things do you hate people ___________ to you?

A. Say

B. Says

C. To say

D. Saying

17. I was waiting ___________ sorry, but since he didn’t, I just left.

A. For him to say

B. Him to say

C. Him saying

D. Him to saying

18. I would hate you __________ that I don’t appreciate your help.

A. Think

B. To think

C. Thinking

D. Is thinking
19. I don’t mind him __________ so much; he has other ways of expressing what he feels.

A. Not talking

B. Not talk

C. Not to talk

D. Not talked

20. He warned me __________ bothering her.

A. Was stopping

B. Stop

C. To stop

D. Stopping