Class VIII

Chapter: Verbs: Finite Verbs

No. of multiple choice Questions: 10
Difficulty Level: Easy

1. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

We saw a man standing on his head trying to do a headstand.

a) Saw

b) Standing

c) Trying

d) Do

ANSWER: a) Saw

EXPLANATION: Only those verbs that have a subject and indicate a tense are considered to
be finite verbs. In the given sentence, the verb 'saw' is finite, since it has the subject - 'we'.

2. Pick out the finite verb/s in the given sentence.

The drums sounded and the king gave the warriors signal to begin.

a) Sounded

b) Gave

c) Begin

d) Sounded, gave

ANSWER: d) Sounded, gave

EXPLANATION: Only those verbs that have a subject and indicate a tense are considered to
be finite verbs. In the given sentence, the verb 'sounded' and ‘gave’ are finite, since it has the
subject – ‘drums’ and ‘king’ respectively.

3. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

Nobody could enter the burning house to douse the fire.

a) Enter

b) Could

c) Burning
d) To douse

ANSWER: a) Enter

EXPLANATION: In the given sentence, the verb ‘enter’ is finite, since it has the subject
‘nobody’.

4. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

They stood up to salute the unfurling national flag.

a) Salute

b) Unfurling

c) Stood

d) Stood, unfurling

ANSWER: (c) Stood

EXPLANATION: The word 'stood' is a finite verb as it shows tense, person and number. The
subject is ‘they’, tense is ‘past tense’.

5. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

a) To err

b) Is

c) To forgive

d) Human

ANSWER: (b) Is

EXPLANATION: ‘Is’ is the verb form used in the given sentence and ‘to err’ is used as a
subject in the sentence.

6. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

My son went to the store to buy a pint of ice-cream.

a) Went

b) To buy

c) To the store

d) A pint of
ANSWER: (a) Went

EXPLANATION: ‘Went’ is a finite verb because it agrees with the subject (son) and because
it marks the tense (past tense).

7. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

Get busy living, or get busy dying. — Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption,"
1994.

a) Get

b) Busy

c) Living

d) Dying

ANSWER: (a) Get

EXPLANATION: ‘Get’ is a finite verb because it marks the tense (present tense).

8. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia.

a) Oldest

b) Is

c) Town

d) Malacca/ Malaysia

ANSWER: (b) Is

EXPLANATION: The present simple and past simple forms of a verb are always finite.

9. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

My friends are coming over in the evening at 6 o’clock.

a) Are

b) Coming

c) My friends

d) At

ANSWER: (a) Are

EXPLANATION: The finite verb is ‘are’. The subject is ‘my friends’. The tense of the verb
is the present continuous tense.

10. Pick out the Finite Verb in the given sentence.

She was painting the windows.

a) Was

b) Painting

c) She

d) Windows

ANSWER: (a) Was

EXPLANATION: ‘Was’ is a finite verb. The subject is ‘she’ is singular and therefore the
verb agrees with the singular number (was).

Difficulty Level: Medium

1. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

My sister learnt French during her summer holidays.

a) Sister

b) Learnt

c) French

d) Holidays

ANSWER: (b) Learnt

EXPLANATION: ‘Learnt’ is a finite verb because it agrees with the subject (sister) and it
marks the tense (past tense).

2. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

“Rahul runs to school every day.”

a) Rahul

b) School

c) Everyday
d) Runs

ANSWER: (d) Runs

EXPLANATION: Finite verbs exhibit tense, so they have the past form or the present form.
In the above sentence, ‘runs’ has the present tense form.

3. Pick out the Finite Verb in the given sentence.

Samrat gave his brother a menacing look.

a) Samrat

b) Gave

c) Brother

d) Menacing

ANSWER: b) Gave

EXPLANATION: Finite verbs exhibit tense, so they have the past form or the present form.
In the above sentence, ‘gave’ is the past tense form of the verb ‘give’.

4. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

Poonam works hard for her family.

a) Poonam

b) Hard

c) Works

d) Family

ANSWER: c) Works

EXPLANATION: Finite verbs exhibit tense, so they have the past form or the present form.
In above sentence, ‘works’ is the present tense form of the verb.

5. Pick out the finite verb in the given sentence.

Mr Verma did not recognize him at all.

a) Mr Verma

b) Did

c) Him

d) At all
ANSWER: (b) Did

EXPLANATION: Finite verbs exhibit tense, so they have the past form or the present form.
In above sentence, ‘did’ has the past tense form of the verb ‘do’.

Difficulty Level: Difficult

1. Find out the finite verb in the sentence given below:

Finding the door closed I stayed outside.

a) Finding

b) Stayed

c) Closed

d) Door

ANSWER: (b) Stayed

EXPLANATION: Finite verbs exhibit tense, so they have the past form or the present form.
In the above sentence, ‘stayed’ is the past tense form of the verb ‘stay’.

2. Find out the finite verb in the sentence given below:

Barking dogs seldom bite.

a) Barking

b) Seldom

c) Bite

d) Dogs

ANSWER: (c)

EXPLANATION: ‘Bite’ is a finite verb as it is with accordance with subject ‘dog’ and the
present tense of the sentence.

3. Find out the finite verb/s in the sentence given below:

I wish I had studied diligently.

a) I

b) Wish

c) Had studied
d) Both (b) and (c)

ANSWER: (d) both (b) and (c)

EXPLANATION: Finite verbs exhibit tense, so they have the past form or the present form.
In the above sentence, ‘wish’ has the present tense form, and ‘had studied’ has past perfect
tense.

4. Find out the finite verb in the sentence given below:

Boss wants you to finish the work before you leave the office.

a) To finish

b) Wants

c) Leave

d) Both (b) and (c)

ANSWER: (d) both (b) and (c)

EXPLANATION: ‘Boss’ is ‘singular’ subject which results in adding ‘-s’ to the base form of
the verb ‘want’.

5. Find out the finite verb in the sentence given below:

Have you ever wanted to visit another country?

a) Wanted

b) Visit

c) Have

d) Country

ANSWER: a) Wanted

EXPLANATION: Finite verbs exhibit tense. In the above sentence, ‘ wanted’ also exhibits
the second person subject ‘you’.