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Auxiliary verbs exercise

December 26, 2014 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate auxiliary verb.

1. The police officer warned the crowd that he ……………… order shooting, if they created trouble.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Passengers ……………… not smoke inside the bus.

Correct! Wrong!

3. ………………. I have a word with you?

Correct! Wrong!

4. Parents ……………….. not accompany their children to the school. (prohibition)

Correct! Wrong!

5. There was a time when I ................................ stay up late, but these days I go to bed early.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The Principal said that candidates without hall tickets ………………. not be permitted inside the examination hall.

Correct! Wrong!

7. You ………………….. tell me. I know everything.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Even if he had come a little earlier , he ………………… have got a seat in the front row.

Correct! Wrong!

9. ………………. I tell you what happened?

Correct! Wrong!

10. ‘How …………….. he leave the office earlier without my permission?’ asked the Manager.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. The police officer warned the crowd that he would order shooting, if they created trouble.

2. Passengers must not smoke inside the bus.

3. Can / may I have a word with you?

4. Parents must not accompany their children to the school.

5. There was a time when I used to stay up late, but these days I go to bed early.

6. The Principal said that candidates without hall tickets would not be permitted inside the examination hall.

7. You need not tell me. I know everything.

8. Even if he had come a little earlier, he would not have got a seat in the front row.

9. Shall I tell you what happened?

10. ‘How could he leave the office earlier without my permission?’ asked the Manager.

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