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Auxiliary Verbs Exercise

January 6, 2022 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate primary auxiliary verb.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1She ............... not have a job.
Wrong!
Use "does" with a third-person singular subject before "not have" in the present simple.
2............... you heard from them yet?
Wrong!
Use "Have" to form the present perfect question with "heard" and "yet".
3We ............... not throw away anything useful.
Wrong!
Use "do" with the subject "We" before "not throw away" in the present simple.
4............... you know her?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to form a present simple question before "you know".
5What ............... you do then?
Wrong!
Use "did" to ask a past simple question before the base verb "do".
6Where ............... they live?
Wrong!
Use "do" to form a present simple question before "they live".
7Whom ............... you want to meet?
Wrong!
Use "do" to form a present simple question before "you want".
8How ............... they escape?
Wrong!
Use "did" to form a past simple question before the base verb "escape".
9He ............... got a number of friends.
Wrong!
Use "has" with "got" to show possession for the subject "He".
10............... they interested in this offer?
Wrong!
Use "Are" before the adjective phrase "interested in this offer".
11............... I late?
Wrong!
Use "Am" with "I" before the adjective "late".
12We ............... no one to help us.
Wrong!
Use "have" to show possession in "have no one to help us".
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  1. She does not have a job.
  2. Have you heard from them yet?
  3. We do not throw away anything useful.
  4. Do you know her?
  5. What did you do then?
  6. Where do they live?
  7. Whom do you want to meet?
  8. How did they escape?
  9. He has got a number of friends.
  10. Are they interested in this offer?
  11. Am I late?
  12. We have no one to help us.
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