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Auxiliary Verbs Exercise

January 6, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate primary auxiliary verb.

1. She .......................... not have a job.

Correct! Wrong!

Have is followed by a past participle; do and does are followed by bare infinitives.

2. ............................. you heard from them yet?

Correct! Wrong!

Have is followed by a past participle; do and does are followed by bare infinitives.

3. We ......................... not throw away anything useful.

Correct! Wrong!

Have is followed by a past participle; do and does are followed by bare infinitives.

4. ............................ you know her?

Correct! Wrong!

Have is followed by a past participle; do and does are followed by bare infinitives.

5. What ............................ you do then?

Correct! Wrong!

Then indicates distance in space; hence, did is used here.

6. Where ............................. they live?

Correct! Wrong!

Have is followed by a past participle; do and does are followed by bare infinitives.

7. Whom ................................ you want to meet?

Correct! Wrong!

Have is followed by a past participle; do and does are followed by bare infinitives.

8. How ............................. they escape?

Correct! Wrong!

Have is followed by a past participle; do, does and did are followed by bare infinitives.

9. He ............................... got a number of friends.

Correct! Wrong!

Has indicates possession.

10. ............................. they interested in this offer?

Correct! Wrong!

Be (is, am, are, was, were) shows state; have shows possession.

11. ........................... I late?

Correct! Wrong!

Am indicates state. Have indicates possession.

12. We ........................... no one to help us.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  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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