Complete the following sentences using appropriate auxiliary verbs.
1............... you touch your toes without bending your knees?
Wrong!
Use "Can" to ask about physical ability.
2I ............... like to offer a piece of advice.
Wrong!
Use "would" in the polite expression "I would like to".
3............... you mind moving a bit?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite request "Would you mind...?"
4............... I leave now?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Can" or "May" to ask for permission, with "May" sounding more formal.
5You ............... be sick; your eyes are red and watery.
Wrong!
Use "must" for a strong logical conclusion based on evidence.
6You ............... not drink and drive.
Wrong!
Use "must" with "not" to express strong prohibition.
7............... you like to have a glass of milk?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite offer "Would you like...?"
8He ............... in a lot of pain after the accident.
Wrong!
Use "must have been" for a strong conclusion about the past.
9According to the new rule, you ............... build a rainwater harvesting system.
Wrong!
Use "must" to express a rule or requirement.
10We ............... consume a lot of sugar, but now we have given up that habit.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past habit that is no longer true.
11Who ............... it be?
Wrong!
Use "can" in this question to wonder about someone's identity.
12He is acting very strangely; there ............... something wrong with him.
Wrong!
Use "must be" for a strong logical conclusion about the present.
Answers
- Can you touch your toes without bending your knees?
- I would like to offer a piece of advice.
- Would you mind moving a bit?
- Can / May I leave now?
- You must be sick; your eyes are red and watery.
- You must not drink and drive.
- Would you like to have a glass of milk?
- He must have been in a lot of pain after the accident.
- According to the new rule, you must build a rainwater harvesting system.
- We used to consume a lot of sugar, but now we have given up that habit.
- Who can it be?
- He is acting very strangely; there must be something wrong with him.
