Dare As An Ordinary Verb And An Auxiliary Verb

Dare can be used as an ordinary verb and an auxiliary verb. When dare is used as an ordinary verb, it is followed by an infinitive with to. Also, questions and negatives are made with do.

When dare is used as an auxiliary verb, it is followed by an infinitive without to and questions and negatives are made without to.

Fill in the blanks.

1. She is a woman who ……………….. what she thinks.

Select 2 answers.

2. I didn’t .....................… the truth.

3. Do you ………………….. what you think?

4. I daren’t ………………… what I think.

5. He ………………… out at night.

6. She ................................... the truth.

7. The old man didn’t ………………….. the door.

8. I ...................... at her face.

9. Do you dare ………………….. your limits?

10. She didn’t ……………….. her eyes.

11. I dare you ……………… across the river.

12. She dared me ………………. the truth.

Answers

1. She is a woman who dares to day / dare say what she thinks.

2. I didn’t dare to tell the truth.

3. Do you dare to say what you think?

4. I daren’t say what I think.

5. He dare not go / doesn’t dare to go out at night.

6. She doesn’t dare to speak the truth.

7. The old man didn’t dare to open the door.

8. I don’t dare to look / daren’t look at her face.

9. Do you dare to test your limits?

10. She didn’t dare to open her eyes.

11. I dare you to swim across the river.

12. She dared me to tell the truth.