Fill in the blanks with a primary auxiliary verb.
1. They …………………. late.
Before an adjective we use a form of be.
2. ……………………. you got a pen?
Before a past participle, we use a form of have.
3. ………………… we have any tomatoes?
4. Thousands …………………… perished in the fighting.
We make the perfect tense forms with have + past participle.
5. ………………… she understand what she is doing?
In the simple present tense we make questions and negatives with do and does.
6. Whom ………………… you resemble?
7. What ………………… she do?
8. She …………………. eager to leave.
The primary auxiliary be (is, am, are, was, were) is followed by a noun, pronoun or adjective.
9. ………………… you believe in God?
Only a present or past participle can be used after a form of be.
10. ………………….. you ever seen a ghost?
11. She …………………… a failure.
12. …………………. you tired?
Answers
1. They are late.
2. Have you got a pen?
3. Do we have any tomatoes?
4. Thousands have perished in the fighting.
5. Does she understand what she is doing?
6. Whom do you resemble?
7. What does she do?
8. She is eager to leave.
9. Do you believe in God?
10. Have you ever seen a ghost?
11. She is a failure.
12. Are you tired?
