Curso: Licenciatura em Letras-Inglês

Turma: Turno: Vespertino

Disciplina: Língua Inglesa V

Auxiliary Verbs Exercises

When you learn auxiliary verbs, you would have also come across modal verbs. They also perform the same functions as a
helping verb, the only difference is that they are used to show the probability/possibility of something happening. Try out the
following exercises and check how good you are with auxiliary verbs.

Exercise 1 - Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with ‘has’ or had.’

1. The boys ___ a fight yesterday.

2. The baby ___ a blanket.
3. The dog __ an injury, but now he’s fine.
4. I ___ rabbits when I was young.
5. Tia ___ a ear infection.
6. India ___ many states.
7. My uncle ___ a white coat which he used to wear.
8. The tiger ___ sharp claws.
9. The girl __ broken her leg a few months ago.
10. Natasha ___ a sweet smile.
11. The children ___ a lot of fun last night.
12. His grandparents ___ passed away a long time ago.
13. William Shakespeare ___ written many plays.
14. ___ the baby fallen asleep?
15. She ___ a purple dress.

Exercise 2 - Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with ‘am’, ‘is’, or ‘are’.

1. The children ___ playing cricket.

2. Yusuf ___ going to the market.
3. The moon ___ shining brightly.
4. Strong winds ___ blowing.
5. I ___ playing with firecrackers.
6. The painter ___ drawing a landscape.
7. __ you going somewhere?
8. Samuel __ mowing the lawn.
9. I ___ doing my homework.
10. The swans ___ in the pond.
11. They ___ enacting Romeo and Juliet on stage.
12. Thunder ___ rumbling.
13. People ___ jogging in the park.
14. Tina ___coming back from New York.
15. I ___ studying for an exam.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the blanks

Read the following sentences and select the correct form of the verb given in brackets.

1. Rita ___ a mile every day. (run/runs)

2. The dogs ___ all night. (barks/bark)
3. The cat ___ the snake. (catch/caught)
4. We ___ in the park in the evenings. (play/plays)
 5. Mia __ school yesterday. (went/go)
6. Sheela ___ to be a Police Officer when she grows up. (want/wants)
7. Mahesh ___ back to his mother. (ran/run)
8. Amy ___ very fast. (walk/walks)
9. You can ___ with us. (come/came)
10. They ___ to a picnic together. (went/go)
11. Have you ___ the baby? (see/seen)
12. Hannah Montana ___ so well. (sing/sung)
13. The bird ___ away from the cage. (flew/flown)
14. I __ a letter for my friend. (write/wrote)
15. The friends ___ back from the trip. (drove/drive)
16. Did you ___ anything? (do/done)
17. They ___ till late evening. (plays/played)
18. Can you __ well? (swim/swam)
19. Cheetahs ___ very fast. (run/ran)
20. My brother and I ___ every day. (talk/talks)

Exercise 4 – Use helping verbs. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of helping verbs (is/am/are).

1. Penny __ my sister.
2. I __ very interested in the new project.
3. We ___ best friends.
4. Vinit __ my friend since class 2.
5. __ you happy here?
6. __ this your book?
7. I ___ going to meet my granny today.
8. ___ you aware of this poem written by William Shakespeare?
9. India ___ a secular country.
10. The children ___ studying for their exams.
11. The boy __ very mischievous.
12. I ___ feeling very sleepy.
13. The dog __ barking at the stranger.
14. The cats ___ fighting for food.
15. ___ you sure what you said is true?

Exercise 5 – Use Has/Have/Had - Read the following sentences and use has/have/had appropriately.

1. Bernie ___ a meeting yesterday.

2. Do you want to ___ an ice cream?
3. The lion ___ a big mane.
4. My parents __ gone to a party a few days back.
5. ___ you seen Reema?
6. __ he not moved to a new city he wouldn’t be sick.
7. All the members of the committee ___ arrived now.
8. __ you seen my new scooter?
9. Raj __ to go back home.
10. My sister ___ her final exam tomorrow.
11. I ___ a Husky.
12. They do not __ a bicycle.
13. We ___ not visited the new park yet.
14. Lady Macbeth __ a lust for power.
15. Rita ___ a seminar before.

Exercise 6 - Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

1. Each of the girls ____ her own dress. (has/have)

 2. Five miles____ long distance. (is/are)
3. Many a man ____ tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range. ( have/has)
4. The furniture of the house ____ quite impressive. (is/are)
5. Few students ______ coming to the party. (is, are)
6. Uma, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are)
7. Most of my friends _____ government employees. (is/are)
8. The level of pain tolerance ____ from person to person. (vary/varies)
9. Either Tina or Rohit ____ telling lies. (is/are)
10. A number of people _____reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from the tubewell. (was/were)
11. The government ____ criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions. (was/were)
12. No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has / have)
13. Somebody ____ waiting at the door for you. (is / are)
14. Two ____ ago, here is the place where the accident took place. (year/years)
15. Fast food, like burgers and street food, ____ harmful to our health. (is/are)
16. All the students ____ excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are)
17. Neither Joseph nor his family ____ French. (speaks/speak)
18. Either Ross or Joey ____ broken the glass. (has/have)
19. If anybody _____ for me, do let me know. (calls/call)
20. The plumber, along with his helper ____, expected to come soon. (is/are)
21. Several neighbours _____ complained about the loud sound coming from that house. (has/have)
22. Neither Penny nor Amy ____ went to work. (has/have)
23. The Olympics ____ held every four years. (is/are)
24. The people ___ lived without electricity for many years. (has/have)
25. The dog _____ chasing the cat. (is/are)

Exercise 7 - Go through the following sentences and use the right form of the verb in the blanks to complete the sentences.

1. Mr Simon, the great painter and philanthropist, ____ arrived. (has/have)

2. Bread and butter ___ his daily food. (is/are)
3. Yusuf and Rahul ____ gone to the school fair. (have/has)
4. Slow and steady ____ the race. (win/wins)
5. The players ___ preparing for the big game tonight. (were/was)
6. The jury ____ unanimous in their decision. (was/were)
7. The little boy _______ mangoes. (like/likes)
8. The teachers ________ asked to attend a conference today. (were/was)
9. I _______ it is good for you. (thinks/think)
10. Neenu and Anu _____ twins. (are/is)
11. Rahul ______ English and Spanish. (speak/speaks)
12. Caro _______ in a bank. (works/work)
13. Mathan, Tovino and Boban _____ best friends. (are/is)
14. Every one of us ____ here. (is/are)
15. None of them _______ completed their assignments. (have/has)
16. Jithu _______ a BMW car. (has/have)
17. What do you ______ about wasting food? (think/thinks)
18. Veena ______ that it would not be okay for us to go out at this time. (feels/feel)
19. ______ anyone seen the movie? (has/have)
20. We ______ at the park yesterday. (were/was)
21. The movie _____ great. (was/were)
22. The curtains _____ the wall colours perfectly. (matches/match)
23. Boney and Heera ______ moving to Bangalore. (are/is)
24. Preetha _____ a son and a daughter. (has/have)
25. Their daughter, Sheela, ____ a grade X student. (is/are)