Auxiliary Verbs Exercises

Auxiliary Verbs are verbs that only help main verbs to form different verb forms. Auxiliary Verbs are important as structural verbs.

Here, we present you 10 important Auxiliary Verbs exercises.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercises

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #1

Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Auxiliary Verbs:

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1. I……………………………………..working,
2. You…………………………….writing.
3. He……………………………..sleeping.
4. My parents…………………….often take us on road trips during the summer.
5. The company………………………….invest in employee training to improve productivity.
6. I………………………..going to the store.
7. The government……………………invest in renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions.
8. He…………………..studying for his exam.
9. They………………..playing soccer in the park.
10. Is she………………………to climb that mountain alone?

Answers:

1. I am working,
2. You are writing.
3. He is sleeping.
4. My parents would often take us on road trips during the summer.
5. The company should invest in employee training to improve productivity.
6. I am going to the store.
7. The government ought to invest in renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions.
8. He is studying for his exam.
9. They are playing soccer in the park.
10. Is she daring to climb that mountain alone?

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #2

1. We………………….watching a movie tonight.
2. The cat………………………sleeping on the couch.
3. You…………………….reading a book right now.
4. She……………………be shy, but now she’s more outgoing.
5. My friends…………………..coming over for dinner.
6. The flowers…………………blooming in the garden.
7. The teacher…………………grading the tests.
8. She…………………..apologize for her mistake.
9. They………………….prepare a budget for the upcoming project.
10. I………………….not feeling well today.

Answers:

1. We are watching a movie tonight.
2. The cat is sleeping on the couch.
3. You are reading a book right now.
4. She used to be shy, but now she’s more outgoing.
5. My friends are coming over for dinner.
6. The flowers are blooming in the garden.
7. The teacher is grading the tests.
8. She must apologize for her mistake.
9. They must prepare a budget for the upcoming project.
10. I am not feeling well today.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #3

Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Auxiliary Verbs:

1. He……………….not been feeling well lately.
2. We……………………..decided to go on vacation this summer.
3. Did they………………….any special equipment for the camping trip?
4. I……………….not have bought it.
5. You………………………..to submit the report by the end of the week.
6. Tom……………………..not come to me.
7. Peter…………………….insult me to my face.
8. My sister…………………..a lot of experience in marketing.
9. He………………not like spicy food.
10. We………………..a lot of sightseeing on our trip to Europe.

Answers:

1. He has not been feeling well lately.
2. We have decided to go on vacation this summer.
3. Did they need any special equipment for the camping trip?
4. I need not have bought it.
5. You have to submit the report by the end of the week.
6. Tom dare not come to me.
7. Peter dared insult me to my face.
8. My sister has a lot of experience in marketing.
9. He does not like spicy food.
10. We did a lot of sightseeing on our trip to Europe.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #4

1. …………………..not waste your time.
2. They………………be more considerate of other people’s feelings.
3. He………………….get a second opinion before making a decision.
4. You……………………….not look well.
5. …………………you not like sweets?
6. He…………………rather stay home and watch a movie than go out.
7. We…………………be more mindful of our carbon footprint.
8. The project…………………….be completed faster if we had more resources.
9. You…………….take a break to reduce stress and anxiety.
10. ………………….she not pass the test?
11. The children have……………….their homework.

Answers:

1. Do not waste your time.
2. They ought to be more considerate of other people’s feelings.
3. He ought to get a second opinion before making a decision.
4. You do not look well.
5. Do you not like sweets?
6. He would rather stay home and watch a movie than go out.
7. We should be more mindful of our carbon footprint.
8. The project would be completed faster if we had more resources.
9. You should take a break to reduce stress and anxiety.
10. Did she not pass the test?
11. The children have done their homework.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #5

Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Auxiliary Verbs:

1. I……………….do my best to finish the project on time.
2. She……………….there to meet you at the airport.
3. The cat…………………..sleeping on the couch.
4. You………………..reading a book right now.
5. They………………….have a meeting tomorrow to discuss the proposal.
6. He…………………..not be able to attend the conference due to a family emergency.
7. It……………………….rain tomorrow morning.
8. I……………..go to the office.
9. My boss…………………….not approve my vacation request.
10. The team has……………………..an excellent job this season.

Answers:

1. I shall do my best to finish the project on time.
2. She will be there to meet you at the airport.
3. The cat is sleeping on the couch.
4. You are reading a book right now.
5. They will have a meeting tomorrow to discuss the proposal.
6. He shall not be able to attend the conference due to a family emergency.
7. It might rain tomorrow morning.
8. I might go to the office.
9. My boss did not approve my vacation request.
10. The team has done an excellent job this season.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #6

1. He……………………..not be able to attend the party.
2. I…………………….do physical exercise in my boyhood.
3. We………………….always go to the beach on Sundays.
4. We……………..have to postpone the event due to bad weather.
5. He………………….not lend you money.
6. You…………………..use my pencil.
7. Did they…………………….any special equipment for the camping trip?
8. I………………..not have bought it.
9. The restaurant………………have a waiting list during peak hours.
10. I………………..take a different route to avoid traffic.

Answers:

1. He might not be able to attend the party.
2. I used to do physical exercise in my boyhood.
3. We used to always go to the beach on Sundays.
4. We may have to postpone the event due to bad weather.
5. He may not lend you money.
6. You might use my pencil.
7. Did they need any special equipment for the camping trip?
8. I need not have bought it.
9. The restaurant may have a waiting list during peak hours.
10. I might take a different route to avoid traffic.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #7

Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Auxiliary Verbs:

1. The software……………be updated to fix the bugs.
2. You………………use my laptop if yours is not working.
3. Tom…………….not come to me.
4. Peter……………….insult me to my face.
5. Birds………………..fly.
6. Yes, you……………….
7. John…………….not go there.
8. We…………………not do this work.
9. No, he………………not.
10. ………………….you swim?

Answers:

1. The software could be updated to fix the bugs.
2. You can use my laptop if yours is not working.
3. Tom dare not come to me.
4. Peter dared insult me to my face.
5. Birds can fly.
6. Yes, you can.
7. John need not go there.
8. We need not do this work.
9. No, he can not.
10. Can you swim?

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #8

1. He…………………..twenty next Monday.
2. We………………….go on a road trip next weekend.
3. The team…………………work together to achieve their goals.
4. Peter……………do it easily.
5. You…………….do the work.
6. You……………..not tell a lie.
7. I……………finish this report before the deadline.
8. He…………………….walk every morning when he was in London.
9. They…………………visit their grandparents every summer.
10. She……………….follow the safety guidelines while using the equipment.
11. They…………………attend the meeting at 2 pm.

Answers:

1. He shall be twenty next Monday.
2. We will go on a road trip next weekend.
3. The team shall work together to achieve their goals.
4. Peter can do it easily.
5. You could do the work.
6. You must not tell a lie.
7. I must finish this report before the deadline.
8. He used to walk every morning when he was in London.
9. They used to visit their grandparents every summer.
10. She must follow the safety guidelines while using the equipment.
11. They must attend the meeting at 2 pm.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #9

Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Auxiliary Verbs:

1. I…………………get more sleep to improve my productivity.
2. She…………………love to go on a vacation to a tropical island.
3. We……………….not sleep during the daytime.
4. We……………………obey our parents.
5. We……………………..laugh at a deformed man.
6. We…………………..obey our parents.
7. Peter……………….read ten hours a day.
8. ……………………..you please lend me a dollar?
9. Is she…………………to climb that mountain alone?
10. ……………………you please tell me the time?

Answers:

1. I should get more sleep to improve my productivity.
2. She would love to go on a vacation to a tropical island.
3. We should not sleep during the daytime.
4. We ought to obey our parents.
5. We ought not to laugh at a deformed man.
6. We should obey our parents.
7. Peter would read ten hours a day.
8. Would you please lend me a dollar?
9. Is she daring to climb that mountain alone?
10. Would you please tell me the time?

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise #10

Fill in the blanks with Appropriate Auxiliary Verbs:

1. He…………………..finished his work before the deadline.
2. We………………….planned to go to the beach, but it was too crowded.
3. …………………..God bless you.
4. ………………his soul rest in peace.
5. We……………………go to the beach if the weather is nice.
6. We……………………….abide by the will of God.
7. You……………….wear a helmet while riding a bike.
8. The project…………………….be completed within a month if everyone worked together.
9. The government……………….invest in renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions.
10. Peter………………….insult me to my face.

Answers:

1. He had finished his work before the deadline.
2. We had planned to go to the beach, but it was too crowded.
3. May God bless you.
4. May his soul rest in peace.
5. We could go to the beach if the weather is nice.
6. We must abide by the will of God.
7. You must wear a helmet while riding a bike.
8. The project could be completed within a month if everyone worked together.
9. The government ought to invest in renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions.
10. Peter dared insult me to my face.

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