Auxiliary Verbs Exercises with Answers - Testbook

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Auxiliary verbs are the support system of main verbs . They help in expressing the different tense forms and are essential in the process of verb conjugation . After you get the hang of them, practising exercises can assist you in reinforcing your understanding and constructing sentences without errors. This article offers a series of auxiliary verbs exercises for you to experiment with.

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As you learn about auxiliary verbs, you may have encountered modal verbs . They fulfil similar roles as helping verbs , the only distinction being their use to denote the likelihood or possibility of an event taking place. Try out the exercises below and assess your proficiency with auxiliary verbs.

Exercise 1

Read the sentences below and fill in the blanks with ‘has’ or ‘had.’

  1. The students ___ an argument yesterday.
  2. The cat ___ a toy mouse.
  3. The bird ___ a broken wing, but now it can fly.
  4. I ___ a pet turtle when I was a child.
  5. Mia ___ a toothache.
  6. Australia ___ several cities.
  7. My aunt ___ a green scarf she used to wear often.
  8. The eagle ___ sharp talons.
  9. The boy ___ injured his arm last summer.
  10. Lisa ___ a charming personality.
  11. The guests ___ a fantastic time at the party.
  12. His great-grandparents ___ passed away many years ago.
  13. Charles Dickens ___ written numerous novels.
  14. ___ the child finished his homework?
  15. She ___ a collection of stamps.

Answers for Exercise 1

Exercise 2

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

Answers for Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Complete the following sentences using suitable modal auxiliary verbs.

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A helping verb or an auxiliary verb is a type of verb that helps another verb express its mood, voice, or tense.

Some examples of auxiliary verbs are is, am, are, has, had, have, was, were, can, may, will, should, etc.

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