Auxiliary Verbs Quiz

Study Notes

Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs assist main verbs. Common auxiliaries are "do," "have," and "be."

"Do"

Used in negative statements and questions.
Used with affirmative and negative short answers.
Example: "She doesn’t like social networking websites."
Example: "Do you send lots of text messages? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t."
Example: "Did Thomas answer your email? Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t."

"Have"

Used with present perfect and past perfect tenses.
Used in affirmative and negative statements, questions, and short answers.
Example: "She has (not) created her own website."
Example: "Has she posted any photos yet? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t."
Example: "Have you charged your cell phone? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t."
Example: "I had gotten his email an hour before he called me."

"Be"

Used with progressive tenses (showing actions in progress).
Used in affirmative and negative statements, questions, and short answers.
Example: "She is (not) answering her cell phone."
Example: "Is your cell phone working? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t."
Example: "He was using his brother’s cell phone yesterday."
Example: "Were you surfing the Internet last night? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t."
Also used with passive voice.
Used in affirmative and negative statements, questions, and short answers.
Example: "The Internet is (not) used by millions of people."
Example: "Were you given a password? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t."

Description

Test your knowledge of auxiliary verbs, including 'do,' 'have,' and 'be.' This quiz will cover their usage in various grammatical contexts, such as questions, negative statements, and different tenses. Enhance your understanding and application of these essential components of English grammar.