Auxiliary Verbs Grammar Exercises: Level A2-B1 (with Answers)

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How well do you really know Auxiliary Verbs? Find out with 15 exercises designed for A2-B1 learners. Instant scoring shows exactly where you stand, and detailed explanations turn every mistake into a learning moment. Retake any time to measure your improvement.

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Question 1: She ___ not like spicy food.

Question 1 options
'does' is correct because 'do/does/did' is used with the simple present tense to form negatives; 'does' matches the third-person singular subject 'she'. 'do' is for I/you/we/they, 'did' is past tense, and 'has' forms the present perfect, not simple present negation.
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Question 2: They ___ already finished their homework before dinner.

Question 2 options
'had' is correct because the sentence describes an action completed before another past event (dinner), which requires the past perfect tense formed with 'had + past participle'. 'have' forms the present perfect, 'has' is third-person singular present perfect, and 'did' forms simple past negatives/questions, not the past perfect.
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Question 3: Auxiliary verbs like 'do,' 'have,' and 'be' can help form questions and negative sentences in English.

Question 3 options
True because auxiliary verbs serve a grammatical function by helping to build questions, negatives, and various tenses. For example, 'do' is used to form questions and negatives in the simple present and simple past.
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Question 4: Which situation correctly uses 'did' as an auxiliary verb?

Question 4 options
'Did she call you yesterday?' is correct because 'did' is the auxiliary used to form questions in the simple past tense. The other options either describe present actions, future plans, or ongoing actions, none of which use 'did' as an auxiliary.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • He
  • on weekends
  • football
  • play
  • does not

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'He does not play football on weekends' because 'does not' is the auxiliary structure for simple present negation with a third-person singular subject, placed directly before the main verb 'play'.
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Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'Is she waiting for the bus?' is correct because the auxiliary 'is' correctly forms the present progressive question with a third-person singular subject. 'Are she waiting' uses the wrong form of 'be', 'Does she waiting' incorrectly combines 'does' with a progressive form, and 'Did she waiting' mixes past auxiliary 'did' with the '-ing' form incorrectly.
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Question 7: A: 'Did Tom come to the meeting?' B: 'No, he ___ not come. He was sick.'

Question 7 options
'did' is correct because the dialogue is in the simple past tense and 'did not' is the auxiliary structure for forming past negatives. 'does' is simple present, 'has' forms the present perfect, and 'is' forms present progressive or present simple 'be' sentences.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'has' as an auxiliary verb (not as a main verb)?

Question 8 options
'She has visited Paris twice' is correct because here 'has' is used as an auxiliary to form the present perfect tense with the past participle 'visited'. In 'She has a new car' and 'He has time to help', 'has' is the main verb showing possession, not an auxiliary.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • has been
  • to the manager
  • sent
  • The report

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The report has been sent to the manager' because auxiliary 'has been' is used to form the present perfect passive voice, followed by the past participle 'sent' and then the prepositional phrase.
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Question 10: We ___ been waiting for the train for over an hour.

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'have' is correct because the sentence describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing, requiring the present perfect progressive formed with 'have + been + -ing'. 'are' forms the present progressive without the perfect aspect, 'were' is past progressive, and 'did' is used for simple past questions and negatives, not progressive forms.
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Question 11: Which statement about the auxiliary verb 'will' is true?

Question 11 options
'Will' is used to form the future tense and does not change form for different subjects. Unlike 'do/does' or 'has/have', 'will' stays the same whether the subject is 'I', 'she', 'they', or any other pronoun.
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Question 12: Active: 'Someone cleaned the office last night.' → Passive: 'The office ___ last night.'

Question 12 options
'was cleaned' is correct because converting a simple past active sentence to passive requires 'was/were + past participle'. 'was cleaning' is past progressive passive (not matching the simple past meaning), 'has been cleaned' shifts the tense to present perfect, and 'is cleaned' uses the wrong tense entirely.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
She does not eat meat.
They have just arrived at the airport.
The cake is being decorated now.
He will travel to Spain next month.
Simple present negative with 'do'
Present progressive passive with 'be'
Future tense with 'will'
Present perfect with 'have'

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'Do/does/did' form negatives and questions; 'have/has/had' form perfect tenses; 'be' forms progressive and passive structures; 'will' forms future tenses.
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Question 14: The auxiliary verb 'be' is a regular verb and follows standard conjugation rules (e.g., 'I be', 'she bes').

Question 14 options
False because 'be' is an irregular auxiliary verb with unique forms: 'am', 'is', 'are' in the present and 'was', 'were' in the past. Students often incorrectly apply regular verb rules to 'be'.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that an action was already finished before a specific moment in the past?

Question 15 options
'She had left the office before the meeting started' is correct because 'had + past participle' forms the past perfect, which shows one past action was completed before another past moment. The other options use present perfect, simple past, or future structures that do not express this sequence of past events.