3d. Exercises
A. Using the auxiliary verb and lexical verb
provided in the brackets, complete the following sentences.
Example:
I ____________
my umbrella. (have; forget)
I have
forgotten my umbrella.
1. I
_____________________ my mother. (have;
visit)
2. She ____________________
the dishes. (have; do)
3. They
______________________ to bed. (have;
go)
4. The police
_________________ some of the rioters. (do;
arrest)
5. Mrs. Jones
_______________ her keys somewhere. (have;
lost)
6. The leaves
___________________ from the trees. (be;
fall)
7. James
__________________ a much-needed haircut. (have;
have)
8. You
__________________ if you want. (can;
go)
9. You
_________________ off your bike. (might;
fall)
10. We
__________________ the train. (are;
catch)
11. Several
trees _______________ down in the storm. (have;
blow)
12. The tiles
___________________ off the roof. (may;
blow)
B. Say whether the underlined verbs in the
following sentences are auxiliary verbs or lexical verbs.
1. Pat was
upset at losing her necklace.
2. I know
all about that.
3. Lucy has
done the washing-up.
4. She’s making
a gook job of it.
5. Jan’s puppy wagged
its tail and barked happily.
6. I wondered
why I didn’t get a reply.
7. The problem
won’t be hard to solve.
8. Is she
a good teacher?
9. He said he would
come but he didn’t.
10. Do you ever listen
to what I am saying?
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