Auxiliary verbs – English Grammar Test for B1
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📖 Reading Passage
Last weekend, my friends and I planned a trip to the mountains. We did want to go hiking because the weather was sunny. Early in the morning, everyone was ready, but one of my friends had not packed his bag. We waited until he was prepared, and then we left.
On the way, we stopped at a shop because we needed to buy some water. “______ you bring enough bottles?” I asked. “Yes, I have,” he answered. The road was long, but we were not tired. In fact, we were singing songs while we were walking.
When we reached the top, we looked around. The view was beautiful, and we felt so happy. “We must come here again,” one of my friends said. I agreed, because I knew it would be a memory we would never forget.
1 What auxiliary verb shows past action in “We did want to go hiking”?
(a) did
(b) have
(c) were
2 Why did they wait before leaving?
(a) Someone was late
(b) Someone hadn’t packed
(c) They were tired
3 Which auxiliary is used for negative past perfect?
(a) hadn’t
(b) didn’t
(c) wasn’t
4 “We stopped at a shop because we needed to buy some water.” → Which auxiliary verb is implied with “needed to”?
5 What auxiliary verb is missing in: “______ you bring enough bottles?”
(a) Did
(b) Have
(c) Are
6 The friend answered: “Yes, I have.” → Which auxiliary does have replace here?
7 “We were not tired.” → Which auxiliary is used?
8 What tense is shown in “We were singing songs”?
9 Which auxiliary verb expresses necessity: “We must come here again”?
10 Which auxiliary verb shows future certainty: “It would be a memory”?
11 Did they enjoy their trip? (Yes/No)
12 Who forgot to pack the bag?
(a) The narrator
(b) One of the friends
(c) Nobody
13 Why did they stop at the shop?
14 In “we were walking”, which auxiliary supports the –ing form?
15 Which auxiliary verb is often used for obligation, as in “must”?
16 In “Yes, I have”, what word is omitted after have?
17 The sentence “We did want to go hiking” emphasizes what?
(a) Obligation
(b) Strong intention
(c) Past habit
18 How did they feel when they reached the top?
19 Which auxiliary shows conditional/future-in-the-past meaning?
20 What is the function of “had not packed”?
21 Which tense is “had not packed”?
22 In “We were singing songs”, is the action continuous or completed?
23 Which auxiliary verb is common for forming questions in the past simple?
24 What is the opposite (negative) of “must”?
25 Did the narrator agree to come again?
26 Which auxiliary verb helps form the Present Perfect in this passage?
27 Which auxiliary is used to show willingness or future action?
28 Which modal expresses necessity/obligation here?
29 Which auxiliary is used to emphasize a past action in affirmative sentences?
30 What auxiliary would you use to ask: “______ they been to the mountains before?”
Answer
1 (a) did – Emphatic Past Simple.
2 (b) Someone hadn’t packed – Past Perfect negative.
3 (a) hadn’t – Auxiliary for Past Perfect negative.
4 need to → modal-like structure (do-support in questions).
5 (b) Have – Present Perfect question.
6 Have – replaces full verb “brought them.”
7 were – Past Simple of be.
8 Past Continuous – “were + -ing”.
9 must – Obligation/necessity.
10 would – Future-in-the-past certainty.
11 Yes – They felt happy and enjoyed it.
12 (b) One of the friends.
13 To buy water.
14 were – Past Continuous auxiliary.
15 must/should – Auxiliaries of obligation.
16 “Yes, I have (brought them).” → main verb omitted.
17 (b) Strong intention – did for emphasis.
18 Happy/excited.
19 would – Conditional/future-in-the-past.
20 Shows completed action before another action.
21 Past Perfect.
22 Continuous – Ongoing activity.
23 Did – Past Simple question auxiliary.
24 mustn’t – Prohibition.
25 Yes – Narrator agreed.
26 have – Present Perfect.
27 will/would – Future or willingness.
28 must – Necessity.
29 did – Emphasis in affirmative.
30 Have – Present Perfect question.