Auxiliary verbs – English Grammar Test for A2
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Part A – Gap-fill (1–15)
Fill in the blanks with the correct auxiliary verb.
1 She ___ not at school yesterday.
2 ___ you speak English?
3 They ___ going to the cinema tomorrow.
4 I ___ never been to Paris.
5 ___ he at home last night?
6 We ___ study for the test tomorrow.
7 Where ___ you going now?
8 He ___ not like chocolate.
9 They ___ finished their homework already.
10 ___ she like pizza?
11 He ___ very tired yesterday.
12 ___ the train arrive on time yesterday?
13 What ___ you doing at the moment?
14 She ___ seen that movie before.
15 You ___ not park here.
Part B – Sentence Transformation (16–23)
Rewrite the sentences as requested.
16 She is cooking dinner. → (negative)
17 They were playing football. → (question)
18 He can swim very well. → (negative)
19 I did my homework yesterday. → (negative)
20 She has finished her work. → (question)
21 They will travel to Spain. → (negative)
22 He was at the park yesterday. → (negative)
23 We are going shopping. → (question)
Part C – Short Reading (24–30)
Yesterday, Mary and her brother went to the zoo. The weather was sunny, so they were very happy. While they were watching the lions, it started to rain. Mary asked, “Will the rain stop soon?” Fortunately, it did. Later, they visited the monkey house. Mary said, “I have never seen such funny monkeys before!” Her brother agreed. At the end of the day, they were tired but they enjoyed the trip very much.
24 Where ___ Mary and her brother go yesterday?
25 What ___ the weather like?
26 What happened while they ___ watching the lions?
27 What ___ Mary ask about the rain?
28 ___ the rain stop soon?
29 What ___ Mary say about the monkeys?
30 How ___ they feel at the end of the day?
Answer
1 was – Past tense of “be.”
2 Do – Present simple question.
3 are – “Be going to” future.
4 have – Present perfect.
5 Was – Past simple question.
6 must/should – Obligation.
7 are – Present continuous question.
8 does – Negative in present simple with “he.”
9 have – Present perfect, plural subject.
10 Does – Present simple question.
11 was – Past simple.
12 Did – Past simple question.
13 are – Present continuous question.
14 has – Present perfect with singular subject.
15 must not – Prohibition.
16 She is not cooking dinner. – Present continuous negative.
17 Were they playing football? – Past continuous question.
18 He cannot (can’t) swim very well. – Modal negative.
19 I did not (didn’t) do my homework yesterday. – Past simple negative.
20 Has she finished her work? – Present perfect question.
21 They will not (won’t) travel to Spain. – Future negative.
22 He was not at the park yesterday. – Past simple negative.
23 Are we going shopping? – Present continuous question.
24 did – “They went to the zoo.”
25 was – “The weather was sunny.”
26 were – “It started to rain while they were watching.”
27 did – She asked, “Will the rain stop soon?”
28 Did – Yes, it did.
29 did – She said, “I have never seen such funny monkeys.”
30 were – “They were tired but happy.”