Auxiliary verbs – Exercises

Match the columns.

( 1 ) Alice can travel every year                  (  ) because he was a prodigy.

( 2 )He could play the harpsichord              (  ) because the concert was very good.

( 3 ) I can’t buy a ticket for the concert      (  ) because she has a lot of money.

( 4 ) The audience could ask for encores    (  ) because she punished us.

( 5 ) We couldn’t go to the movies               (  ) because I have no money.

.

A . Check the correct meaning.

1. Look at Fred! He must be drunk.

a) deduction

b) obligation

c) prohibition

2. We must study because there is an exam tomorrow.

a) deduction

b) obligation

c) prohibition

3. You mustn’t smoke in this room. Look at the sign.

a) deduction

b) obligation

c) prohibition

4. Lucy is running to school. She must be late.

a) deduction

b) obligation

c) prohibition

5. It’s late now. My mother must be worried.

a) deduction

b) obligation

c) prohibition

.

Choose the correct alternative:

01. Passe para o inglês: “Costumo dormir cedo”

a) I used sleep early.

b) I used to sleep early.

c) I am used to sleeping early.

d) I get used to sleep early.

e) I got used to slept early.

02. I can’t see him here, he ____________ home.

a) must goes

b) could have go

c) should going

d) must have gone

e) could has gone

03. She _____________ a lot. She got the best mark in her class.

a) can have studied

b) must have studied

c) would have studied

d) should have studied

e) must has study

04. He _________ there regularly, but now he never does.

a) used to go

b) goes

c) was used to go

d) used to going

e) used to gone

05. You seem tired. You _______________ to have a rest.

a) ought

b) might

c) must

d) should

e) could

06. Translate into English: Não estamos acostumados a falar inglês.

a) We’re not used to speaking English.

b) We don’t use to speak English.

c) We’re not used to speak English.

d) We’re not accustomed speaking English.

e) We’re used not speaking English.

07. I __________ be a lazy student, but now I know I was just wasting my time.

a) used to

b) use to

c) to use

d) using

e) uses

08. You _______ decide at once.

a) ought

b) should to

c) can

d) must

e) could

09. Due to the strike, trains __________ arrive some minutes late.

a) to can

b) cans

c) mays

d) may

e) to may

10. (FUVEST) Listen, if you really wan to get over your sickness you ____ not
sleep late.

a) ‘better

b) ‘d better to

c) better to

d) ‘d better

e) would better

11. Karen ______ make that mistake again.

a) do

b) has

c) have

d) did

e) don’t

12. I went to the football game but she _______.

a) isn’t

b) doesn’t

c) didn’t

d) aren’t

e) hasn’t

13. David cut a piece of wood for the fire but his uncle____________.

a) doesn’t

b) does

c) did

d) didn’t

e) don’t

14. Mr. Smith plays chess very well, and _______.

a) Mr. Edwards does so.

b) Mr. Edwards so does.

c) does so Mr. Edwards.

d) so does Mr. Edwards.

e) does Mr. Edwards so.

15. They are always in a hurry, but today they don’t seem to be, ________.

a) do they?

b) are they?

c) don’t they?

d) aren’t they?

e) isn’t it?

16. A: Our children don’t like vegetables.

B: ______________________________!

a) Neither do John’s

b) Either John’s

c) Nor have John’s

d) Neither has John’s

e) Neither does John.

17. She doesn’t like pop-music but all the other people ________.

a) don’t

b) does

c) do

d) doesn’t

e) didn’t

18. He pays attention to the teacher’s words

____________________ everybody.

a) So do

b) Neither does

c) Nor doesn’t

d) So does

e) So has

19. Henry raises his voice, ________________________?

a) did he

b) does he

c) doesn’t he

d) didn’t he

e) did he not?

20. The book cost a lot of money, ___________________?

a) don’t it

b) doesn’t

c) didn’t it

d) does it

e) do it.

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