9. Auxiliary verbs

Answer the following questions (a) in the affirmative (b) in the  negative, in each case 

   repeating the auxiliary and using a pronoun as subject.

   Do you need this? ~ Yes, I do/No, I don't.
   Can Tom swim? - Yes, he can/No, he can't.

   Note also:

   Is that Bill? ~ Yes, it is/No, it isn't.
   Will there be time? ~ Yes, there will/No, there won't.

   Use needn't in 7 and 15. Use must in 26 and 35.

1  Is the water deep?

2  Do you know the way?

3  Can you swim?

4  Does he come every day?

5  Is that Tom over there?

6  Are you Tom's brother?

7  Must you go?

8  Are you enjoying yourselves?

9  Did he see you?

10  Would Ј10 be enough?

11  May I borrow your car?
12  Is this the front of the queue?

13  Will she be there?

14  Do you play cards?

15  Should I tell the police?

16  Can you cook?

17  Are you ready?

18  Could women join the club?

19  Is your name Pitt?

20  Were they frightened?

21  Will his mother be there?

22  Ought I to get a new one?

23  Should I tell him the truth?

24 Was the driver killed?

25 Have you any money?

26 Need we finish the exercise?

27 Used he to ride in races?

28 Would you like to see him?

29 Is this yours?

30 Do you want it?

31 Can I take it?

32 Will you bring it back tomorrow?

33 Are you free this evening?

34 Am I in your way?

35 Need I wear a tie?

36 Was that Bill on the phone?

Answer

Exercise 9 (Affirmative answers all begin with Yes + the first of the answers given. Negative answers all begin with No + the second of the answers given.)

1 Yes, it is. No, it isn't. 2 I do/don't 3 I can/can't 4 he does/doesn't 5 it is/isn't 6 I am/I'm not 7 I must/needn't 8 we are/aren't 9 he did/didn't 10 it would/wouldn't II you may/mayn't 12 it is/isn't 13 she will/won't 14 I do/don't 15 you should/shouldn't 16 I can/can't 17

I am/I'm not 18 they could/couldn't 19 it is/isn't 20 they were/weren't 21 she will/won't

22 you ought/oughtn't 23 you should/shouldn't 24 he was/wasn't 25 I have/haven't 26 we must/needn't 27 he did/didn't 28 I would/wouldn't 29 it is/isn't 30 I do/don't

31 you can/can't 32 I will/won't 33 I am/I'm not 34 you are/aren't 35 you must/needn't

36 it was/wasn't

 

8. Auxiliary verbs

Put the following verbs into the past tense. (Auxiliaries are used  both by themselves and 

   as part of certain forms and tenses of ordinary verbs.)

   Use had to as the past tense of must and didn't need as a past tense of needn't.

1  He isn't working hard.

2  She doesn't like cats.

3  I can't say anything.

4  We must read it carefully.

5  He won't help us.

6  He can lift it easily.

7  It isn't far from London.

8  Isn't it too heavy to carry?

9  He needn't pay at once.

10  He hopes that Tom will be there. (He hoped . . .)

11  How much does this cost?

12  He says that Ann may be there. (He said . . :)

13  How old is he?

14  Do you see any difference?

15  I do what I can.

16  How far can you swim?

17  I must change my shoes.

18  Tom dares not complain.

19  I don't dare (to) touch it.

20  Have you time to do it?

21  Are you frightened?

22  Must you pay for it yourself?

23  The letter needn't be typed.

24  We hope that he'll come. (We hoped. . .)

25  He says that she may not be in time. (He said that she . . .)

26  Do you understand what he is saying? I don't.

27  There are accidents every day at these crossroads.

28  She thinks that it may cost Ј100. (She thought that it . . .)

29  Doesn't Mr Pitt know your address?

30  They aren't expecting me, are they?

31  He thinks that the snakes may be dangerous, (see 28)

32  She wants to know if she can borrow the car. (She wanted to know  if...)

33  Can't you manage on Ј100 a week?

34  Tom is certain that he will win.

35  Can you read the notice? No, I can't.

36  I don't think that the bull will attack us.

 ANSWER

Exercise8  I wasn't 2 didn't 3 couldn't 4 had to 5 wouldn't 6 could 7 wasn't 8 wasn't

9 didn't need to 10 hoped that Tom would 11 did 12 said that Ann might 13 was 14 did 15 did... could 16 could 17 had to 18 dared 19 didn't 20 had 21 were 22 Had you to/Did you have to 23 didn't need to 24 hoped, he'd 25 might 26 Did you understand . . . he was saying? I didn't 27 were 28 might 29 didn't 30 weren't, were 31 thought, might 32 wanted . . . if she could 33 couldn't 34 was, would 35 could, couldn't 36 didn't, would.