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English Grammar Practice Test: Auxiliary and Modal Verbs
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Auxiliary and Modal Verbs include: be, have, do, can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, ought to, used to, need, and dare. Auxiliary verbs affect the mood, tense, or voice of a main verb. Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb that express possibility, capability, willingness, or permission.  Here are some examples of auxiliary verbs: Be: am, is, are, was, were, been, being Have: have, has, had Do: do, does, did Will: I will call you later Shall: Shall we go to the park?   Modal verbs are also known as modal auxiliaries. They are used when making requests, asking... Show more
English Grammar Practice Test: Auxiliary and Modal Verbs
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25 Questions

1. Which of the following is incorrect about ‘may’?
2. Use the correct form of ‘be’.
The Garden City ______________ ruined by the cutting down of trees.
3. Fill in the correct verb form.
______________ borrow your book for a couple of days?
4. Use a suitable modal verb to fill in the blank.
________ you solve this problem?
5. Which of the following is incorrect about ‘could’?
6. Among the sentences given below, select the one which uses a modal verb.
7. Which of the following is not a form of the auxiliary verb ‘be’?
8. Choose the correct auxiliary to fill in the blank.
If my father ______________ hear of this, he will be furious.
9. Fill the correct form of helping verb in the blank.
I ______________ make all the arrangement for the conference at a short notice.
10. Which helping verb fits best?
You ______________ exert yourself so much over such a simple task.
11. Fill in the correct form of ‘be’.
He said that he ______________ a little late to the party.
12. Pick out the incorrect usage of the helping verb.
13. Modal verbs are used before ordinary verbs to express meanings such as permission, possibility and certainty.
14. Which verb best fits the sentence given?
All that glitters ______________ be gold.
15. Use a suitable verb for the blank from the options below.
Youngsters ________ obey the traffic rules and regulations.
16. Pick the incorrect statement out of the following.
17. Choose the correct choice of verb.
They ______________ have gone to Malaysia last month but had to postpone the trip till January.
18. Choose the correct helping verb to fit in the blank.
You ______________ to rent the room for the weekend, I suppose.
19. Fill in the correct helping verb.
I ______________ lift 60kgs effortlessly at the gym.
20. Fill in the correct form of the auxiliary.
They ______________ leave right away if they want to reach home in time.
21. What is the correct helping verb?
You ______________ for my orders to continue with the project.
22. Pick the correct helping verb.
You ______________ more vary of whom you trust.
23. Which of the following options is suitable for the blank?
Sai _______ talk about nothing but football.
24. Which of the following auxiliaries is correct for the statement?
You ______________ better than to trust a liar like that.
25. Pick the correct statement.