Tricky Question Structures & Auxiliaries
Reorder to make a correct question: (does / long / take / how / it / get / to / there?)
How long does it take to get there?
Choose the correct connector: "_______ the tickets were very expensive, they sold out in an hour." (So / Because / Although)
"Although"
Complete the First Conditional sentence: "If you _______ (not hurry), we _______ (miss) the flight."
"don't hurry / will miss"
Choose the modal meaning 'It is not necessary': "You _______ pay. Entrance is free!" (mustn't / don't have to)
"don't have to"
What is the adjective opposite of generous?
"mean"
Complete the question without an auxiliary: "Which famous artist _______ (paint) 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy'?"
painted
Put the verbs in the correct past tenses: "While I _______ (walk) home, I _______ (lose) my keys."
"was walking / lost"
Complete the offer using I'll or Shall I: "I'm very cold. _______ turn off the air conditioning?"
"Shall I"
Complete with an infinitive or gerund: "It is very important _______ (not be) late for an interview."
"not to be"
Fill in the blank with a possessive pronoun: "This isn't my bag. Is it _______ (you)?"
"yours"
Identify and correct the mistake: "Where you were going when I saw you yesterday?"
Where were you going...?
Rewrite these two sentences as one using so: "I didn't have any breakfast because I didn't have time."
"I didn't have time, so I didn't have any breakfast"
Choose the correct future form for an arrangement: "I _______ (meet) my boss at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow."
"am meeting" (or "am going to meet")
Give advice using should: A: "I can't sleep at night." B: "You _______ drink coffee in the evening."
"shouldn't"
Differentiate between these two confusing verbs: "Can you _______ me £20?" vs. "Can I _______ £20 from you?"
"lend" and "borrow"
Which question is correct?
A) What kind of music likes your girlfriend?
B) What kind of music does your girlfriend like?
B ("What kind of music does your girlfriend like?")
Complete with the correct past continuous form: "What _______ (they / do) at 11:00 p.m. last night when you called?"
"were they doing"
Make a pessimistic prediction: A: "We are going to drive to the city centre." B: "You _______ (not find) a parking space."
"won't find"
Complete with an infinitive or gerund: "I really enjoy _______ (swim) in the sea during summer."
"swimming"
Complete the sentence with an indefinite pronoun: "I knocked on the door, but _______ answered."
"nobody" (or "no one")
Fill in the blank using a defining relative pronoun: "A barista is a person _______ works in a coffee bar."
"who" (or "that")
Explain the grammar difference: "I lived in Venice for two years" vs. "I've lived in Venice for two years."
"Lived = completed past action in the past (Past Simple); Have lived = started in the past and continues now (Present Perfect)"
Complete with a phrasal verb: "When you borrow money, you must promise to _______ it _______."
"pay (it) back"
Complete with a modal verb showing prohibition: "You _______ drive faster than the speed limit."
"mustn't"
What phrasal verb means 'to return an item to a shop'?
"take (something) back"