Auxiliary Verbs
Question Tags, Short Answers, and Response Questions
Verb Tenses: Time
Verb Tenses: Aspect
Active and Passive
100
Name the three auxiliary verbs in English.
Be, Do, and Have
100
Is this a question tag, short answer, or response question: "Did they have a good time?" "Yes, they did."
Short Answer
100
Name the three time tenses.
Past, Present, and Future
100
What are the three aspect tenses?
simple, continuous, and perfect
100
Change this active sentence into an passive sentence: People drive cars everyday.
Cars are driven everyday
200
What do we use auxiliary 'be' for?
To make continuous sentences
200
True or False: In a question tag, if the the first part of the sentence is negative, then the second part must be negative as well.
False (it must be positive)
200
"Canadians love hockey" is an example of which time tense?
Present
200
True or False: Actions in the simple aspect or complete.
True
200
Name one of the four reasons we use the passive
1. The subject/agent is not important 2. The subject/agent is unknown 3. The subject/agent is obvious 4. The object is more important than the subject
300
Give both reasons for using auxiliary 'do' in English sentences.
1. To make questions 2. To make negative sentences
300
What is the reason for someone to use a reply question?
To show surprise for the information
300
True or False: When making the future tense, we change the main verb.
False (we add 'will' or 'are going to' etc. to the sentence)
300
True or False: The action in this sentence is complete. The boy was playing video games when I turned off the TV.
False (for the time, the action wasn't finished)
300
True or False: We must include 'by + subject' at the end of passive sentences.
False (it is fine but usually unnecessary, except in the 'object is more important' case)
400
Explain why this sentence is incorrect: "I'd got $20."
You can't use the 'have got' construction in past tense.
400
Fill in this sentence: “People your age in my country aren't as mature as you.” “_______?”
They aren't/Aren't they
400
True or False: The sentence "My plane arrives tomorrow evening," is an example of a present tense having a future meaning.
True
400
Explain why this sentence is incorrect: She is really believing in ghosts.
'Believe' is a stative verb and they are almost never in the continuous
400
You want to make this passive sentence active; would you use 'you', 'we', or 'they'? Soccer is played in my country all year round.
We
500
Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb: They _______ tied the knot yet. (negative)
Haven't
500
Fill in this sentence: “She has a housekeeper, _______?”
doesn't she?
500
Make a present,past, and future tense sentence using the following word: She (try) to eat breakfast everyday.
tries,tried,will try/going to try
500
Why do we use the perfect aspect?
The exact time of the action is either unknown or unimportant.
500
Why would you want to change this sentence into the passive form? Workers will improve the sedan's design next year.
The subject/agent is already known/understood
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