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How to Use Do, Be and Have as Auxiliary Verbs (A2 Grammar)
Exercises:
Choose the correct auxiliary verb to complete each sentence. (e.g., She ___ working from home today. → is)
EXAMPLE: A: Have you ever been to Japan? B: No, but I would love to go.
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She like spicy food at all. She always orders mild dishes.
2.
The Eiffel Tower in 1889 for the World Fair in Paris.
3.
A: you see the news last night? B: No, I went to bed early.
4.
They the old theatre right now. It should be finished by spring.
5.
She at the company for fifteen years. She knows everything about it.
6.
A: Where your brother work? B: He works at a hospital.
7.
I for the bus when it started to rain heavily.
8.
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A: she sent the report yet? B: Not yet. She is still working on it.
10.
He the exam on time. He needed another ten minutes.
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Practice Questions & Answers
All A2 questions for “How to Use Do, Be and Have as Auxiliary Verbs (A2 Grammar)”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.
Exercise 1: Do, Be or Have? – Fill in the Gap
1. A: _____ you ever been to Japan? B: No, but I would love to go.
- A. Have ✓
- B. Do
- C. Are
Answer: Have
Have for present perfect questions: Have you ever + past participle?
2. She _____ like spicy food at all. She always orders mild dishes.
- A. does not ✓
- B. is not
- C. has not
Answer: does not
Does not for present simple negative. Does not + base verb (like).
The Eiffel Tower _____ in 1889 for the World Fair in Paris.
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