Auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verbs

by Silvija Vlahovec

​BE, HAVE, DO

​BE

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​am, is, are

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​was, were

HAVE

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​have, has (he, she, it)

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​had

​DO

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​do, does (he, she, it)

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​did

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​Sadašnjost:

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​Prošlost:

​BE

​Ide s glagolima kojima dodajemo ING:

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​I AM working.

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​She WAS swimming. ​

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​They ARE going to cry.

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​NE: She WAS work

​HAVE

​Ide s glagolima iz treće kolone (pravilni dobivaju ED)

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​We HAVE travelled to Spain.

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​She HAS played the piano.

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​They HAD seen the film.

​DO

​Iza DO, DOES, DID ide goli glagol (bez nastavka)

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​Do you sleep well?

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​Does Martha go to school?

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​We did not pay him.

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​Did she call you?

​EXERCISE 1

​Fill in the blanks with AM, IS, ARE, DO or DOES

Fill in the Blanks

1) I am tired. I

not want to go out.

Fill in the Blanks

2) I'm not very tired. I

going out this evening. 

Fill in the Blanks

3) Gary

not working this week, he's on holiday.

Fill in the Blanks

4) My parents are usually at home. They

not go out very often. 

Fill in the Blanks

5) Nicole has travelled a lot, but she

not speak any foreign language.

Fill in the Blanks

6) Don't turn of the TV, we

watching it!

Fill in the Blanks

7) Lisa has invited me to her party, but I

not going.

​Exercise 2

​Write WAS, WERE, IS, ARE, HAVE, HAS

Fill in the Blanks

1) Joe

lost his passport. 

Fill in the Blanks

2)

you hinished your homework yet?

Fill in the Blanks

3) Where

you born?

Fill in the Blanks

4) What

you going to do with those scissors?

Fill in the Blanks

5) I

just made cofee.

Fill in the Blanks

6) Yesterday she

learning, when the electricity went off. 

Fill in the Blanks

7) We

bought a new car.

Fill in the Blanks

8) I

leaving. 

Fill in the Blanks

9)

she wearing her new dress?

Fill in the Blanks

It

not raining at the moment. 

​Exercise 3

​Choose the correct answer

Multiple Choice

1) __________ you like going to the cinema? 

• does

• are

• do

• was

Multiple Choice

We ___________ watching a film yesterday.

• are

• was

• were

• had

Multiple Choice

3. She __________ done her homework. 

• has

• have

• did

• was

Multiple Choice

4) Where _________ your shoes made?

• had

• was

• are

• were

Multiple Choice

5) __________ you go out last night? 

• do

• did

• are

• was

Multiple Choice

6) __________ Laura gone home?

• have

• was

• is

• has

Multiple Select

6) What time ________ she go? 

• is

• does

• do

• did

Multiple Choice

7) When _________ these houses built? 

• were

• did

• had

• are

Multiple Choice

8) _________ they arrived yet?

• had

• have

• are

• did

Multiple Choice

9) Why ________ you go home early last night? 

• do

• are

• did

• have

Multiple Choice

10) How long _________ they been married?

• did

• are

• were

• have

Multiple Choice

11) He __________ not going to pay.

• are

• is

• has

• does

Multiple Choice

12) James ________ not talk to me.

• do

• does

• is

• was

​Exercise 4

​Write the verb in brackets in the correct form.

Fill in the Blanks

1 I'm going to take an umbrella, it's

(RAIN)

Fill in the Blanks

2) Why are you so tired? Did you

(GO) to bed late?

Fill in the Blanks

3) Where are the chocolates? Have you

(EAT) them all? 

Fill in the Blanks

4) How is your new job? Are you

(ENJOY) it?

Fill in the Blanks

5) Kate has got a car, but she doesn't

(DRIVE) it very often. 

Fill in the Blanks

6) Lisa isn't at home. She has

(GO) away for a few days.

Fill in the Blanks

7) I don't

(UNDERSTAND), can you explain it to me once again? 

Fill in the Blanks

8) Mark is in his room. He is

(LISTEN) to music.

Fill in the Blanks

9) How do you

(OPEN) this window? 

Fill in the Blanks

10) Was he

(DO) the dishes when you called him?

​Matura practice - open close test

​Write the correct auxiliary verb

Open Ended

A) Yesterday I _________ (1) walking down the street when I saw a new shop. I _________ (2) not see it before, so I decided to take a look. Unfortunately, the shop ________ (3)  closed. I ______ (4) returned there today, but it still ______ (5)  not open, so I __________ (6) been there yet. 

Open Ended

B)__________ (1) you know that to be successful it ________ (2) more important to work hard than to ______ (3) talented? I __________ (4) not know that when I __________ (5) was a kid. I thought that talent in itself is enough to make it, so I __________ (6) not practice playing the piano, relying on my ability to learn quickly to pull me through. In time, it became obvious that my talent ________ (7) just not enough, and I stopped making progress. If only I had practiced more! I _________ (8) wasted so much time doing nothing.