{"id":73704,"date":"2020-04-04T05:32:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T05:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73704"},"modified":"2024-08-02T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T16:59:37","slug":"primary-auxiliary-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/primary-auxiliary-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Auxiliary Verbs | B1 &#8211; B2 Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are three types of primary auxiliaries. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be &#8211; is, am, are, was, were<\/li><li>Have &#8211; has, have, had<\/li><li>Do &#8211; do, does and did<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary auxiliaries are used with the present participle (ing form) and the past participle of other verbs to form continuous and perfect tense forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with an appropriate primary auxiliary verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. not eat fish.<\/li><li>You &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; not given me my money back.<\/li><li>They &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; not returned from work yet.<\/li><li>The weather &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. quite good today.<\/li><li>She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. a rich landlady.<\/li><li>The students &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; excited about the picnic.<\/li><li>I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. finished packing.<\/li><li>We &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. leaving in the morning.<\/li><li>It &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. snowing hard.<\/li><li>The birds &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. chirping and the sun &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. shining when I got out in the morning.<\/li><li>House prices &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; fallen due to recession.<\/li><li>The poor woman &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; hungry and thirsty.<\/li><li>I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; picking apples.<\/li><li>The doctor &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. examining the patient.<\/li><li>The man &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. arrested for stealing money.<\/li><li>I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; disheartened by the loss.<\/li><li>The cat &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. startled by the horn.<\/li><li>It &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. getting dark.<\/li><li>The night &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. cold and dark.<\/li><li>I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. afraid to be alone.<\/li><li>She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. not interested in cooking.<\/li><li>I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. not trust him. <\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; you received my letter?<\/li><li>I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. not post the letter.<\/li><li>She &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. agreed to come.<\/li><li>Oily food &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; not agree with me. <\/li><li>I &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. interviewed by the manager.<\/li><li>They &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. cancelled the outing. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>does, 2. have, 3. have, 4. is, 5. is, 6. are, 7. have, 8. are, 9. is, 10. were, was, 11. have, 12. is\/was, 13. am, 14. is, 15. was, 16. was, 17. was, 18. is, 19. is\/was, 20. am, 21. is, 22. do, 23. have, 24. did, 25. has, 26. does, 27. was, 28. have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/auxiliary-verbs.htm\">Primary auxiliary verbs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are three types of primary auxiliaries. 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