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1. 1.

   Identify whether the highlighted verbs are main verbs (M) or auxiliary verbs (A).

   1. He felt a sharp pain.                                                  M  
   2. They climbed the stairs two steps at a time
   3. I have visited the Taj Mahal.
   4. She took some time to decide.
   5. Dev doesn't know the way from here.
   6. She was shivering from the cold.
   7. Henrick works very hard all week.
   8. I ride to school most days.
2. 2.

   Complete these sentences with the correct forms of be and have. You can use the pictures for help.

   1. Chanda    was    working the whole morning.
   2. She __________ finished her work at last.
   3. She __________ feeling very tired now.
   4. She __________ getting ready to go home.
   5. Oh dear! She ___________ missed the bus. Poor Chanda!
3. 3.

   Rewrite these sentences or questions in the correct order.

   1. have / you / Do / pens, / any / ? / please
      Do you have any pens, please?
   2. you / Do / or / an ink pen / a ballpoint pen / ? / want
   3. looking / ballpoint / I / for / a / pen /. / am
   4. you / colour / want / ? / What / do
   5. of colours / do / pens / . / in / We / a variety / have
4. 4.

   Choose the correct form of the auxiliary verbs be, do and have to complete these sentences.

   1. Amrita __did__ not want to stay at home.
      1. does
      2. did
      3. do
   2. We ________ preparing lunch now.
      1. is
      2. were
      3. are
   3. Diya _________ spoken to her friend.
      1. have
      2. has
      3. are
   4. They _________ know the way to the theatre.
      1. does
      2. do
      3. have
   5. _________ your grandmother live in Delhi?
      1. Has
      2. Does
      3. Was
   6. She _________ memorised the poem.
      1. does
      2. was
      3. has
   7. Sameer _________ know the truth.
      1. do
      2. were
      3. does
   8. _________ she stopped painting these days?
      1. Are
      2. Has
      3. Have
5. 5.

   Complete this passage. Use the auxiliary verbs be, do and have appropriately to form the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.

   I (1)  have known   (know) quite a few absent-minded people, but none so amusingly absent-minded as my English teacher at St Alban's. (2) ____________ you (3) ___________ (know) what happened one day? I think I (4) ____________ (study) in the eighth standard. One day, he (5) ___________ (wear) a black shoe on his left foot and a brown one on the right! And he (6) ___________ (smile) so charmingly when we pointed this out to him. "Sorry, boys," he said, and then calmly transferred the brown shoe to his left foot and the black shoe to his right.

6. 6.

   Use the verbs from the box as main verbs or auxiliary verbs to complete this passage. Change their forms as necessary. You may have to use some verbs more than once.

   be

   have

   get

   live

   take

   enjoy

    

   Last month, sixty students from our school (1)    had    gone on a trip to Ooty. The hill station (2) ________ at a height of 7,349 feet above sea level in the Nilgiris district. We (3) __________ to visit many beautiful tourist spots there. The district (4) ___________ many ancient tribes, including the Todas and Irulas who (5) ___________ there. We (6) ___________ the trip very much. On our way back, we the hill train.