This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Auxiliary and Modal Verbs – Shall, Should”.
1. Choose whether true or false.
Shall cannot be used in the second and third person.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: ‘Shall’ is sometimes used in the second and third person. It is usually used to express a command or an order. It is not very common in modern English.
2. Which of the following is not true for ‘should’?
a) It is used as a polite form of ‘want’
b) It is used to express duty or obligation
c) It is used after a wish to express a strong desire.
d) It is used in clauses of condition to express a supposition that may not be true.
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Explanation: ‘Should’ is often used to express obligation, as a polite form of desire, and to express false supposition. ‘Would’ is used after a wish to express a strong desire.
3. Fill in the correct form of auxiliary.
You ______________ listen to your parents’ advice. They have your best interest at heart.
a) will
b) should
c) shall
d) would
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Explanation: ‘Should’ can be used in all persons to express an obligation. In some cases, it is used along with the past infinitive to indicate a past obligation that was not fulfilled.
4. Which of the following statements is incorrect in the case of ‘shall’?
a) Used for expressing pure future tense
b) Used in command, a promise or a threat
c) Used to express characteristic habit
d) Used in interrogative sentences to ask the will of the person addressed
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Explanation: ‘Shall’ is used to express a pure future, as a command and in an interrogative sentence. ‘Will’ is used to express a characteristic habit.
5. Choose the correct auxiliary verb.
You ______________ face the repercussions for this treachery you committed.
a) will
b) shall
c) should
d) would
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Explanation: ‘Shall’ is used in the second and third person in some cases. This is done when the speaker wishes to issue a command, make a promise, or give a threat.
6. What is the correct auxiliary verb for this sentence?
Where ______________ we go this weekend to celebrate your promotion?
a) shall
b) should
c) would
d) will
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Explanation: Questions containing the auxiliary ‘shall’ are commonly used to ask the will of the person the question is aimed at. In this case, the question is being asked to find out the other person’s opinion or suggestion.
7. Pick the correct helping verb.
You ______________ more vary of whom you trust.
a) should have been
b) shall have been
c) should have been
d) shall have been
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Explanation: ‘Should’ can be used to give a suggestion or express an opinion. It can also be used with the perfect infinitive which is used to indicate a past obligation which was left unfulfilled.
8. Choose the correct auxiliary to fill in the blank.
If my father ______________ hear of this, he will be furious.
a) shall
b) would
c) will
d) should
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Explanation: ‘Should’ is often used in clauses of condition. In that case, it is used to express a supposition that may not be true. It is a slightly rarer used condition of the verb.
9. What is the correct helping verb?
You ______________ for my orders to continue with the project.
a) should wait
b) shall wait
c) will wait
d) would wait
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Explanation: ‘Shall’ is sometimes used in the second and third person, although not very common. It is used to express a command or order to another person.
10. Which auxiliary will best fit the sentence below?
I ______________ like to host a housewarming party once we move into our new house.
a) will
b) shall
c) would
d) should
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Explanation: Although a rarer form of usage, ‘should like’ is used as a polite form of ‘want’. In most cases, ‘would like’ is used instead of ‘should like’.
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