This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Auxiliary and Modal Verbs – Will, Would”.
1. For which of the following is ‘will’ not used?
a) To express one’s will or preference
b) To depict a characteristic habit
c) For assumption or probability
d) To express duty or obligation
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Explanation: ‘Will’ is used to express volition, a characteristic habit or an assumption. ‘Should’ is used in all persons to express duty or obligation.
2. State whether true or false.
‘Would you’ is a polite form of ‘will you’.
a) False
b) True
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Explanation: ‘Would’ is commonly considered to be or used as the past equivalent of ‘will’. In some cases, like ‘would you’, it is a polite form of ‘will you’.
3. Choose the correct helping verb to fit in the blank.
You ______________ to rent the room for the weekend, I suppose.
a) shall want
b) would want
c) will want
d) should want
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Explanation: ‘Will’ is used to express an assumption the speaker may be making. It is also used to express the probability of the occurrence of a certain event or action.
4. Choose the incorrect statement.
a) I am will to take you to the train station.
b) I will try not to make this mistake next time.
c) I will work hard and do better in the next exam.
d) I will accompany you to church on Sunday morning.
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Explanation: The correct helping verb sentence structure is auxiliary + main verb. Here, the verb structure is incorrect in ‘I am will to take you to the train station’. The correct answer would be ‘I will take you to the train station’.
5. Pick the correct auxiliary.
Sam ______________ his promise and drink again next time.
a) willingly break
b) will break
c) will have broken
d) willing to break
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Explanation: The auxiliary ‘will’ is very often used to describe a characteristic trait or habit. Here, the sentence talks about a person’s trait of breaking promises. Hence, ‘will break’ is the correct option.
6. Fill in the black with the correct verb.
______________ have dinner with me tonight?
a) would you
b) willingly you
c) will you
d) shall you
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Explanation: ‘Will’ is sometimes used in an interrogative sentence. It is used to provide an invitation or as a form of request for a particular action or object.
7. Which of the following is the incorrect statement?
a) I wish you would not lie so often.
b) I would like to help her with her project.
c) Joe would sit for hours engrossed in her book.
d) Would I open the door for you?
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Explanation: ‘Would’ is very rarely used in interrogative sentences. It is more commonly used to describe a past habit, a strong desire or as a polite form of ‘want’.
8. Choose the correct auxiliary.
Gary said he ______________ thirty-five next year.
a) will be
b) would be
c) should be
d) shall be
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Explanation: Would is used as a past equivalent of will. It is used to express something that was said in the past but is regarding the future.
9. What is the correct helping verb for the following sentence?
______________ kind enough to point me in the direction of the principal’s office?
a) Will you be
b) Will you
c) Would you be
d) Would you
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Explanation: It is known that ‘would’ is the past equivalent of ‘will’. But in some cases, it is also used as a more polite form of ‘will’. This is done when the speaker is requesting something.
10. Which of the following is the correct helping verb for the sentence?
I expected that ______________ bring me something from your trip.
a) you should
b) you would
c) you shall
d) you will
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Explanation: ‘Would’ is often used as the past equivalent of ‘will’ This is done to express a past wish, habit or to request something from another person.
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