Position of Adverbs Questions and Answers – Have to/Used to

This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Position of Adverbs – Have to/Used to”.

1. Find out the adverb in the sentence.

I used to work slowly.

a) I
b) used to
c) work
d) slowly
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Answer: d
Explanation: The word ‘slowly’ is used as an adverb. It is an Adverb of manner and describes how I used to work. The phrase ‘used to’ refers to action that was done in the past not anymore.

2. Find out the adverb in the sentence.

Children have to go to school daily.
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a) Children
b) have to
c) daily
d) school
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Answer: c
Explanation: The word ‘daily’ is used as an adverb. The phrase ‘have to’ is not an auxiliary verb, it uses the auxiliary verb ‘have’ as the main verb. The verb ‘have’ should be positioned before the infinitive (to + verb in simple present tense).

3. Find out the adverb in the sentence.

Those two mem used to work extremely hard.

a) Those
b) extremely
c) am
d) mentor
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Answer: a
Explanation: The word ‘extremely’ is used as an adverb. It is an Adverb of degree. It describes how much hard they used to work. The phrase ‘used to’ refers to action that was done in the past not anymore.

4. Find out the adverb in the sentence.

My Grandpa used to do exercises daily.
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a) My Grandpa
b) used to
c) do
d) daily
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Answer: d
Explanation: The word ‘daily’ is used as an adverb. The phrase ‘used to’ refers to action that was done in the past not anymore. The word ‘daily’ is an Adverb of Frequency. It describes how usually his grandpa used to do exercises.

5. Find out the adverb in the sentence.

They have to leave early.
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a) They
b) early
c) have to
d) leave
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Answer: b
Explanation: The word ‘early’ is used as an Adverb. It is an Adverb of Time and describes when they have to leave. The phrase ‘have to’ can be used in all tenses. For example:
Nikhil has to wear a tie at work.
She had to complete reading the book in an hour.

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