Have and do are primary auxiliaries. Can you use them correctly? Test your understanding with this grammar exercise.

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of have or do.

1. We ……………. not got anything left.

2. She ……………… not know what she is doing.

3. What …………… you do then?

4. I ……………. nothing.

5. I …………. got an appointment in the evening.

6. ……………… you work on Sundays?

7. We ……………. meetings on Fridays.

8. We ……………. not work on Saturday.

9. …………… you like him?

10. …………….. he understand the importance of being punctual?

11. We ……………… not have anyone to help us.

12. We ……………. not got anyone to help us.

13. I …………… not know his address.

14. I …………….. not got his address.

Answers

1. We have not got anything left.

2. She does not know what she is doing.

3. What did you do then?

4. I did nothing. (The sentence ‘I have nothing’ is also possible but it has a different meaning.)

5. I have got an appointment in the evening.

6. Do you work on Sundays?

7. We have meetings on Fridays.

8. We do not work on Saturday.

9. Do you like him?

10. Does he understand the importance of being punctual?

11. We do not have anyone to help us.

12. We have not got anyone to help us.

13. I do not know his address.

14. I have not got his address.