Improve your English grammar by completing these auxiliary verb exercises, designed with French translations to support bilingual learning.

Auxiliary Verbs Exercise

The task is to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the auxiliary verbs in English. Below are the solutions along with explanations for each sentence.

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#### 1. I can ________ (do) it. (Je peux le faire.)
- Solution: I can do it.
- Explanation: The verb "can" is already an auxiliary verb, so the main verb "do" remains in its base form.

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#### 2. I ________ (be) ________ (cook) dinner. (Je prépare à dîner.)
- Solution: I am cooking dinner.
- Explanation: The French translation indicates a present continuous action ("prépare"), so the English equivalent uses "am" (auxiliary verb) + "cooking" (present participle).

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#### 3. I ________ (will) ________ (cook) dinner if you want. (Je préparerai le dîner si tu veux.)
- Solution: I will cook dinner if you want.
- Explanation: The French translation uses the future tense ("préparerai"), so the English equivalent uses "will" (auxiliary verb) + "cook" (base form).

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#### 4. ________ (do) you ________ (like) pizza? (Aimes-tu la pizza ?)
- Solution: Do you like pizza?
- Explanation: The French translation uses the present tense ("aimes"), so the English equivalent uses "do" (auxiliary verb) + "like" (main verb).

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#### 5. ________ (be) you ________ (come) to the meeting with me? (Tu viens à la réunion avec moi ?)
- Solution: Are you coming to the meeting with me?
- Explanation: The French translation uses the present continuous tense ("viens"), so the English equivalent uses "are" (auxiliary verb) + "coming" (present participle).

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#### 6. ________ (do) you ________ (come) to every meeting with me? (Tu viens à chaque réunion avec moi ?)
- Solution: Do you come to every meeting with me?
- Explanation: The French translation uses the present tense ("viens"), so the English equivalent uses "do" (auxiliary verb) + "come" (main verb).

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#### 7. When ________ (do) school ________ (start) this year? (Quand commence l'école cette année ?)
- Solution: When does school start this year?
- Explanation: The French translation uses the third-person singular present tense ("commence"), so the English equivalent uses "does" (auxiliary verb) + "start" (main verb).

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#### 8. How long ________ (have) you ________ (be) ________ (wait)? (Depuis combien de temps attends-tu ?)
- Solution: How long have you been waiting?
- Explanation: The French translation uses the present perfect continuous tense ("attends"), so the English equivalent uses "have" (auxiliary verb) + "been" (auxiliary verb) + "waiting" (present participle).

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#### 9. What ________ (do) they ________ (do) every year? (Que font-ils chaque année ?)
- Solution: What do they do every year?
- Explanation: The French translation uses the present tense ("font"), so the English equivalent uses "do" (auxiliary verb) + "do" (main verb).

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#### 10. What ________ (do) Marie-Lou ________ (do) on Monday mornings? (Qu'est-ce que Marie-Lou fait le lundi matin ?)
- Solution: What does Marie-Lou do on Monday mornings?
- Explanation: The French translation uses the third-person singular present tense ("fait"), so the English equivalent uses "does" (auxiliary verb) + "do" (main verb).

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#### 11. We had ________ (be) ________ (play) tennis for 2 hours when it started to rain. (Nous jouions au tennis depuis deux heures quand il a commencé à pleuvoir.)
- Solution: We had been playing tennis for 2 hours when it started to rain.
- Explanation: The French translation uses the past perfect continuous tense ("jouions"), so the English equivalent uses "had" (auxiliary verb) + "been" (auxiliary verb) + "playing" (present participle).

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#### 12. I can't ________ (have) ________ (do) it. (Je n'ai pas pu faire cela.)
- Solution: I can't have done it.
- Explanation: The French translation uses the past participle ("pu" + "faire"), so the English equivalent uses "have" (auxiliary verb) + "done" (past participle).

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#### 13. I would ________ (have) ________ (do) it. (Je l'aurais fait.)
- Solution: I would have done it.
- Explanation: The French translation uses the conditional perfect tense ("aurais"), so the English equivalent uses "would" (auxiliary verb) + "have" (auxiliary verb) + "done" (past participle).

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#### 14. I will have more free time after Christmas because I will ________ (have) ________ (finish) my project. (Je serai plus libre après Noël parce que j'aurai fini mon mémoire.)
- Solution: I will have more free time after Christmas because I will have finished my project.
- Explanation: The French translation uses the future perfect tense ("aurai"), so the English equivalent uses "will" (auxiliary verb) + "have" (auxiliary verb) + "finished" (past participle).

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Final Answers:

1. I can do it.
2. I am cooking dinner.
3. I will cook dinner if you want.
4. Do you like pizza?
5. Are you coming to the meeting with me?
6. Do you come to every meeting with me?
7. When does school start this year?
8. How long have you been waiting?
9. What do they do every year?
10. What does Marie-Lou do on Monday mornings?
11. We had been playing tennis for 2 hours when it started to rain.
12. I can't have done it.
13. I would have done it.
14. I will have more free time after Christmas because I will have finished my project.

Final Answer:
\boxed{
1. do, 2. am cooking, 3. will cook, 4. Do like, 5. Are coming, 6. Do come, 7. does start, 8. have been waiting, 9. do do, 10. does do, 11. been playing, 12. have done, 13. have done, 14. have finished
}