I ___ understand your concern. (emphatic present)
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: do
Completed sentence: I do understand your concern. (emphatic present) Auxiliaries form questions, negatives, emphasis and short responses. Do can emphasise a simple-tense statement; so/neither use inversion for agreement. Repeat the appropriate first auxiliary rather than the entire verb phrase.
She can swim, and so ___ I.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: can
Completed sentence: She can swim, and so can I. Auxiliaries form questions, negatives, emphasis and short responses. Do can emphasise a simple-tense statement; so/neither use inversion for agreement. Repeat the appropriate first auxiliary rather than the entire verb phrase.
You haven't finished, ___ you?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: have
Completed sentence: You haven't finished, have you? Auxiliaries form questions, negatives, emphasis and short responses. Do can emphasise a simple-tense statement; so/neither use inversion for agreement. Repeat the appropriate first auxiliary rather than the entire verb phrase.
He doesn't drive, but I ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: do
Completed sentence: He doesn't drive, but I do. Auxiliaries form questions, negatives, emphasis and short responses. Do can emphasise a simple-tense statement; so/neither use inversion for agreement. Repeat the appropriate first auxiliary rather than the entire verb phrase.
Was she working? Yes, she ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: was
Completed sentence: Was she working? Yes, she was. Auxiliaries form questions, negatives, emphasis and short responses. Do can emphasise a simple-tense statement; so/neither use inversion for agreement. Repeat the appropriate first auxiliary rather than the entire verb phrase.
