Ellipsis with Auxiliaries and Infinitives —
Forms in Context.

Question 1

The receptionist has emailed the access code to every visitor, but the manager _____. Here, the missing words are has not emailed the access code to every visitor.

Options: doesn't, hasn't, haven't

Question 2

I expected the scanner to work, but it _____. This states the actual negative result of yesterday’s test, not a prediction.

Options: doesn't, don't, didn't

Question 3

Clara checks the alarm every evening, and I _____ too. Her neighbours no longer check theirs, but they _____ when they first moved in.

Options: do, does, doing, did

Question 4

At nine yesterday, Eva was checking tickets, but the other volunteers _____. Later, Eva was interviewed by the organiser, but the other volunteers _____.

Options: wasn't, weren't, didn't

Question 5

“Can both assistants unlock the store cupboard?” “Yes, they _____.” Complete the answer by confirming their ability.

Options: can, do, are

Question 6

“Were you nervous before the presentation?” “I _____, but my colleague was.” The speaker denies being nervous.

Options: didn't, weren't, wasn't

Question 7

“Has the technician been testing the new lights?” Both affirmative answers in _____ are possible without repeating testing the new lights.

Options: “She has” / “She has being”, “She has” / “She has been”, “She has been” / “She have”

Question 8

“Did you save a backup before deleting the folder?” “No, but I _____.” The speaker means that saving one was an unfulfilled obligation at that past moment.

Options: should, should have, should had

Question 9

In an ordinary written short answer: “Are you responsible for the bookings?” “Yes, _____.”

Options: I do, I'm, I am

Question 10

“Will you appeal against the decision?” “I haven’t decided yet, but I would like _____.”

Options: to, do, that

Question 11

After considering the matter, I made a firm decision against making a complaint: I decided _____. This is not merely a statement that no decision was made.

Options: to not, not to, not do

Question 12

“Are you looking forward to meeting the new team?” “Yes, I’m _____.”

Options: looking forward to, looking forward, looking forward to it

Question 13

I’m not the team leader, but I’d like _____. I wasn’t selected for the training course either, although I had expected _____.

Options: to being, to be, to been

Question 14

Use a perfect infinitive to emphasise completion by the deadline: “I haven’t checked every reference yet, but by Thursday I expect _____.”

Options: to had, to, to have

Question 15

With no further context, “Ruth updated her profile, and Daniel did too” can mean that Daniel updated _____.

Options: only Ruth’s profile, either Ruth’s profile or his own profile, only his own profile