Question

Which sentence incorrectly uses unnecessary auxiliaries?




We would meet after lunch.


The class was outside at noon.


The doors open at 08:00.


The temperature rose steadily.

Answer 1

"We would meet after lunch." is the one with an unnecessary auxiliary.

Explanation: "would" is a modal auxiliary. If you simply mean a past event, use "We met after lunch." (Keep "would" only if you mean habitual past or future-in-the-past: e.g. "When we were students, we would meet after lunch," or "He said we would meet after lunch.") The other sentences use verbs correctly ("was" as the main linking verb; present simple for a schedule; simple past for a change).