Auxiliary Verbs for beginners
Auxiliary verbs help the main verb to express tense or voice or help make questions and negative sentences. That's why they're also called 'helping verbs'.
What Are Auxiliary Verbs?
using the auxiliary verb 'be'
Be
Be Question Forms
If the main verb of the sentence is 'to be', the question form is:
| Statement | Question |
|---|---|
| I am Adam. | Am I Adam? |
| He is a doctor. | Is he a doctor? |
If the sentence has a main verb and the auxiliary verb is 'to be', the question form is:
| Statement | Question |
|---|---|
| We are staying at the hotel. |
|
| He is watching television. |
|
Be Negative Form
To be in the negative form has this structure:
| Statement | Negative | Short Form |
|---|---|---|
| I am Ken. | I am not Ken. | - |
| She is happy. | She is not happy. |
She |
| We are lawyers. | We are not lawyers. |
We |
Do
Do is an irregular verb. It has different forms:
| Subject | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| I/We/You/They | do/don't | did/didn't |
| He/She/It | does/doesn't | did |
| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|---|
| Doing | done |
Have
Have is an irregular verb. It has three different forms:
| Subject | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| I/We/You/They | have/haven't | had/hadn't |
| He/She/It | has/hasn't | had |
| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|---|
| Having | had |
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