ENGLISH GRAMMAR - TO BE / TO DO / TO HAVE (AUXILARY / HELPING VERBS)

 

AUXILIARY VERB OR HELPING VERB

Helping Verbs / Auxiliary verbs are used to enhance a main verb’s meaning by giving us more information about its tense.

 

“BE” FORM VERBS

AM / ARE/ IS/ WAS / WERE

The verb ‘be’ is used as an auxiliary verb and it can also be used as a main verb. It has eight different forms: be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been.

 

PRESENT TENSE

I am fine.

We are fine.

You are fine.

You are fine.

He is fine.

She is fine.

It is fine.

They are fine.

 

PAST TENSE

I was smart.

We were smart.

You were smart.

You were smart.

He was smart.

She was smart.

It was smart.

They were smart.

 

CONTRACTION FORMS

I’ m good.

We’re good.

You’re good.

You’re good.

He’s good.

She’s good.

It’s good.

They’re good.

 

NEGATIVE FORMS 

I’m not bad.

We’re not bad.

You aren’t bad.

You aren’t bad.

He isn’t bad.

She isn’t bad.

It isn’t bad.

They aren’t bad.

 

I wasn’t bad.

We weren’t bad.

You weren’t bad.

You weren’t bad.

He wasn’t bad.

She wasn’t bad.

It wasn’t bad.

They weren’t bad.

INTERROGATIVE FORMS

Am I fat?

Are we fat?

Are you fat?

Are you fat?

Is he fat?

Is she fat?

Is it fat?

Are they fat?

 

Was I super?

Were we super?

Were you super?

Were you super?

Was he super?

Was she super?

Was it super?

Were they super?

 

INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE FORMS

Am not I great?

Aren’t we great?

Aren’t you great?

Aren’t you great?

Isn’t he great?

Isn’t she great?

Isn’t it great?

Aren’t they great?

 

Wasn’t I lazy?

Weren’t we lazy?

Weren’t you lazy?

Weren’t you lazy?

Wasn’t he lazy?

Wasn’t she lazy?

Wasn’t it lazy?

Weren’t they lazy?

 

HAVE FORM VERBS

HAS / HAVE / HAD

The verb ‘have’ has the forms: have, has, had, and having. The base form of the verb is ‘have’. The present participle is ‘having’. The past tense and past participle form is ‘had’.

 

PRESENT TENSE

I have eaten cake.

We have eaten cake.

You have eaten cake.

You have eaten cake.

He has eaten cake.

She has eaten cake.

It has eaten cake.

They have eaten cake.

 

PAST TENSE

I had painted vase.

We had painted vase.

You had painted vase.

You had painted vase.

He had painted vase.

She had painted vase.

It had painted vase.

They had painted vase.

 

CONTRACTION FORMS

I’ve watered plants.

We’ve watered plants.

You’ve watered plants.

You’ve watered plants.

He’s watered plants.

She’s watered plants.

It’s watered plants.

They’ve watered plants.

 

I’d designed building.

We’d designed building.

You’d designed building.

You’d designed building.

He’d designed building.

She’d designed building.

It’d designed building.

They’d designed building.

 

NEGATIVE FORMS

I haven’t broken frame.

We haven’t broken frame.

You haven’t broken frame.

You haven’t broken frame.

He hasn’t broken frame.

She hasn’t broken frame.

It hasn’t broken frame.

They haven’t broken frame.

 

I hadn’t disturbed class.

We hadn’t disturbed class.

You hadn’t disturbed class.

You hadn’t disturbed class.

He hadn’t disturbed class.

She hadn’t disturbed class.

It hadn’t disturbed class.

They hadn’t disturbed class.

 

INTERROGATIVE FORMS

Have I plucked flowers?

Have we plucked flowers?

Have you plucked flowers?

Have you plucked flowers?

Has he plucked flowers?

Has she plucked flowers?

Has it plucked flowers?

Have they plucked flowers?

 

Had I caught fish?

Had we caught fish?

Had you caught fish?

Had you caught fish?

Had he caught fish?

Had she caught fish?

Had it caught fish?

Had they caught fish?

 

INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE FORMS

Haven’t I written exam?

Haven’t we written exam?

Haven’t you written exam?

Haven’t you written exam?

Hasn’t he written exam?

Hasn’t she written exam?

Hasn’t it written exam?

Haven’t they written exam?

 

Hadn’t I bought BMW?

Hadn’t we bought BMW?

Hadn’t you bought BMW?

Hadn’t you bought BMW?

Hadn’t he bought BMW?

Hadn’t she bought BMW?

Hadn’t it bought BMW?

Hadn’t they bought BMW?

 

DO FORM VERBS

DO / DOES / DID

The verb ‘do’ is used as an auxiliary verb. The verb ‘do’ is irregular. It has five different forms: do, does, doing, did, done. The base form of the verb is ‘do’.

 

PRESENT TENSE

I do go to market.

We do go to market.

You do go to market.

You do go to market.

He does go to market.

She does go to market.

It does go to market.

They do go to market.

 

PAST TENSE

I did complete my assignment.

We did complete my assignment.

You did complete my assignment.

You did complete my assignment.

He did complete my assignment.

She did complete my assignment.

It did complete my assignment.

They did complete my assignment.

 

NEGATIVE FORMS

I don’t play chess.

We don’t play chess.

You don’t play chess.

You don’t play chess.

He doesn’t play chess.

She doesn’t play chess.

It doesn’t play chess.

They don’t play chess.

 

I didn’t sing song.

We didn’t sing song.

You didn’t sing song.

You didn’t sing song.

He didn’t sing song.

She didn’t sing song.

It didn’t sing song.

They didn’t sing song.

 

INTERROGATIVE FORMS

Do I speak English?

Do we speak English?

Do you speak English?

Do you speak English?

Does he speak English?

Does she speak English?

Does it speak English?

Do they speak English?

 

Did I miss train?

Did we miss train?

Did you miss train?

Did you miss train?

Did he miss train?

Did she miss train?

Did it miss train?

Did they miss train?

 

INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE FORMS

Don’t I collect coins?

Don’t we collect coins?

Don’t you collect coins?

Don’t you collect coins?

Doesn’t he collect coins?

Doesn’t she collect coins?

Doesn’t it collect coins?

Don’t they collect coins?

 

Did I deliver luggage?

Did we deliver luggage?

Did you deliver luggage?

Did you deliver luggage?

Did he deliver luggage?

Did she deliver luggage?

Did it deliver luggage?

Did they deliver luggage?