Auxiliary verb

The most common auxiliary verbs are "be," "do," and "have", and you may also use these verbs on their own

Probably the best known verb in the world: "To be or not to be...
Forms of To Be
Present Past was I Am Was Has/ had been Is/ was being Perfect Form Have/ had been Continuous Form Am/ was being

He/ she/ it

Is
are were Have / had / been Are/ were being

You/ we/ they

When used with the present participle of other verbs it describes actions that are or were still continuing - auxiliary verb be [+ ing form of the main verb].

Present Continuous (active)

I am being silly

You are being silly

He/she is being silly

It is being silly

We are being silly

They are being silly

Past Continuous (active)

I was being silly

You were being silly

He/She was being silly

It was being silly

We were being sillly

They were being silly

Am/are Question? Am I disturbing you?

Is Is this your coat?

Positive Answer
Negative Answer

Yes you are

No you are not Was / were

Yes it is
No it is not was Was that your old house? Yes it was No it was not

Question? Positive Answer Negative Answer

Was I disturbing you? Yes you were No you were not

Forms of to do

Present

Past

Perfect Form

Continuous Form Are / Were doing

I/ You/ We / They

Do

Did

Have / Had done

He/ She/ It

Does

Did

Has/ Had done

Is / Was doing

As an auxiliary verb do is used with a main verb when forming interrogative or negative sentences, or for adding emphasis. It is also called the dummy operator or dummy auxiliary.

As an auxiliary verb 'do' is always followed by the base form of the main verb (infinitive).

Do

Does

Question?

"Do you always take the bus to work?"

"Does she ever do her homework on time?"

Positive Answer

"Yes I do."

"Yes she does."

Negative Answer

"No I do not."

"No she does not."

When using the continuous tense do becomes doing and it doesn't change.
Doing Question? Positive Answer Negative Answer "Are you doing your homework?"
"Yes I am ." "No I'm not."

When using the simple past tense do becomes did and it doesn't change.

Did
Question? "Did you always take the bus to work?"
"Yes I did ."

Positive Answer
Negative Answer

"No I did not ."

When using the perfect tense do becomes done and it doesn't change.
Done
Question? "Have you done your homework?"

Positive Answer

"Yes I have ."

Negative Answer

"No I have not."

Have is one of the most common verbs in the English language. It functions in various ways.
Forms to Have

Present

Past

Continuous

I/ you/ we/ they

Have

Had

Having

He/ she/ it

Has

Had

Having

As a main verb to have implies the meaning of possession.

For example: I have a job. I have a car. "I don't have any time."
When it is used to indicate possession you can say "I have..." or you might see/ hear "I have got...".

When you are talking about actions, you only use "have".

1. I will go to Chicago after I finished my work here. a) has b) have c) Had 2. She . playing the piano when I entered her room. a) was b) is c) has

3. That is what he . not seem to understand. a) Did b) Does c) has

4. They .. say that they would pay up. a) Does b) do c) did

5. I will call you when dinner ready. a) Is b) Was c) Has 6. She asked where I . going. a) am b) was c) have

7. you know where John lives? a) Have b) do c) does

8. Before he community service, he went to university. a) did b) had c) has

9. After he finished school, he went to England. a) Had b) Has c) did 10. Why dont you a good boy and sit down? a) be b) is c) was