Meet Your Helping Hands:
Primary Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary verbs are the engine room of English sentences. They don't just sit there; they build tenses, form questions, and add negatives. Without them, we'd all sound like robots! 🤖
To Be
The State Maker
Used for continuous action & passive voice.
To Have
The Possessor
Used to create perfect tenses (completed actions).
To Do
The Action Taker
Used for emphasis, questions, & negatives.
The "Big Three" Explained 🔍
Click the tabs below to unlock the secrets of each verb. We'll explore their forms, how they change based on time (tense), and their special powers.
Double Agents 🕵️♀️
Here's the tricky part: Be, Do, and Have lead double lives. Sometimes they are the star of the show (Main Verb), and sometimes they are just the backup dancers (Auxiliary Verb).
Toggle the switch to see how their role changes the meaning of a sentence!
Verb "Superpowers" 📊
Each auxiliary verb excels at different grammatical tasks. We analyzed their primary functions below. Note how "Do" dominates questions, while "Have" rules the past (Perfect tenses).
Quick Conjugation Cheat Sheet 📝
Don't get caught using the wrong form! Use this filterable list.
Test Your Knowledge 🧠
Can you identify if the highlighted word is acting as a Main Verb or an Auxiliary Verb?
She is a doctor.
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