By: Jessenia Rivera Gonzalez
The coach has met all the players. The has an excellent team this year. Mother does the cleaning every weekend. Mother does clean on the weekends.
Helping verbs combines with a main verb to help it express tense, mood, and voice Helping verbs help main verbs express precise shades of meaning. EXAMPLES: I have bought a new car. I am going for a walk The muffins are cooling by the window.
EXAMPLES He has a car. She has gone out. Some Verbs Can Serve Both as Main Verbs and Helping Verbs. Main verb Helping verb
Be Am Is Are Was Were Been Being Do Does Did Have Has Had Could Should Would May Might Can Shall will Form of be Form of do Form of have Others
Be Am Is Are Was Were Been Being Definition: To have a specific qualification or relationship. Use with Past participle with a passive voice. -The door was opened Use present participle to express a continuous action. -Katy is watching television Use a helping verb with to and infinitive verb to express futurity, prearrangement or obligation. -You are to be back on the base by midnight.
Do Use as helping verb: To make negatives: I didn’t know it was you. To ask questions: Do you like broccoli? To show emphasis: I do want you to eat your broccoli. To stand for a main verb: Sam like broccoli more than Carmen does. Definition: To bring to pass, to accomplish, to act, behave and to be active or busy. Do Does Did
Have Definition: To hold in possession, also hold in one’s use, service or regard. Use as helping verb with the past participle, past perfect or future perfect. - have finished washing the dishes. -He has never traveled by train. -He had won the election. Have Has Had
They are busy doing their homework. Was The students were talking when the teacher was writing on the black board. I am going for a walk Have you completed your homework? I have bought a new car Do not argue with your parents! What did he do yesterday? He does not talk to the strangers
We did our homework for Mrs. Long. I was at the arcade. Selena has twelve orange goldfish in her aquarium.