Auxi

li
aryVer
bs

Helpi
ngverbsareimpor
tant.Theyar
eneededtomakeupt heofasentence.Theyareusedto
helpthemainverb.Hel
pingverbshavenomeaningont heirown.Theyarenecessar
yforthe
grammati
calst
ructur
eofasentence,butt
heydonott
ell
alone.

Ther
ear
etwot
ypesofv
erbst
hatcanbeusedashel
pingv
erbs;
auxi
l
iar
yandmodal
.

Auxi
li
aryVer
bs:Hel
pingv
erbsaddmeani
ngt
othecl
ause.Gi
vi
ngsuppor
torhel
p,especi
all
ytoa
moreimport
antper
sonorthi
ng.

Her
ear
e24Auxi
li
aryVer
bsWi
thExampl
es

 Am I
s Ar
e

 Wer
e Bei
ng Been

 Has Hav
e Had

 Shal
l Wi
l
l Shoul
d

 May Mi
ght Must

 Coul
d Does Do

 Was Be Di
d

 Woul
d Can

Exampl
esofauxi
li
ari
esusedi
nsent
ences

 Shei
swat
chi
ngmov
ie.

 Thechi
l
drenwer
epl
ayi
ngout
side.

 Iam hav
inganot
herpi
eceofmar
gar
it
api
zza.

 Hei
smaki
ngbr
eakf
astf
orusnow.

 Thef
latt
ir
ewaschangedbyJoseph.

 Tom wasgi
vent
hegr
andpr
ize.

 Shei
sinhor
ri
blepai
n.
 Jennyi
sal
way
sspi
l
li
ngt
hings.

 Johni
smessy
.

 Mar
khasal
argecof
feest
ainonhi
sshi
rt
.

 Bet
yhast
opayherownt
uit
ionatcol
l
ege.

 Shehast
ohav
ebeent
hef
ir
stst
udentt
otr
ythat

 Myf
ri
endcoul
dal
way
sbeathersi
ster
.

 Tommycanwr
it
epoet
ryv
erywel
l
.

 Icanhel
pyouwi
tht
hatnextSat
urday
.

 Leocan’
tspeakEngl
i
sh.

 Sal
l
ycannameal
ltheUKpr
esi
dent
s.

 Theschool
busmayar
ri
veont
imet
hismor
ning.

 Jessi
camayar
ri
vel
ate.

 Hemaybemyadv
isornexthol
i
day
.

 Hemi
ghthav
eadv
isedmenott
otakemat
h.

 Ther
iverwi
l
lov
erf
lowi
tsbanksal
mostev
erywi
nter
.

 Woul
dyoupl
easet
akeof
fyourgl
asses?

 Woul
dyoul
i
keacupofEngl
i
sht
ea?

 Youshoul
dseeadent
ist
.

 Shal
lwet
alk?

 Shal
lIcal
ladent
istf
ory
ou?

 Youmustt
ryt
hischi
cken.I
t’
sexcel
l
ent
.

 Youmust
n’tdr
iveov
ert
hespeedl
i
mit
.

 Youmust
n’tl
eav
etheki
dsal
one.
TenseExampl
e

1. Si
mpl
ePr
esent- Ipl
aybasket
bal
lev
eryweek.

2. Pr
esentPr
ogr
essi
ve-
I’
m pl
ayi
ngbasket
bal
lnow.

3. Si
mpl
ePast-Ipl
ayedbasket
bal
lyest
erday
.

4. PastPr
ogr
essi
ve- Iwaspl
ayi
ngbasket
bal
lthewhol
eev
eni
ng.

5. Pr
esentPer
fect-Ihav
ejustpl
ayedbasket
bal
l
.

6. Pr
esentPer
fectPr
ogr
essi
ve-Ihav
ebeenpl
ayi
ngbasket
bal
lfor3hour
s.

7. PastPer
fect-Ihadpl
ayedbasket
bal
lbef
oreMar
ycame.

8. PastPer
fectPr
ogr
essi
ve- Ihadbeenpl
ayi
ngbasket
bal
lwhenMar
ycame.

9. Fut
ure–wi
l
lIwi
l
lpl
aybasket
bal
lnextweek.

10.Fut
ure–goi
ngt
o I
’
m goi
ngt
opl
aybasket
bal
lthi
saf
ter
noon.

11.Fut
urePr
ogr
essi
ve-Iwi
l
lbepl
ayi
ngbasket
bal
lnextSunday
.

12.Fut
urePer
fect- Iwi
l
lhav
epl
ayedbasket
bal
lbyt
omor
row.