Auxiliary Verbs in English

Auxiliary Verbs

• Auxiliary verbs support main verbs. Common auxiliary verbs include do, have, and be.

Using "do"

• Used in negative statements and questions. Also used for affirmative and negative short answers.
• Examples:
  • She doesn’t like social networking websites.
  • Do you send lots of text messages?
  • Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.
  • Did Thomas answer your email?
  • Yes, he did./ No, he didn’t.

Using "have"

• Used with present perfect and past perfect tenses. Used for affirmative, negative statements, questions, and short answers.
• Examples:
  • She has (not) created her own website.
  • Has she posted any photos yet?
  • Yes, she has./ No, she hasn’t.
  • Have you charged your cell phone?
  • Yes, I have./ No, I haven’t.
  • I had gotten his email an hour before he called me.

Using "be"

• Used with progressive tenses (e.g., present continuous, past continuous). Used for affirmative, negative statements, questions, and short answers.

• Examples:

  • She is (not) answering her cell phone.
  • Is your cell phone working?
  • Yes, it is./ No, it isn’t.
  • He was using his brother’s cell phone yesterday.
  • Were you surfing the Internet last night?
  • Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.

• Also used with passive voice tenses.

• Examples:

  • The Internet is (not) used by millions of people.
  • Were you given a password?
  • Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.

Test your knowledge on auxiliary verbs in English, including their uses in various contexts such as questions and negative statements. This quiz covers the verbs 'do', 'have', and 'be' along with examples and applications in different tenses.