Can anyone explain me the rules of helping verbs? please....
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Millii
Auxiliary (or Helping) verbs are used together with a main verbto show the verb’s tense or to form a negative or question. The most common auxiliary verbs are have, be, and do. Does Sam write all his own reports?The secretaries haven’t written all the letters yet.Terry is writing an e-mail to a client at the moment.
Have
Have” is a very important verb that can stand alone in all its tenses, including has, have, having, had, and hadn’t or had not. It is usually used to denote ownership, and it can also be used to discuss ability or describe appearance. “Have” is also a very popular substitute for the verbs “eat” and “drink.” For example: “Let’s have dinner.”
When used as an auxiliary verb, have is always teamed up with another verb to create a complete verb phrase, making it easy to differentiate between uses. You can see the difference in the sentences below:
Jerry has a large coffee stain on his shirt. → Has = action verbJerry has bought a new shirt to replace the one that was ruined earlier. → Has = auxiliary verb; bought is a past participle that competes the verb phrase.Jerry should have been more careful! → Have = auxiliary verb; phrase “should have been” expresses time and evaluates Jerry’s actions.
Do
“Do” can be used as an action verb that stands alone in all its tenses, including to do, do, does, done, did and didn’t, doesn’t or did not .
When used as an auxiliary verb, do is always paired up with another verb to create a complete verb phrase. In some cases, it is used to add emphasis: “I did put the garbage out!” Do is often used to form questions and negated clauses. It is also used in elliptical sentences, where the main verb is understood and is omitted as a result. For example: “He plays piano well, doesn’the?” or “They all had dinner, but I didn’t.”
Because he spills things so often, Jerry does more laundry than most people. Does = action verbJerry didn’t put his coffee in a cup with a lid. Didn’t = auxiliary verbJerry doesn’t always spill things, but it happens a lot. Doesn’t = auxiliary verb
Be
“Be” or “to be” is an important verb that has a multitude of uses in English. It can be used as an action verb that stands alone in all its tenses including be, to be, been, am, are, is, was, were, wasn’t, was not aren’t, are not, weren’t and were not.
When used as an auxiliary verb, be is always paired with another verb to create a complete verb phrase. It can be singular or plural, present or past. Negative sentences are formed by adding the word “not”.
Jerry is messy. Is = action verb Although he is always complaining about his accidents, Jerry fails to pay attention. is = auxiliary verbJerry is going to be doing extra laundry for the rest of his life. to be = auxiliary verb.
Examples - Jessica is taking John to the airport. If he doesn’t arrive on time, he’ll have to take a later flight. Unfortunately, our dinner has been eaten by the dog. I have purchased a new pair of shoes to replace the ones that were lost in my luggage. We hope you don’t have an accident on your way to school. She was baking a pie for dessert. Dad has been working hard all day. The bed was made as soon as I got up. Sarah doesn’t ski or roller skate. Did Matthew bring coffee?
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Does Sam write all his own reports?The secretaries haven’t written all the letters yet.Terry is writing an e-mail to a client at the moment.
Have
Have” is a very important verb that can stand alone in all its tenses, including has, have, having, had, and hadn’t or had not. It is usually used to denote ownership, and it can also be used to discuss ability or describe appearance. “Have” is also a very popular substitute for the verbs “eat” and “drink.” For example: “Let’s have dinner.”
When used as an auxiliary verb, have is always teamed up with another verb to create a complete verb phrase, making it easy to differentiate between uses. You can see the difference in the sentences below:
Jerry has a large coffee stain on his shirt. → Has = action verbJerry has bought a new shirt to replace the one that was ruined earlier. → Has = auxiliary verb; bought is a past participle that competes the verb phrase.Jerry should have been more careful! → Have = auxiliary verb; phrase “should have been” expresses time and evaluates Jerry’s actions.
Do
“Do” can be used as an action verb that stands alone in all its tenses, including to do, do, does, done, did and didn’t, doesn’t or did not .
When used as an auxiliary verb, do is always paired up with another verb to create a complete verb phrase. In some cases, it is used to add emphasis: “I did put the garbage out!” Do is often used to form questions and negated clauses. It is also used in elliptical sentences, where the main verb is understood and is omitted as a result. For example: “He plays piano well, doesn’the?” or “They all had dinner, but I didn’t.”
Because he spills things so often, Jerry does more laundry than most people. Does = action verbJerry didn’t put his coffee in a cup with a lid. Didn’t = auxiliary verbJerry doesn’t always spill things, but it happens a lot. Doesn’t = auxiliary verb
Be
“Be” or “to be” is an important verb that has a multitude of uses in English. It can be used as an action verb that stands alone in all its tenses including be, to be, been, am, are, is, was, were, wasn’t, was not aren’t, are not, weren’t and were not.
When used as an auxiliary verb, be is always paired with another verb to create a complete verb phrase. It can be singular or plural, present or past. Negative sentences are formed by adding the word “not”.
Jerry is messy. Is = action verb Although he is always complaining about his accidents, Jerry fails to pay attention. is = auxiliary verbJerry is going to be doing extra laundry for the rest of his life. to be = auxiliary verb.
Examples - Jessica is taking John to the airport.
If he doesn’t arrive on time, he’ll have to take a later flight.
Unfortunately, our dinner has been eaten by the dog.
I have purchased a new pair of shoes to replace the ones that were lost in my luggage.
We hope you don’t have an accident on your way to school.
She was baking a pie for dessert.
Dad has been working hard all day.
The bed was made as soon as I got up.
Sarah doesn’t ski or roller skate.
Did Matthew bring coffee?