Understanding English Auxiliaries
This page introduces the fundamental concepts of auxiliary verbs in English, focusing on the three main auxiliaries: do, have, and be. These auxiliaries serve dual purposes as both helping verbs and main verbs in sentences.
Definition: Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs that support the main verb in forming questions, negatives, and compound tenses.
Vocabulary: The three main auxiliaries do=todo/make,have=tohave,be=tobe can function both as main verbs and helping verbs.
Example: "Do you eat pizza?" shows 'do' as an auxiliary, while "I am inside the cinema" shows 'be' as a main verb.
Highlight: The present tense uses 'do' as an auxiliary except with the verb 'to be', while the past tense uses 'did' except with 'to be'.