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Auxiliary means secondary or supporting and that is exactly what these verbs do. There are
only three true auxiliary verbs in English: Have, Do and Be. These verbs also have meanings
as main verbs and it is important to realise their different functions as both main verbs and
auxiliary verbs. Lets look at each of them in their different roles.
Have- Main verb: To possess, own, contain, experience, eat, drink
Auxiliary verb: when combined with the past participle done it indicates the use of
the perfect tense.
We use has in the third person
In the following examples the main verb is highlighted in italics.
I have visited Paris She has seen the play He has opened the shop We have left the cat
at home He has had breakfast
To form questions we switch the position of the subject and the auxiliary:
Have you visited Paris? Has she seen the play? Has he opened the shop? Have we left
the cat at home? Has he had breakfast?
To form the negative we put not or the contraction -nt between the auxiliary and the main
verb:
I have not visited Paris She has not seen the play He has not opened the shop We
havent left the cat at home He hasnt had breakfast
By changing the auxiliary verb, this can be modified to suit any perfect tense:
I had visited Paris She will have seen the play He had opened the shop We had left the
cat at home He will have had breakfast
Task 1
Change these sentences into the present perfect
1. I go to Scotland.
6. Cardiff is the capital city of Wales for more than fifty years.
Task 2
Change these sentences into questions
1. You have visited your mother this week.
Task 3
Change these sentences into negative sentences
1. You have met my family.
Task 4
Change the sentences 1, 2 and 3 into the past perfect using had
1. You have been to Spain before the last holiday.
Change the sentences 4, 5 and 6 into the future perfect using will have
4. Gerry has slept by tomorrow morning.
Do-
Task 2
Change these sentences into negative sentences
1. You come from Texas.
2. I enjoy skiing.
Task 3
Change the sentences into the past simple using did
1. Do you arrive early?
3. Do we get paid?
Be-
Task 1
Change these sentences into the present continuous
1. I go to school.
6. My telephone works.
Task 2
Change these sentences into negative sentences
1. I am meeting my friends.
Task 3
Change the sentences 1, 2 and 3 into the past continuous using was
1. You are working all night.
3. I am fixing my car.
Change the sentences 4, 5 and 6 into the future continuous using will be
4. Andrew is working tomorrow morning.
Task 4
Put these sentences into the passive voice
1. They are building an office.
2. Alberto broke my bicycle.
3. Kimi watches wildlife programmes.
4. She cant hear her husband.
5. You dont need help.
6. We didnt catch the bus.
7. I will start the party.
8. Universities are going to make exams harder.