The Verb

Auxiliary Verbs

TO BE (Continuous/Progressive; Passive Voice)

I am We are
You are You are
He is They are
She is
It is

TO DO (Simple Present; Simple Past)

I do We do
You do You do
He does They do
She does
It does

To HAVE (Present Perfect; Past Perfect)

I have We have
You have You have
He has They have
She has
It has

The Simple Present

Form:
Aff.:
S + vb./vb.-s (IIIsg.).

I work. We work.
You work. You work.
He works. They work.
She works.
It works.
Mother works.
John works.
Somebody/Anybody/Everybody/Nobody works.

Que.:
Do/Does + S + vb. (inf.)?

Do I work? Do we work?
Do you work? Do you work?
Does he/she/it work? Do they work?

Neg.
S + do/does + not + vb. (inf.).

I do not work. We do not work.

You do not work. You do not work.
He/She/It does not work. They do not work.

Do not = don’t
Does not = doesn’t

It is
It’s = it is; it has
Its

Baiatul ii da fetei o carte.

The boy lends the girl a book.

The girl lends the boy a book.
 Uses:

1. a repeated action in the present (always, usually, every

day/year/hour/Sunday)