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Conjugation of verbs using auxiliaries

1. Do Simple present for I, You, We, They Do they know the meaning?
Pure auxiliaries Does Simple present for He, She, It She doesn’t play the violin.
(no meaning)
Did Simple past Did you go fishing? No, I didn’t
Will Simple future (-é -ás -á -emos -án) Barbara will join the meeting soon
Would
Conditional (-ía -ías -ía -íamos ían) Joseph would lend me money
2. Have Present perfect for I, You, We, They We have been to Paris already
Auxiliaries with Has Present perfect for He, She, it He hasn’t gone to Europe yet
meaning Had
Past perfect They had seen the stars in summer
3. Can Ability in present (poder) Can children drive a truck?
Modals Could Ability in conditional (podría) Could my mother cook for 100?
(modify another
May
verbs) Possibility in present (poder) The dollar may raise its value
Might
Possibility in conditional (podría) Today is cloudy, it might rain
Shall / Must
Should Obligation in present (deber) Shall / Must we pay taxes?
Recommendation conditional (debería) All should save money for future
4. Am Simple present for I Currently, I am vegan
To be (super verb) Is Simple present for He, She, It Manchego cheese is from Spain
Are Simple present for We, You, They No politicians are honest
Was
Simple past for I, He, She, It Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Were
Simple past for We, You, They Were you busy last night?

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