AUXILLARY VERBS (HELP

Be
Person Number Pronouns
Past Present Future

was / wasn't am /am not will be /

Singular I won't be (will
(was not) (ain't)
First not be)

were / will be /
Plural We are / aren't
weren’t won't be
were / will be /
Singular You are / aren't
weren’t won't be
Second
were / will be /
Plural You are / aren't
weren’t won't be

Singular He,She,It was / wasn't is / isn't ( is will be /

(was not) not ) won't be
Third
Plural They were / are / aren't will be /
weren’t won't be
LARY VERBS (HELPING VERBS)
Do Have
Past Present Future Past Present

did/ didn't do / don't (do will do / had / hadn't have /

won't do (will haven't
(did not) not) (had not)
not do) (have not)

will do / have /
did /didn't do / don't had / hadn't
won't do haven't
will do / have /
did /didn't do / don't had / hadn't
won't do haven't
will do / have /
did /didn't do / don't had / hadn't
won't do haven't

did /didn't does/doesn't will do / had / hadn't has / hasn't

(does not) won't do (has not )

did /didn't do / don't will do / had / hadn't have /

won't do haven't
ave
Future
will have /
won't have
(will not
have)
will have /
won't have
will have /
won't have
will have /
won't have
will have /
won't have
will have /
won't have
12 VERB FORMS TENSES
(S-Sub
PAST
I ate dosa yesterday.
S+V+O
SIMPLE To indicate a past habit or an action
already completed.

I was eating dosa when you arrived . S

+ was / were + ( V + ing ) + O To
CONTINUOUS indicate uncompleted action of the past.To
indicate persistent habits of the past.

I had eaten the dosa when you arrived.

S + had + V + O
To indicate a completed action of
PERFECT the past that happened beforeanother event took
place.

I had been eating dosa for two hours when you

arrived.
S + had been + ( V + ing ) + O
PERFECT To indicate an action in the past that has begun
CONTINUOUS before a certain point in the past and continued
up until that time.
 (S-Subject, V -Verb, O-Object)
PRESENT
I eat dosa everyday.
S+V+O
To express habits or general truth.To indicate a future
action date as part of a plan.

I am eating dosa right now.

S + am / are + ( V + ing ) + O
To indicate action going on at the time of speaking.

I have eaten the dosa.

S + have / has + V + O
To indicate past action which is not defined by a time
of occurance.To indicate an action which started in
the past and continued up until now.

I have been eating dosa for two hours.

S + have/has been + ( V + ing ) + O
To indicate an action that started at
some point in the past and may or may not be
complete.
O-Object)
FUTURE
I will eat dosa tomorrow. S
+ will + V + O To
indicate an action,condition,or circumstance which hasn't
taken place yet.

I will be eating dosa when you arrive.

S + will be + ( V + ing ) + O
To indicate what will be going on at some time in the
future.To indicate planned future events.

I will have eaten the dosa by the time you arrive.

S + will have + V + O
To indicate an actionthat will be
complete before another event takes place.

I will have been eating dosa for two hours when you
arrive. S
+ will have been + ( V + ing ) + O To
indicate an action that will have happened for sometime
and will not be complete yet at a certain point in the
future.
 PAST
SIMPLE lived
CONTINUOUS was living
PERFECT had lived
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been living
SIMPLE worked
CONTINUOUS was working
PERFECT had worked
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been working
SIMPLE ate
CONTINUOUS was eating
PERFECT had eaten
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been eating
SIMPLE drank
CONTINUOUS was drinking
PERFECT had drunk
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been drinking
 PRESENT FUTURE
live will live
am living will be living
have lived will have lived
have been living will have been living
work will work
am working will be working
have worked will have worked
have been working will have been working
eat will eat
am eating will be eating
have eaten will have eaten
have been eating will have been eating
drink will drink
am drinking will be drinking
have drunk will have drunk
have been drinking will have been drinking
 PAST PRESENT
SIMPLE answered answer
CONTINUOUS was answering am answering
PERFECT had answered have answered
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been answering have been answering
SIMPLE borrowed borrow
CONTINUOUS was borrowing am borrowing
PERFECT had borrowed have borrowed
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been borrowing have been borrowing
SIMPLE danced dance
CONTINUOUS was dancing am dancing
PERFECT had danced have danced
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been dancing have been dancing
SIMPLE visited visit
CONTINUOUS was visiting am visiting
PERFECT had drunk have drunk
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been visiting have been visiting
SIMPLE picked pick
CONTINUOUS was picking am picking
PERFECT had picked have picked
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been picking have been picking
SIMPLE invited invite
CONTINUOUS was inviting am inviting
PERFECT had invited have invited
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been inviting have been inviting
SIMPLE talked talk
CONTINUOUS was talking am talking
PERFECT had talked have talked
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been talking have been talking
SIMPLE visited visit
CONTINUOUS was visiting am visiting
PERFECT had drunk have drunk
PERFECT CONTINUOUS had been visiting have been visiting
 FUTURE
will answer
will be answering
will have answered
will have been answering
will borrow
will be borrowing
will have borrowed
will have been borrowing
will dance
will be dancing
will have danced
will have been dancing
will visit
will be visiting
will have drunk
will have been visiting
will pick
will be picking
will have picked
will have been picking
will invite
will be inviting
will have invited
will have been inviting
will talk
will be talking
will have talked
will have been talking
will visit
will be visiting
will have drunk
will have been visiting