Primary Auxiliary Verbs

Grammar Index : 2


Primary auxiliary verbs are derived from the verbs BE, HAVE, and DO.


Primary auxiliary verbs which are derived from the verb BE are am, is, are, were and was.

  • I am a teacher.

  • I was a teacher.

  • He is my friend.

  • He was my friend.

  • They are students.

  • They were students.

  • She is an intelligent girl.

  • He was very polite.

  • You are a clever boy.

  • They are quarrelsome.



    Primary auxiliary verbs which are derived from the verb HAVE are have, had and has.

  • They have five houses.

  • He has two children.

  • She had ten cars.


    Primary auxiliary verbs which are derived from the verb DO are do, does and did.

  • I do drive the car.

  • He did the assignment perfectly.

  • He does the examination very well.
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