In the previous lessons we covered
the three basic helping
verbs in English:
be, do and have.
In this final lesson we will review all the different meanings.
In addition, you will get "summary tables" with all the key information.
Meaning |
Example sentence |
BE
as a main verb |
|
1. Exists |
There is nothing in the fridge. |
2. Happens |
The party is tonight. |
3. Shows location |
He is at school. |
4. Shows identity |
She is Alexis and this is Bob. |
5. Shows a quality or qualities |
She is beautiful. |
BE
as a helping verb |
|
1. Ongoing (continuing) actions |
He is sleeping. |
2. Shows that an action is passive |
She is hit by the ball. |
Meaning |
Example sentence |
DO
as a main verb |
|
1. To perform an action |
You should do your job. |
2. To make something |
We do paintings. |
DO
as a helping verb |
|
1. Negative sentences |
They do not talk. |
2. Questions |
Do you need some help? |
3. Question tags |
You always sing together, don't you? You don't sleep much, do you? |
4. Avoiding repeating the verb again |
They ski better than we do. |
5. Emphasis |
I do believe you! |
Meaning |
Example sentence |
HAVE
as a main verb |
|
1. To own or hold |
They have money. |
2. Describes qualities, features, etc. |
I have long hair. |
3. Shows a relationship |
You have a brother. |
4. To experience something |
I have a lot of fun. |
5. To eat, drink or smoke something |
They have small breakfast. |
6. To do some action |
I have long walks. |
7. To receive something |
I usually have many letters. |
HAVE
as a helping verb |
|
1. Shows that an action or state is complete (finished). |
We have won the match. |
2. Shows that an action started in the past, and continued up until the present. |
I have been walking for an hour. |
3. Shows that something was happening lately |
You have been eating a lot of ice cream lately. |
Simple present |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
be am is are |
do does |
have has |
Negative sentences |
not be am not is not / isn't are not / aren't |
do not / don't does not / doesn't |
do not have / |
Simple past |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
was were |
did |
had |
Negative sentences |
was not / wasn't were not / weren't |
did not / didn't |
did not have / |
Simple future |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
will be |
will do |
will have |
Negative sentences |
will not be / |
will not do / |
will not have / |
Present progressive |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
am being is being are being |
am doing is doing are doing |
am having is having are having |
Negative sentences |
am not being is not being / are not being / |
am not doing is not doing / are not doing / |
am not having is not having / are not having / |
Past progressive |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
was being were being |
was doing were doing |
was having were having |
Negative sentences |
was not being / wasn't being were not being / weren't |
was not doing / were not doing / |
was not having / were not having / |
Future progressive |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
will be being |
will be doing |
will be having |
Negative sentences |
will not be being |
will not be doing |
will not be having |
Present perfect |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
have been has been |
have done has done |
have had has had |
Negative sentences |
have not been / haven't been has not been / |
have not done / haven't done has not done / |
have not had / has not had / |
Past perfect |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
had been |
had done |
had had |
Negative sentences |
had not been / |
had not done / |
had not had / |
Future perfect |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
will have been |
will have done |
will have had |
Negative sentences |
will not have been / won't have been |
will not have done / won't have done |
will not have had / won't have had |
Present perfect progressive |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
have been being has been being |
have been doing has been doing |
have been doing has been doing |
Negative sentences |
have not been being / haven't been being has not been being / hasn't been being |
have not been doing / haven't been doing has not been doing / hasn't been doing |
have not been having / haven't been having has not been having / hasn't been having |
Past perfect progressive |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
had been being |
had been doing |
had been having |
Negative sentences |
had not been being / hadn't been being |
had not been doing / hadn't been doing |
had not been having / hadn't been having |
Future perfect progressive |
Be |
Do |
Have |
Positive sentences |
will have been being |
will have been doing |
will have been having |
Negative sentences |
will not have been being / won't have been being |
will not have been doing / won't have been doing |
will not have been having / won't have been having |
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