Helping verbs

HELPING VERBS

HELPING VERBS ARE USED TO CREATE DIFFERENT TENSES. YOU NEED TO KNOW ALL OF THE TENSE COMBINATIONS USING THE HELPING VERBS. THERE ARE TWO HELPING VERBS IN ENGLISH: To Be and To Have

TO BE: THE PRESENT TENSE

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural

I	AM	WE	ARE
YOU	ARE	YOU	ARE
HE	IS	THEY	ARE
SHE	IS
IT	IS
Singular nouns	IS	Plural nouns	ARE

TO BE: THE PAST TENSE

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural

I	WAS	WE	WERE
YOU	WERE	YOU	WERE
HE	WAS	THEY	WERE
SHE	WAS
IT	WAS
Singular nouns	WAS	Plural nouns	WERE

TO BE: FUTURE TENSE

Note that all forms of the verb are the same!

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural

I	WILL BE	WE	WILL BE
YOU	WILL BE	YOU	WILL BE
HE	WILL BE	THEY	WILL BE
SHE	WILL BE
IT	WILL BE
Singular nouns	WILL BE	Plural nouns	WILL BE

TO HAVE: PRESENT TENSE:

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural

I	HAVE	WE	HAVE
YOU	HAVE	YOU	HAVE
HE	HAS	THEY	HAVE
SHE	HAS
IT	HAS
Singular nouns	HAS	Plural nouns	HAVE

TO HAVE: PAST TENSE:

Note that all forms of the verb are the same!

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural

I	HAD	WE	HAD
YOU	HAD	YOU	HAD
HE	HAD	THEY	HAD
SHE	HAD
IT	HAD
Singular nouns	HAD	Plural nouns	HAD

TO HAVE: FUTURE TENSE:

Note that all forms of the verb are the same!

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural

I	WILL HAVE	WE	WILL HAVE
YOU	WILL HAVE	YOU	WILL HAVE
HE	WILL HAVE	THEY	WILL HAVE
SHE	WILL HAVE
IT	WILL HAVE
Singular nouns	WILL HAVE	Plural nouns	WILL HAVE

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