VERB GRAMMAR MADE EASY
AUXILIARY / HELPING VERBS
Auxiliary verbs help the main verb to form tense, mood, or voice.
🔹 TOTAL AUXILIARY VERBS
1. PRIMARY AUXILIARY VERBS (3 MAIN VERBS)
BE → am, is, are, was, were, being, been
HAVE → have, has, had
DO → do, does, did
👉 Total Forms = 11
2. MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS
Can
Could
May
Might
Must
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Ought to
Need
Dare
Used to
👉 Total Modals = 13
✅ GRAND TOTAL AUXILIARY VERBS = 24
📌 Examples
She is reading.
They have completed work.
He does not like tea.
She can swim.
You should study well.
