Now let's review the helping verbs to do and to have and practice a bit.
Remember the we used to do and to have as the auxiliary or main verbs of a sentence with the following
sentences and decide whether the helping verb is the auxiliary or main verb of the sentence Kim does
her homework a night
main verb.
Do we know about this
auxiliary verb.
My grandma has a bad memory
main verb Lucy has forgotten to buy milk
auxiliary verb
also note that we use the auxiliary verbs to do unto have when you don't want to repeat something.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of the helping verbs Kate
called in sick and I she had called in sick two times already and I
Kate called in sick in I didn't she had called in sick two times already and I hadn't
remember that we used the auxiliary verbs to do and to have to deny something or say that something
is not true with the following sentences and fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of the helping
verbs do you remember calling me No I
do you remember calling me No I don't.
Has he been playing tennis for 10 years.
No he has just started has he been playing tennis for 10 years.
No he hasn't.
He has just started
remember that we also use the auxiliary verbs to do and to have to show interest in what somebody has
said or to show surprise read the following sentences and fill in the blanks using the appropriate form
of helping verbs
they don't know how to cook how is it possible
they don't know how to cook do they.
How is it possible she tried it many times before.
I've never heard about it
had she I've never heard about it
remember the we use the auxiliary verbs to do and to have with so when you agree and neither or nor
when you disagree.
Read the following sentences and provide a response using the appropriate form of the helping verbs
Emma wants to go out with Danielle
so does Ellen.
I've never been to England
neither have I.