Auxiliary Verbs
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- DEFINITION
- The verb to be, which means to be, to be or to have, depending on the context, is probably the most used verb in the English language and also the most important. It is used as a main verb and as an auxiliary verb, and is irregular in the past and present tense.
- EXAMPLES
- She is not going to Dinamarca next year.
- Are you going to visit you uncle this weekend?
- They are going to the Cinema tomorrow.
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- Was It is used in singular sentences.
- Example: I was at the concert.

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- Were it is used in plural sentences.
- Examples: They were at the concert.

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- Are It is used according to the subject of the sentence, i.e. when the subject is she, he or it, IS is used; on the other hand, if the subject is They, You or We we use ARE.
- Example: They are my friends.

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- DEFINITION
- When the verb "to have" is used as the main verb, the meaning in Spanish is generally equivalent to the verb "tener", indicating possession and ownership.
- EXAMPLES
- I have to study english.
- He have to go home now.
- She have to call her mom tonight.
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- We use to have to express everything we take or consume.
- Example: To have breakfast.

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- The verb has is used with the pronouns he, she or it.
- Example: He has a daughter.

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- We use it when you want to say something in the perfect tense.
- Example: I had a car.

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- DEFINITION
- The verb to do or to does is translated as hacer in Spanish. Like the verb to be, to do varies in form in the present tense depending on which pronoun it is conjugated with. We use Do with the pronouns I, you, we and they, and Does with the pronouns he, she and it.
- EXAMPLES
- Do you like this painting?
- Does he enjoy classical music?
- Who do you know in this party?
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- Do It is used with the pronouns I, you, we and they.
- Example: Do you dance salsa?

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- Does It is used with the pronouns he, she and it.
- Example: Does he play the piano?

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- Doing It is used in any tense and you only have to follow the general principles.
- Example: I am doing my homework now.

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- Slide Set on Auxiliary Verbs, created by Dionicio A Serrano M on 08/03/2022.
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