Auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verbs

by Silvija Vlahovec

​BE, HAVE, DO

​BE

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​am, is, are

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​was, were

HAVE

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​have, has (he, she, it)

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​had

​DO

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​do, does (he, she, it)

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​did

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​Sadašnjost:

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​Prošlost:

​BE

​Ide s glagolima kojima dodajemo ING:

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​I AM working.

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​She WAS swimming. ​

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​They ARE going to cry.

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​NE: She WAS work

​HAVE

​Ide s glagolima iz treće kolone (pravilni dobivaju ED)

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​We HAVE travelled to Spain.

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​She HAS played the piano.

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​They HAD seen the film.

​DO

​Iza DO, DOES, DID ide goli glagol (bez nastavka)

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​Do you sleep well?

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​Does Martha go to school?

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​We did not pay him.

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​Did she call you?

​EXERCISE 1

​Fill in the blanks with AM, IS, ARE, DO or DOES

​Exercise 2

​Write WAS, WERE, IS, ARE, HAVE, HAS

​Exercise 3

​Choose the correct answer

Multiple Choice

1) __________ you like going to the cinema? 

• does

• are

• do

• was

Multiple Choice

We ___________ watching a film yesterday.

• are

• was

• were

• had

Multiple Choice

3. She __________ done her homework. 

• has

• have

• did

• was

Multiple Choice

4) Where _________ your shoes made?

• had

• was

• are

• were

Multiple Choice

5) __________ you go out last night? 

• do

• did

• are

• was

Multiple Choice

6) __________ Laura gone home?

• have

• was

• is

• has

Multiple Select

6) What time ________ she go? 

• is

• does

• do

• did

Multiple Choice

7) When _________ these houses built? 

• were

• did

• had

• are

Multiple Choice

8) _________ they arrived yet?

• had

• have

• are

• did

Multiple Choice

9) Why ________ you go home early last night? 

• do

• are

• did

• have

Multiple Choice

10) How long _________ they been married?

• did

• are

• were

• have

Multiple Choice

11) He __________ not going to pay.

• are

• is

• has

• does

Multiple Choice

12) James ________ not talk to me.

• do

• does

• is

• was

​Exercise 4

​Write the verb in brackets in the correct form.

​Matura practice - open close test

​Write the correct auxiliary verb

Open Ended

A) Yesterday I _________ (1) walking down the street when I saw a new shop. I _________ (2) not see it before, so I decided to take a look. Unfortunately, the shop ________ (3)  closed. I ______ (4) returned there today, but it still ______ (5)  not open, so I __________ (6) been there yet. 

Open Ended

B)__________ (1) you know that to be successful it ________ (2) more important to work hard than to ______ (3) talented? I __________ (4) not know that when I __________ (5) was a kid. I thought that talent in itself is enough to make it, so I __________ (6) not practice playing the piano, relying on my ability to learn quickly to pull me through. In time, it became obvious that my talent ________ (7) just not enough, and I stopped making progress. If only I had practiced more! I _________ (8) wasted so much time doing nothing.