Do as a helping verb

"Do" as a helping verb

By Prudence Soobrattie

What is a helping verb?

A helping verb is used with a main verb in a sentence.

For example:
He does not play soccer.
- In this sentence the main verb is "play" and the helping verb is "does"

For example:

Lisa does not go to school.
not
Lisa does not goes to school.

​If a sentence has helping verbs they should be conjugated but the main verb should be left in the base form.

Note: statement sentences in the negative use helping verbs.

For example:
We don't like hamburgers.
- In this sentence the main verb is "like" and the helping verb is "don't"
However, in the positive only the main verb is needed.
We like hamburgers.

For example:

Yesterday I did not eat breakfast.

not
Yesterday, I did not ate breakfast.

​In a past tense sentence only the helping verb is conjugated in the past tense

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Complete the following sentence correctly:

In the past, people

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smart phones

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didn't have

didn't had

don't had

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Complete the following sentence correctly:

She

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to the movies last week.

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didn't go

didn't went

doesn't went

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Complete the following sentence correctly:

Peter

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to dance.

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doesn't like

don't like

don't liked

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Complete the following sentence correctly:

Cars

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without gas.

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do not run

does not run

does not runs

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Complete the following sentence correctly:

The children

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the window.

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didn't break

didn't broke

don't broke