English Grammar: Use of Helping Verbs

Use of Helping Verbs

1. Personal Pronouns + BE

Present

I am / I am not / Am I?

You are / You are not / Are you?

He is / He is not / Is he?

She is / She is not / Is she?

It is / It is not / Is it?

We are / We are not / Are we?

They are / They are not / Are they?

Past

I was / I was not / Was I?

You were / You were not / Were you?

He was / He was not / Was he?

She was / She was not / Was she?

It was / It was not / Was it?

We were / We were not / Were we?

They were / They were not / Were they?

Future

I will be / I will not be / Will I be?

You will be / You will not be / Will you be?

He will be / He will not be / Will he be?

She will be / She will not be / Will she be?

It will be / It will not be / Will it be?

We will be / We will not be / Will we be?

They will be / They will not be / Will they be?

2. Personal Pronouns + HAVE

Present

I have / I do not have / Do I have?

You have / You do not have / Do you have?

He has / He does not have / Does he have?

She has / She does not have / Does she have?

It has / It does not have / Does it have?

We have / We do not have / Do we have?

They have / They do not have / Do they have?

Past

I had / I did not have / Did I have?

You had / You did not have / Did you have?

He had / He did not have / Did he have?

She had / She did not have / Did she have?

It had / It did not have / Did it have?

We had / We did not have / Did we have?

They had / They did not have / Did they have?

Future

I will have / I will not have / Will I have?

You will have / You will not have / Will you have?

He will have / He will not have / Will he have?

She will have / She will not have / Will she have?

It will have / It will not have / Will it have?

We will have / We will not have / Will we have?

They will have / They will not have / Will they have?

3. Personal Pronouns + DO

Present

I do / I do not / Do I?

You do / You do not / Do you?

He does / He does not / Does he?

She does / She does not / Does she?

It does / It does not / Does it?

We do / We do not / Do we?

They do / They do not / Do they?

Past

I did / I did not / Did I?

You did / You did not / Did you?

He did / He did not / Did he?

She did / She did not / Did she?

It did / It did not / Did it?

We did / We did not / Did we?

They did / They did not / Did they?

Future

I will / I will not / Will I?

You will / You will not / Will you?

He will / He will not / Will he?

She will / She will not / Will she?

It will / It will not / Will it?

We will / We will not / Will we?

They will / They will not / Will they?