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Auxiliary Verbs: Be, Do, Have

Auxiliary verbs, also called helping verbs, are used with main verbs to form different tenses, voices, and moods. In this worksheet, we will focus on the auxiliary verbs be, have, and do.

Be is used to form continuous tenses and the passive voice.
Example: She is studying. / The cake was made yesterday.

Have is used to form perfect tenses.
Example: They have finished their homework.

Do is used for questions, negatives, and emphatic sentences.
Example: Do you like ice cream? / I do not know.

Part 1

Complete the sentences using the correct auxiliary verb.

1. She ____ watching TV right now. (be)

2. They ____ gone to the mall. (have)

3. ____ you like chocolate? (do)

4. He ____ not understand the lesson. (do)

5. The car ____ repaired yesterday. (be)

6. I ____ never seen a lion before. (have)

7. We ____ going to the park later. (be)

8. ____ she enjoy reading? (do)

9. He ____ working on a new project. (be)

10. They ____ just finished dinner. (have)

Part 2

Each sentence below contains a mistake. Rewrite them correctly.

1. He do not like pizza.

2. She have been to Paris.

3. Is you coming to the party?

4. They has gone to the store.

5. She do not want to go out.