Auxiliary Verbs in English grammar

We have already studied simple verbs. So let us focus on Auxiliary verbs now.

Auxiliary verb

Auxiliary verbs are used along with main verb to signify the tense and singular or plural subjects. Here is the list of Auxiliary verbs in English.

1. is  
2. am
3. are
4. was
5. were
6. have
7. had
8. have been
9. had been

Below chart denotes when we can use above verbs depending upon the pronoun and tense.

	Present	Past	Future
I	am, have	was, had	Will be/ shall be/ should be/would be
We	are, have	Were, had	Will be/ shall be/ should be/would be
You	are, have	Were, had	Will be/ shall be/should be/would be
He/She/It	is, has	was, had	Will be/ shall be/ should be/ would be
They	are, have	were, had	Will be/ shall be/ should be/ would be

Remember that we must be careful while using pronoun you.

We do not say - You was.

We say - You were. This is true even if we are referring you as a singular or plural pronoun.

Some examples are given below.

1. I am going home.
2. He is coming tomorrow.
3. They are playing cricket.
4. You were studying when I was working.
5. It is raining. 

Please note that have, has and had can be used in different contexts as well.

For example -

I have a car. (I possess a car)

She has 2 sons. 

We had a great fun. (We enjoyed a lot)

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