In English, there is a special kind of verbs that can play different roles in a sentence.
In one case, they can act as simple semantic verbs, for example, to be - to, to do - to do, to have - to have. In another case, these verbs are able to turn into irreplaceable assistants that help to accurately determine the time. After all, it is with times that most often there are problems when learning English. In such situations, these verbs act as auxiliary ones. And, it is important to note that auxiliary verbs are very rarely translated into Russian. And why? You will find the answer in this article.
Why do we need this kind of verbs in English?
Fortunately, native English speakers do not want to change the words, because in that case their language would be quite complicated. Thus, they concluded that they would use additional small words in the form of auxiliary verbs before actions. This class of verbs plays one of the key roles in the English language. Indeed, with their help, absolutely all proposals are compiled. And also auxiliary verbs will be needed to build sentences in the passive voice. All this is extremely important in learning, because it is auxiliary verbs that are a layer of English. Without a clear understanding of the use of such verbs, it is impossible to write or speak loudly in English.
The question arises: "What is am, is, are and all other verbs with special forms?"
Auxiliary verbs of the present and past and long tenses
In the present tense of the English language, such an auxiliary verb functions as to be in the corresponding form. But what is am, is, are? And this is the most appropriate form of the auxiliary verb. All these words are used in certain situations.
What is am? This form is used in the present long tense of the English language together with the noun of the 1st person, singular. For example, I am Lena, which will sound translated as: "I am Lena," and if translated literally, then "I am Lena."
What are are? This particular form of the verb is applied at the same time, however for nouns of the 2nd person, singular and plural. For example, You are pretty, which will translate as: "You are beautiful," and in a literal translation this sentence will sound like "You are beautiful."
What is is and in which case is it necessary to apply this verb? It is actively used with singular 3rd person nouns. For example, She is greed, which in translation will sound like "She is greedy", and in the literal translation "She is greedy".
As for the past tense, in this situation the form of the verb to be also changes. In the past long time, auxiliary verbs are: was, were. The word was applied with the singular of the noun, and were used in the plural.
Auxiliary verb to do
The verb to do has three distinct forms, namely do, does, did. The does form is used in English only in one case, namely with third-person singular nouns, and in all other cases you can safely use do, and you will never make a mistake. Although, the sad fact is that, according to statistics, it is in this situation that mistakes are very often made. Apparently, this happens mechanically. All of the above applies to the simple present.
And now you need to talk about the auxiliary verb of the simple past tense. Everything is much simpler here, it is necessary to use the word did in any situation.
We can conclude that for the correct use of English times, you need to know what am, is, are, did, was, were, etc.
Auxiliary verb to have in perfect tenses
The verb to have has three forms, namely have, has, had. Such a verb is used in perfect tenses. These times always indicate the perfection of a certain action. The have form is required for all persons and numbers of the noun, with the exception of the third person singular. In this situation, the has form is used. But this information applies exclusively to the present. In the past, everything will be somewhat different, but not more complicated. In the past perfect tense, the had form is used for all subjects.
Auxiliary verbs for the formation of sentences in the future tense
The shall and verbs are necessary for the formation of sentences in the future tense.
It is important to note that such an auxiliary verb of the present tense as shall is practically not used today, and in the old days it was used with 1st person pronouns, both singular and plural.
Now the verb will will be used to build sentences in the future tense. And, if earlier the use of only this verb was considered a mistake, now the word will has already become the norm of the English language.
Significance of auxiliary verbs
Based on the foregoing, we can conclude that the student needs to know what am, is, are and other auxiliary verbs are. He must know how they function in building sentences and what role they play. Only in this case, the student of English can competently write and speak English.