Auxiliary Verbs

An auxiliary verb helps the main verb and is also called a helping verb. That action happened in the past or is happening in the present or will happen in the future.

• am
• is
• are
• was
• were
• being
• been
• be
• has
• have
• had
• did
• shall
• will
• should
• would
• may
• might
• must
• can
• could
• does
• do
• need
• ought to
• dare
• going to
• be able to
• have to
• had better