Author(Writer):- Rudra Venkateshwarlu, MA. English, English Language Researcher since 2015, Founder of English Language Hub

Helping Verbs in English

Helping Verbs in Positive Answers in All Tenses.


Simple Present - No Helping Verbs 

Present Continuous - am / is / are

Present Perfect - have / has 

Present Perfect Continuous - have been / has been 


Simple Past - No Helping Verbs 

Past Continuous - was / were 

Past Perfect - had 

Past Perfect Continuous - had been 


Simple Future - will / shall 

Future Continuous - will be / shall be 

Future Perfect - will have / shall have 

Future Perfect Continuous - will have been / Shall have been 

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Helping Verbs in Negative Answers in All Tenses.


Simple Present - do not / does not 

Present Continuous - am not / is not / are not

Present Perfect - have not / has not

Present Perfect Continuous - have not been / has not been 


Simple Past - did not 

Past Continuous - was not / were not

Past Perfect - had not

Past Perfect Continuous - had not been 


Simple Future - will not / shall not

Future Continuous - will not be / shall not be 

Future Perfect - will not have / shall not have 

Future Perfect Continuous - will not have been / Shall not have been 

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Helping Verbs in Positive Questions in All Tenses.


Simple Present - do / does 

Present Continuous - am / is / are

Present Perfect - have / has 

Present Perfect Continuous - have been / has been 


Simple Past - did

Past Continuous - was / were 

Past Perfect - had 

Past Perfect Continuous - had been 


Simple Future - will / shall 

Future Continuous - will be / shall be 

Future Perfect - will have / shall have 

Future Perfect Continuous - will have been / Shall have been 

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Helping Verbs in Negative Questions in All Tenses.


Simple Present - do not / does not 

Present Continuous - am not / is not / are not

Present Perfect - have not / has not

Present Perfect Continuous - have not been / has not been 


Simple Past - did not 

Past Continuous - was not / were not

Past Perfect - had not

Past Perfect Continuous - had not been 


Simple Future - will not / shall not

Future Continuous - will not be / shall not be 

Future Perfect - will not have / shall not have 

Future Perfect Continuous - will not have been / Shall not have been