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    To summarize, the document discusses how to conjugate verbs in English by using auxiliary verbs. It covers the continuous and perfect tenses formed with "to be" and "to have" respectively, as well as the simple present and past tenses formed with "to do". For each tense, it provides the conjugated forms of the auxiliary verb and how to add the main verb in the appropriate form (e.g. present participle for continuous, past participle for perfect).

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    How to conjugate verbs in English

    Conjugating verbs in English


    We conjugate verbs in English by using an auxiliary verb. So, the main verb
    indicates the action, and the auxiliary verb, the time.

    Continuous Tenses
    TO BE (Present -> Present Continuous)
    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB

    I am . am not Am ?
    VERB + ING
    You, We, You,
    are . are not Are ? (Present
    They
    Participle)
    He, She, It is . is not Is ?
    Ex.: I am cooking. She is not cooking. Are they cooking?

    TO BE (Past -> Past Continuous)


    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB

    I, He, She, It was . was not Was ? VERB + ING


    (Present
    You, We, You,
    were . were not Were ? Participle)
    They
    Ex.: I was cooking. She was not cooking. Were they cooking?

    TO BE (Future -> Future Continuous)


    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB
    I, You, He, She, VERB + ING
    It, We, You, will be . will not be Will be ? (Present
    They Participle)
    Ex.: I will be cooking. She will be not cooking. Will they be cooking?

    Perfect Tenses
    TO HAVE (Present -> Present Perfect)
    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB
    I, You, We, You,
    have . have not Have ? VERB + ED*
    They
    (Past
    He, She, It has . has not Has ? Participle)
    Ex.: I have finished. She has not finished. Have they finished?

    CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 1


    How to conjugate verbs in English

    TO HAVE (Past -> Past Perfect)


    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB
    I, He, She, It, VERB + ED*
    You, We, You, had . had not Had ? (Past
    They Participle)
    Ex.: I had finished. She had not finished. Had they finished?

    TO HAVE (Future -> Future Perfect)


    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB
    I, He, She, It, VERB + ED*
    You, We, You, will have . will not have Will have ? (Past
    They Participle)
    Ex.: I will have finished. She will not have finished. Will they have finished?

    *Some verbs have irregular Past Participle, e.g., to go (gone).

    Simple Tenses
    TO DO (Present -> Present Simple)
    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB
    I, You, We, You,
    (do)* . do not Do ?
    They VERB
    (Base Form)
    He, She, It (does)* . does not Does ?
    Ex.: I study. She does not study. Do they study?

    *In Affirmative sentences, we omit the auxiliary verb. However, when we


    omit does, we add an s to the main verb: She does not study. -> She studies.

    TO DO (Past -> Past Simple)


    SUBJECT AFF NEG INT MAIN VERB
    I, He, She, It,
    VERB **
    You, We, You, (did)* . did not Did ?
    (Base Form)
    They
    Ex.: I studied. She did not study. Did they study?

    *In Affirmative sentences, we omit the auxiliary verb. However, when we


    omit did, we add an ed to the main verb: She did not study. -> She studied.
    **Some verbs have irregular Past Simple forms, e.g., to go (went).

    CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 2

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