Helping Verbs Examples for All Tenses
English has many verb tenses, and it can be tricky to know which helping verb to use with which tense. This blog post will provide examples of common English helping verbs for all tenses. By understanding how to use these verbs correctly, you’ll be able to create more accurate and concise sentences in your writing. So let’s get started!
Present Tense:
- I am writing a letter.
- He has been working on the project for two weeks.
- They were playing games all night.
- I will call you later.
- You should do your homework.
- Do you think he might come?
- The cat can jump high.
Past Tense:
- I was writing a letter.
- He had been working on the project for two weeks.
- They were playing games all night.
- I called you later.
- You did your homework.
- Do you think he came?
- The cat could jump high.
Future Tense:
- I will be writing a letter.
- He will have been working on the project for two weeks.
- They will be playing games all night.
- I will call you later.
- You should do your homework.
- Do you think he might come?
- The cat can jump high.
Conditional Tense:
- I would be writing a letter.
- He would have been working on the project for two weeks.
- They would be playing games all night.
- I would call you later.
- You should do your homework.
- Do you think he might come?
- The cat can jump high.
Infinitive:
- To be writing a letter.
- To have been working on the project for two weeks.
- To be playing games all night.
- To call you later.
- To do your homework.
- To think he might come.
- The cat to jump high.
