Present tense: I am; you are; he,she,it is; we are, they are.
Simple past I was, you were; he,she,it were; we were; they were
In the phrase "I am absolutely certain," "am" is a linking verb, which connects the subject "I" to the adjective "certain." It is not an action verb or a helping verb in this context. Helping verbs typically assist main verbs in forming tenses or moods, while linking verbs serve to connect the subject with a subject complement.
Action Verbs and Helping Verbs
Tenses only occur with verbs.
Yes they are the simple tenses.
Tenses of compound verbs include continuous, perfect, and future tense verbs. Compound verbs can also be passive, for example the verb in "a hamburger was eaten by John" is passive.
The three helping verbs for forming emphatic tenses are "shall", "will", and "do". "Shall" and "will" are used only for future tenses, but "do" can be used in all tenses. However, note that all of these verbs can be used for non-intensive tenses also.
am , is , are , can, have , has , do ,does
These are the verbs be, do, and have. To make tenses perfect and continuous
there are a lot but here are three: was, is, will be
No, a transitive verb is a verb that requires both a direct subject and one or more objects. Some auxilliary (helping) verbs are, however, transitive verbs.
Yes, depending on the tense you could even have three auxilliary (helping) verbs, e.g. future perfect continuous of the verb go = I will have been going
Past tense helping verbs (also known as auxiliary verbs) include "was," "were," "had," "did," and "would." Present tense helping verbs include "am," "is," "are," "have," and "do." These helping verbs are used with main verbs to form verb phrases in different tenses.
is, am, are, was, were be, being, been, have, has, had do, does, did shall, will, should, would may, might, must can, could They're helping verbs. They help. They help make the tenses.
Never is an adverb, not a verb. Only verbs have tenses.
The two tenses that will never have auxiliary verbs are the simple present tense and the simple past tense. In these tenses, the main verb stands alone without the need for an auxiliary (helping) verb to form the sentence. For example, in the simple present tense, "I eat" and in the simple past tense, "She ran," the main verbs "eat" and "ran" do not require auxiliary verbs to convey the intended meaning.
Linking verbs are not considered helping verbs, as they serve a different grammatical function. Helping verbs, also known as auxiliary verbs, are used with main verbs to create different verb tenses or to add emphasis. Linking verbs, on the other hand, connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement.
No listen is a main verb These are helping verbs: am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been have, has, had shall, will do, does, did may, must, might can, could, would, should