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  • Primary auxiliary verbs are a subset of auxiliary verbs.

    There are three types of primary auxiliary verbs.

    They are:

    1. 'Be Verbs':
    Form Positive verbs Negative verbs
    Singular am, is, was ain't, isn't, wasn't 
    Plural are, were aren't, weren't 

    'Be' verbs also include: be, been, being

    'Been' is the past participle & 'being' the present participle of the verb 'be' & are all used to form various tenses, to know more click here.

    2. 'Have' Verbs:
    Form Positive verbs Negative verbs
    Singular has hasn't 
    I & Plural have haven't 
    All had, having hadn't 
    3. 'Do' verbs:
    Form Positive verbs Negative verbs
    Singular does doesn't 
    I & Plural do don't 
    All did didn't