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3.3.1 Word Classes: Primary Auxiliaries

English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Primary auxiliary verbs: be, do and have
  • Functions: tense, questions, negatives, emphasis
  • Using primary auxiliaries in sentences and a paragraph on environmental conservation

What you will be able to do

  • identify primary auxiliary verbs in a text
  • use primary auxiliary verbs in sentences correctly
  • appreciate the importance of primary auxiliary verbs in communication

Key questions

“What are the functions of verbs in sentences?”

Lessons

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  1. Spot be, do and have
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Find primary auxiliaries in a pollution paragraph and say whether each is helping a main verb or acting as one.
  2. Using be, do and have in conservation writing
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Write sentences and a short paragraph on environmental conservation using primary auxiliaries correctly.