by not and participle. The formula will be :
The Table of Percentage Based On the Total of Have Errors Kinds of Auxiliary verb
Number of Errors
Percentage based on the total of errors
Have 233
13.29 Has
247 14.08
Had 61
3.47
TOTAL the errors in using Have auxiliaries
541 30.84
4.3.3 Errors of Using Be Auxiliaries • Is
A.
She is not reading a book now Students are asked to state whether the sentence is true or false. The right
answer is True T
B. Question 3
Question 20
….. she washing the plates ? The question is a matching system. The students are asked to choose one of
the words in the column which fits the sentence. The right answer is h.is Subject + had + not + past participle.
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C.
• Am Question 22
Somebody ….. painting the door A do
B is C were Students are asked to choose which choice is the best answer to fill in the
blank. The right answer is b is
I am writing the letter Students are asked to state whether the sentence is true or false. The right
answer is True T
A. Question 10;
I … not watching the movie The question is a matching system. The students are asked to choose one of
the words in the column which fits the sentence. The right answer is b am
B. Question 18;
I….. never invited to her parties A Were B Am
C Has Students are asked to choose which choice is the best answer to fill in the
blank. The right answer is b am
C. Question 30;
• Are
We…buying many grapes The question is a matching system. The students are asked to choose one of
the words in the column which fits the sentence. The right answer is f are
A. Question 19;
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Where…they going A Have B Are
C Does Students are asked to choose which choice is the best answer to fill in the
blank. The right answer is b are
C. Question 28;
They….talking to the artist This is an essay question. Students are asked to give the right form of
auxiliaries to correct the sentence. The right answer is “are”.
D. Question 37;
Discussion :
Isamare are used as auxiliary verbs simple present tense no-verb. “Is
”
is used for the 3
rd
person singular subjects pronoun He, she, it, Am is used for the first person singular I , are is used for the 3
rd
person plural you, we, they. The formula is :
Beside that, be isamare also used in progressive tense present continuous tense. This tense shows an action going on at the time of speaking. The formula is :
This tense usually is marked with the time signals of now, right now, at this moment, at this present, this afternoon, tonight, today.
Subject + isamare + Complement
Subject + isamare + V-ing + Complement.
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• Was
The office was cleaned every day
A. Question 5
