Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs :
An auxiliary verb is a verb that is used with another verb to show differences such as tense, person and voice. The auxiliary verbs are be, do, and have and all the modals. An auxiliary is a verb that is used to form- the tenses, moods and voices of the verbs.
1. I am reading.
2. I didn't go.
3. They have gone.
The auxiliaries are….
- Auxiliary Verb BE
- Auxiliary Verb CAN
- Auxiliary Verb COULD
- Auxiliary Verb MAY
- Auxiliary Verb MIGHT
- Auxiliary Verb SHALL
- Auxiliary Verb SHOULD
- Auxiliary Verb WILL
- Auxiliary Verb WOULD
- Auxiliary Verb MUST
- Auxiliary Verb HAVE
- Auxiliary Verb OUGHT TO
- Auxiliary Verb DO
- Auxiliary Verb USED TO
- Auxiliary Verb NEED
- Auxiliary Verb DARE
These verbs help to make question forms.
They can combine with NOT in the negative.
1. Is not your brother a doctor?
2. Have not you paid the fees?
3. Must not you be there by this time?
They help to make question tags.
1. Isn't it?
2. Can’t you?
3. Aren’t your parents?
4. Wasn’t it?
The auxiliary verb can stand for a whole verbal group in appended statements.
1. He likes to read poetry and so do I.
Modal Verbs are a small group of verbs which are used with other verbs to change their meaning in some ways.
1. Can
2. Could
3. May
4. Might
5. Shall
6. Should
7. Will
8. Would
9. Must
10. Need
11. Ought
They are termed defective verbs. Because, some parts are wanting in them.
Auxiliary Verbs
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