Auxiliary Verbs
What are auxiliary verbs?
1. Auxiliary verbs (sometimes known as helping verbs) are verbs that are used to assist the verb.
2. Auxiliary verbs can not be used without a main verb.
3. Auxiliary verbs can not be used with modal verbs.
4. Auxiliary verbs are used to make sentences negative.
5. Auxiliary verbs are used to ask questions.
6. Auxiliary verbs are used in the sentence structure of the verb sentence.
1. The 3 most common auxiliary verbs are:
§ Do - Does - Did
§ Do is used with the present simple tense. Do-Does are used as part of the sentence structure for negative statements/sentences with the present simple tense
§ Do- Does are used as part of the sentence structure for questions, with the present simple tense.
§ Did is used with the past simple tense.
§ Did is used as part of the sentence structure for negative statements/sentences with the past simple tense
§ Did is used as part of the sentence structure for questions, with the past simple tense.
§ Be - Am - Is - Are -Was - Were
§ Have - Has -Had
DO', 'BE' and 'HAVE' are the English auxiliary verbs used in a negative structure, a question or to show tense.
DESCRIPTIONS OF ENGLISH AUXILIARY VERBS:
1. 'DO', 'DON'T', 'DOES' and 'DOESN'T' are used for questions and negatives in the Present Simple Tense, and 'DID' and 'DIDN'T' are used in the Past Simple Tense.
2. 'BE' is used with the Present Participle in Continuous (Progressive) Verbs. It is also used with the Past Participle in the Passive.
3. 'HAVE' is used with the Past Participle to form the Perfect Aspect.
Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary verbs are used together with a main verb to give grammatical information and therefore add extra meaning to a sentence. Information that is not given by the main verb.
They are used to form the passive voice.
They are used to form the continuous tense.
They are used to form the perfect tense.
Be, Do and Have are auxiliary verbs, they are irregular verbs and can be used as main verbs. The verbs 'to be' and 'to have' are the most commonly used auxiliary verbs and work alongside the main verbs in any statement.
Modal verbs are also auxiliary verbs, but will be treated separately, these are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would, they differ from the others in that they can never function as a main verb.
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