Auxilary Verb
Auxiliary
Verb
·
·
A verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and
voices of other verbs.
·
The primary auxiliary verbs in English are be, do,
and have ;
·
the modal auxiliaries would are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will.
· An auxiliary
verb is a verb that
adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in
which it appears, such as to express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis,
etc.
· Auxiliary verbs usually accompany a main verb.
The main verb provides the main semantic content of the clause.
· An example is the verb have in the sentence I have finished my lunch. Here,
the main verb is finish,
and the auxiliary have helps
to express the perfect aspect.
Some sentences
contain a chain of two or more auxiliary verbs. Auxiliary verbs are also
called helping verbs, helper verbs, or (verbal) auxiliaries.
Comments
Post a Comment