By 21SJE826

John Vincent

Auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verbs means 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 are can, could, may,
might, must, shall, should, will, and would.

Examples of Auxiliary Verbs Expressing Tense

Here are some examples of auxiliary verbs expressing tense. In these examples
She was waiting for an hour.
She is waiting in the hall.
She will be waiting outside.
(In each of these examples, the auxiliary verb to be helps to form the progressive tense, which is the
tense used for ongoing actions.)
She had drunk it before we arrived.
She has drunk it already.
She will have drunk it by then.
(In each of these examples, the auxiliary verb to have helps to form the perfect tense, which is the
tense used for expressing an action’s completion.)
She had been studying before the incident.
She has been studying.
She will have been studying for a month at that point.
(In each of these examples, the auxiliary verbs have and been help to form the perfect progressive
tense, which is the tense used for expressing an ongoing action’s completion.)
Examples of Auxiliary Verbs Expressing Voice
Here are some examples of auxiliary verbs expressing voice.
Our dessert was eaten by the dog.
The phone will be disconnected tomorrow.
(In these examples, the auxiliary verb to be helps to form the passive voice. A verb is said to be in
the passive voice when its subject does not perform the action of the has the action done to it.)
Examples of Auxiliary Verbs Expressing Mood
Here are some examples of auxiliary verbs being used to express mood.
Did you win?
(Here, the auxiliary verb to do is used to form the interrogative mood, i.e., to ask a question.)
Don’t forget your wallet.
(Here, the auxiliary verb to do (in its negative form) is used to form the imperative mood, i.e., to
give an order.)
What are the primary auxiliary verbs?
The “primary” auxiliary verbs—be, have, and do—are some of the most commonly occurring verbs
in English. They are also some of the trickiest to master, because each can also be used as a main
verb in a clause, and each is able to conjugate to reflect plurality and tense as a result.

Primary Auxiliary Verbs

Primary auxiliary verbs are derived from the verbs BE, HAVE, and DO.
I am a teacher.
I was a teacher.
He is my friend.
He was my friend.
They are students.
They were students.

Primary auxiliary verbs which are derived from the verb HAVE are have, had and has.
They have five houses.
He has two children.
She had ten cars.

Primary auxiliary verbs which are derived from the verb DO are do, does and did.
I do drive the car.
He did the assignment perfectly.
He does the examination very well.

What is the Definition of modal auxiliary verb?

The definition of a modal auxiliary is a verb that is used with another verb to express a mood or
tense.
Examples of a modal auxiliary include can, may, must, ought, shall, should, will and would.

Examples of modal auxiliary verbs in a sentence:

1) I can run a mile in 8 minutes.
2) You must clean your plate before you have dessert
3) I might go to the park after school today.
4) It would be nice if a rainbow appeared.
5) Do you think it will rain today?
6) Grandma could arrive any minute!
7) You should try some of this spaghetti.
8) Will you give me some money?