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Auxiliary Verb

The document provides an overview of auxiliary verbs in English, detailing their definitions and classifications into primary and modal auxiliary verbs. It explains the forms and uses of these verbs, including their roles in verb phrases and sentence structures. Key examples and rules regarding their usage, such as negation and question formation, are also included.

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Auxiliary Verb

The document provides an overview of auxiliary verbs in English, detailing their definitions and classifications into primary and modal auxiliary verbs. It explains the forms and uses of these verbs, including their roles in verb phrases and sentence structures. Key examples and rules regarding their usage, such as negation and question formation, are also included.

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POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY

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Grammar Point:

AUXILIARY
VERBS
The Helper “Words”

All the information and examples


are extracted from “An A-Z of
English Grammar & Usage” by
Geoffrey Leech, published in 1989.
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INTRODUCTION ABOUT
AUXILIARY VERBS

 An auxiliary verb is usually BEFORE


another verb.
 Auxiliary verbs “help” other verbs to

form Verb Phrases


1. AUXILIARY VERBS IN ENGLISH:
Primary • Be Have Do
Auxiliar (these can also be
y Verbs main verbs)

• Will Would
• Can Could
Modal • May Might
Auxiliar • Shall Should
y Verbs • Must Ought To
Have To Used To
2. THE FORMS OF AUXILIARY VERBS
a) The Primary Auxiliary Verbs have irregular:
 -S form
 PAST TENSE form
 PAST PARTICIPLE form

PAST
-S FORM PAST TENSE
PARTICIPLE
E • Is • Was/Were • Been
AVE • Has • Had • Had
O • Does • Did • Done
B) MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS
 Will: be willing to; intend to
 Shall: intend to (formal); have decided to
 May/Can: be possible to do
 Can/Could/May: be allowed to do
 Must: be necessary; be logically certain
 Must/Have To: be required to do
 Should/Ought To/Had Better: be obliged to do
 Should have/Could have + P.P: was not true, did not
happen
MAIN USE Less important use Uncommon use
THE MODALS ARE A SPECIAL CLASS
OF WORDS WHICH BEHAVE IN A
SPECIAL WAY
a) Modal auxiliaries have no –S FORM for the 3rd
person singular. Compare:
He works ~ They work
BUT: He will ~ They will

Also, modal auxiliaries do not change their


form in other ways: they have no –ing form
or P.P form:
works ~ working ~ worked
BUT NOT: must ~ musting ~ musted
MODAL AUXILIARIES ALWAYS TAKE THE FIRST POSITION IN A
VERB PHRASE

E.g:

VERB PHRASE
Must win
Must have won
The Must be winning
y Must have winning
Must be won
Must have been won
Modal auxiliaries come before the NEGATIVE
word not
E.g: She may see the play  She may not see
the play
 Modal auxiliaries (except MAY) have a negative
contraction.
E.g: She could see the play  She couldn’t
see the play.

 Modal auxiliaries go before the SUBJECT in YES-


NO QUESTIONS
E.g: She could see the play  Could she see
the play?
Modal auxiliaries carry the emphasis in
emphatic sentences
E.g: “You should speak to John”  “Yes, I will
speak to him”
 Modal auxiliaries are used in shortened
sentences.
E.g: I’ll speak to him  Yes, so will I
 Modal auxiliaries come before adverb like
ALWAYS and words like ALL and BOTH, when
they are in middle position.
E.g: All the girls will be here  The girls will
all be here
I always enjoy singing  I will always enjoy
singing
Thanks
for your
attention!!

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