An auxiliary verb is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which

it appearsfor example, 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.
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An example is the verb have in the sentence I have finished my dinner. 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. TheyAuxiliary verbs typically help express grammatical tense,
aspect, mood, and voice. They typically appear together with a main verb. The auxiliary is said
to "help" the main verb. The auxiliary verbs of a language form a closed class, i.e., there is a
fixed, relatively small number of them.
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They are often among the most frequently occurring
verbs in a language.
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Widely acknowledged verbs that can serve as auxiliaries in English and many related
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languages are the equivalents of be to express passive voice, and have (and sometimes be)
to express perfect aspect or past time reference.
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In some treatments, the copula be is classed as an auxiliary even though it does not "help"
another verb, e.g.,
The bird is in the tree. is serves as a copula with a predicative expression not
containing any other verb.
Definitions of auxiliary verbs are not always consistent across languages, or even among
authors discussing the same language. Modal verbs may or may not be classified as auxiliaries,
depending on the language. In the case of English, verbs are often identified as auxiliaries based
on their grammatical behavior, as described below. In some cases, verbs that function similarly
to auxiliaries, but are not considered full members of that class (perhaps because they carry
some independent lexical information), are called semi-auxiliaries. In French, for example,
verbs such as devoir (have to), pouvoir (be able to), aller (be going to), vouloir (want), faire
(make), and laisser (let), when used together with the infinitive of another verb, can be called
semi-auxiliaries
may be glossed with the abbreviationHe has played football.

He had played football.

:
He had been playing footbal
I would go - ira
I would eat - comera
I would be - sera / estara
I would have - tendra / habra
Affirmative

I would go to the party.
Yo ira a la fiesta.
You would feel better.
Te sentiras mejor.
That would be great.
Eso sera genial.
We would help you.
Nosotros te ayudaramos.
Joan would start to cry.
Joan comenzara a llorar.
Glenn would come right away.
Glenn vendra enseguida.
They would get very angry.
Ellos se enojaran mucho.
Negative

She would not be happy.
Ella no sera feliz.
We wouldn't spend all the money.
No gastaramos todo el dinero.
I wouldn't do that.
Yo no hara eso.
Interrogative

Would he give Patty a diamond ring?
l le dara a Patty un anillo de diamantes?
Would you mind?