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A verb that determines the mood, tense, or aspect of another verb in a verb
phrase. Auxiliary verbs always precede main verbs within a verb phrase.
The basic auxiiliary verbs are:
Be, Do, Did, Does, Used to
-To Be
Am I too young? - In this case Am (to be) is the auxiliar verb
- Do/ Do not
Do you know him? - Do is an auxiliar verb that expresses a question about the
currently time.
I do not want to go home- Do also can be used in a negative form never for the past
tense.
-Does/ does not
Does she know you? - Does means the same that Do, but it is used to express
questions When the pronouns are He/She/It.
I did not know him= Didn't. It Can also be used to express negativa form.
-Used to
I used to go to Cuiaba when I was 8 years old. Used to explain about something that you
did or happened often and continuous in your life, but it had stopped do anymore.
What are Modal Verbs?
Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are
some important differences:
1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.
- She should be here by 9:00.
2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past.
- He should not be late.
3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.
- He will can go with us. -Not Correct
It is because will is also an auxiiliary verb and you aren't able to put two auxiliary verbs
together one following another.
Modal Verb
Must
Expressing
Strong Obligation
Logical Conclusion /
Certainty
Example
You must stop when the traffic
lights turn red.
He must be very tired. He's been
working all day long.
Must Not
Prohibition
Can
Ability
Permission
Possibility
Could
May
Permission
Possibility, Probability
Might
Polite Permission
Possibility, Probability
Need Not
Lack Of
Necessity/Absence Of
Obligation
Should/Ought To
Had Better
50 % Obligation
Advice
Logical Conclusion
Advice