Auxiliary Verbs

They have no meaning on their own and are necessary for the grammatical structure of a sentence, but they do not tell us very much alone.

• Adjectives

• Verbs

• Linking Verbs

• Auxiliary Verbs

This type of auxiliary verbs never change form. You cannot add an -ed, -ing or s ending to these words.

• Past Tense

• Primary Auxiliaries

• Modal Auxiliaries

• Future Tense

In what type of auxiliary verbs Do, Be and Have belong?

• Modal Auxiliary

• Primary Auxiliary

• Present Tense

• Future Tense

This indicates the type of action or condition while auxiliary verbs convey the other nuances that writers want to express.

• Base Verb

• Main Verb

• Linking Verb

• Option 1 and 2

Can, could, may, might and ought to are some examples of _

• Primary Auxiliaries

• Past Tense

• Future Tense

• Modal Auxiliaries

You have been riding non-stop for hours. You _ be very tired.

• can

• must

• ought

• might

I know I left my phone on this table and it is not here now. Somebody _ taken it.

• must

• might

• must have

• can have

You _ called him a fool. It really upsets him.

• shouldn't have

• needn't

• couldn't have

• can't

You _ been nicer to her. She really cares for you.

• can have

• would have

• should have

• might have

_ you mind standing up for a moment?

• Can

• Could

• Should

• Would