Question

tate whether the underline verbs are main verbs (M), auxiliary verbs (AV) or modal verbs (MV( by circling the right option.1.can
2.is
3.must
4.is
what verb is this?..​

Answer 1

Answer:

Auxiliary and Modal Verbs

By now you might have an idea of what the auxiliary and modal verbs are used for. If not, you will by the end of this. Auxiliary verbs are the helping verbs used in sentences along with the verbs to set the mood, tense, tone etc. of the sentence.

Thus if you use the auxiliary ‘might’, it indicates a slight probability. But if you use the auxiliary ‘will’, it indicates a strong affirmation. We further divide the auxiliaries into two types- primary auxiliaries and modal auxiliaries.

Primary Auxiliaries

The words “be”, “have” and “do” are called primary auxiliaries. These are known as primary because they are the most frequently occurring auxiliaries and are used in their different forms in the English language.

Evidently, the forms of “be” are “is”, “am”, “are”, “was” and “were”. The forms of “have” are “have”, “has” and “had”. Lastly, the forms of “do” are “do”, “does” and “did”.

Using Primary Auxiliaries

1] Be

The forms of “be” are:

Present tense: is, am, are

Past tense: was, were

Past participle: been