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Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs either signal that a main verb is coming or serve as a substitute for the verb phrase.

Auxiliary Verb Forms
Modal Auxiliaries	Have	Be	Do
can could will would shall should may might must	have has had having	am is are was were been being	do does did done doing

Rules:

Modal auxiliaries always precede the main verb, as well as any other auxiliaries that are present.

Modal auxiliaries cannot be made negative.

Have always occurs before the past participle (-en) form of another verb to express the perfect (completed) aspect of the verb. When have is in the present tense, it creates the present-perfect form of the verb.
NOTE: Have can also function as a true verb, having different meanings (i.e., Kelly has the book.).

Be is used to express the progressive (ongoing) aspect of the verb or the past-progressive form when be is in the past tense.
NOTE: Be can also function as a true verb, having different meanings (i.e., The gas station is open.).

Do is in a number of grammatical processes. Use do when you create certain kinds of questions.

Do is also used to form negatives and emphatic statements.

Tests:

None at this time.

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