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english verbs

Date: Jul 23 2007

Topic: Grammar

Author: trinityshiva

Lesson

1. what are the basic kinds of verbs?

The basic kinds of verbs are action verbs and auxiliary/helping verbs.

2. How many auxiliary/helping verbs do we have in English and what are they?

There are 24 auxiliary/helping verbs. They are [a]is[b]am[c]was[d]are[e]were[f]do[g]does[h]did[i]has[j]have[k]had[l]shall[m]should[n]can[o]could[p]may[q]might[r]will[s]would[t]must[u]ought to [v]need to[w] dare to[x]used to

3. What is the importance of the Auxiliary/helping verbs?

The following constructions are not possible without auxiliary/helping verbs:

[a] we cannot frame questions without them.

[b]we cannot construct negative sentences without them.

[c] we cannot construct continuous tenses without them. 

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yogeshwa

yogeshwa

India

well this post is rather good, thanks a lot.

08:20 AM Dec 03 2007 |

kriya

kriya

India

hi,
i am kriya from india. i want to improve my english..plz hlp me and contect me regularly..thank u.bye

09:14 AM Nov 20 2007 |

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