Posts Tagged ‘Auxiliary verbs’

Uses of Shall and Will

November 5th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning

With the first person

Shall is used with first person pronouns to express simple futurity.

Uses of Be and Have

November 4th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL

As a principal verb

Be and its forms can be used as principal verbs. They are then called linking verbs because they link the subject with a following word.

Auxiliary Verbs

November 3rd, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL

An auxiliary verb is one which helps other verbs form tenses other than the simple present and simple past.

The following are the auxiliary verbs in English: