Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to

Hello everyone, I wish it would stop raining – I know ‘wish’ and ‘would’ are the key to the construction - but I don’t know what the tense is… Subject + wish + it (what is it?)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund Hi, You

Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Actually, the insertion of "yet" in "there have to be" breaks up the verb phrase so that "have" changes from an auxiliary to a principal verb, with the infinitive "to be" changing from a principal verb to

Thanks for replying AlpeccaStars and Clive. AlpheccaStars, just wondering, which defintion does this usage of 'would' fall into? Is it the second one? Thank you again. (M-W) 1 a archaic : WISHED, DESIRED b archaic : wish for : WANT c (1)

When have isn't an auxiliary, in other words, it is the only verb in a sentence, a question can usually be formed with or without do: Does he have a car? Has he a car? (Also: Has he got a car? ) Has he a car? isn't very

Hey, I'd stick to the second construction What will the worst experience of my life be? Because, when we have a question we have: Question word + auxiliary verb + subjct + verb. I don't say for example: When does come she ? do I? as well

I'm trying to figure out what this sentence is, and the Passive Past Perfect Continuous Interrogative is the best that I can think of. Where have all the reference books been put? It has the "have been + present part." form of the

is the ing form only present tense if it has an auxilary verb before it? If the auxiliary verb is in the present tense, yes! If you have -ing, you have a present participle. The present participle can be used by itself (the "non-finite"

Jackson: #1 "do" is a verb. (auxiliary) not an adverb. "need" is the main verb; the object is the infinitive phrase..("need to" is synonymous with "have to") #2 say is the main verb, Need is an auxiliary