I find that have to is most often called a semi-modal . It has the effect of a modal like must , but is conjugated like an ordinary verb. ( has to, have to, had to, ... ) I would certainly not call it an auxiliary verb with an infinitive, though

They had to have that specially made? The sentence is in the past tense. Since English lacks verbs for situations in which person A does something for person B on person B's request, a rather long and awkward structure is used instead: to have

sentence number one "who broke the window" contains a primary form of a verb, the preterite "broke". The second sentence contains a secondary form, the past participle "broken", plus the auxiliary "have".

Hi Yaggy, I'm no expert, but perhaps I can help. She is getting more beautiful every day . I get, you get, he/she/it gets is the simple present tense. I am getting, You are getting, He is getting is the present continuous - the

Hi. Welcome to English Forums. "Also" can't be the answer because it is used after auxiliary verb Not always, but it's not suitable in the given sentence. n addition" can't be the answer,either.Because after "in

Hi Can someone please hav a quick look at the following and check to see if these are correct for me please I have to indicate whether the highlighted is an auxiliary verb or a main verb Thank you in advance for your help 1. She

Hi Anon: If you look in any English language reference book under verb tenses, you will find the answer to your question. "be" is a helping verb (auxilliary) for the passive voice of verbs, and "have" is the helping verb for

Might is always considered a modal in English. However, and that is why I think yours is a good question, in other languages, such as my own – which is Dutch – we do in fact add an adverb to the verb phrase of the sentence. In the end, the

Hello Ericsson, and welcome to English Forums. Yes, you can use 'have' as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb: I have had lunch. I have eaten lunch.

Works is a present tense verb form which refers to this moment or indicates a truth that always applies. The present infinitive to work is used because of that. Left is a past tense form and consequently an infinitive that refers to the past must