Hi There, I am having trouble understanding Main verbs and Auxiliary verbs could someone please assist me. If there is a modal verb before the main verb would I class this as a main verb? I understand that the primary Auxiliary

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

Could you please define your terms? weak forms? = regular forms? or contracted forms? or ??? strong forms? = irregular forms? or non-contracted forms? or ??? compound verb? = like to underline (under + line)? or with auxiliary verbs? or with

Other than conditionals, is would considered a past tense modal? "I know he would help me." What tense is the would? would is past in form ; it's historically the past of will . But it can be used in present-tense contexts, as

Hi Arunakumari Here are some basics. The verb "be" is used alone as an ordinary (main) verb. It is also used as an auxiliary verb. The word "be" is a bare infinitive. When "be" is a main verb, it has various different

Welcome to English Forums! 'm suffering from misunderstanding these tenses when they are preceded by a modal verb. Your terminology is wrong. Tenses are not preceded by modal verbs. You have non-modal tenses , such as Present, Past, Present

I just wonder if "would" is an auxiliary. Not exactly. It's a modal verb. That is, it is one of several verbs called "modals". will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, and must are the modals. They are always

I don't know where I am going today. I don't know=independent clause I=subject do=verb (auxiliary verb) not=negation (adverb of negation) know=verb where I am going today=noun clause (indirect question) where=complementizer I=subject

Hi, 1.Do we almost always have to follow the question word (I think it is) "why" with a modal verb like "do" or an auxiliary verb like "was" when writing questions? Are there some exceptions? Why are they smart? Why

Hi CB, To my home has nothing to do with verbs. To is a preposition here. Did I say it had anything to do with verbs? Yes, to is a preposition but to my home functions an infinitive object. Am I wrong? The auxiliary forms of need are used