http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aHelping+VerbsSearch results for 'tag:Helping Verbs' matching tag 'Helping Verbs'en-USXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusingSentence/2/lvkkc/Post.htm#942325Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:51:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:942325dimsumexpressTo be honest, I was among the learners who were taught the word "auxiliary" which are used interchangeably with "modal". If this is not messy enough, some books / references even called them "helping verbs". Help....! nah. I just love this language and want to share my 2 cents' worth on the subject with the forum. That's all! No guarantee my answers are 100% approved by the true experts.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TenseHelp/lvlwh/post.htm#941731Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:13:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:941731dimsumexpressPleasehelp, I replied your other posts regarding the use of modals. Again, Whenever you see the following modals /helping verbs used, even in their negative form, you will find the adjacent verb remain in its basic form. i.e. He must understand the consequences. Does / do/ did/ should/ shall/ may/ might/ will/ would/ can /could /must etc.. This is the hard rule. So for your question: But shouldn't it be has instead of have since the sentence is singular? The answer is "no" because "doesn't" already satisfied the 3rd person singular requirement .http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpingVerbs/kxddq/post.htm#904987Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:41:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:904987califjimSee Re: Do and Does , has and have . CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpingVerbs/kxddq/post.htmWed, 16 Sep 2009 23:27:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:904926anonymouswhat are the 16 helping verbs?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ParticiplePastPerfectProgressive-AdjectivePastPerfect/hcdkh/post.htm#900359Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:44:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:900359anonymousHad and been are both helping verbs. Helping verbs must help action verbs. In this sentence, had and been are helping the present participle making , which is an action verb. Because making is a present participle, it must have helping verbs to help it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/kljmz/post.htmTue, 08 Sep 2009 09:17:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:892063anonymoushow can i identify a helping verbs?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassiveActiveActionLinking-Verbs/kwlrl/post.htm#877969Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:30:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:877969mister micawberOnly transitive verbs (those that take objects) can be transformed into passive constructions. Is "A smithy is a blacksmith's workshop." active or passive? -- Active Is "Most organized religions have monasteries where monks devote their lives to their region." active or passive?-- Active So if there is only a linking verb, is the sentence active or passive?-- Active In the sentence "It is a soft-feathered brown bird that reaches a height of up to 6 feet 6 inches.", I know the "is" is a linking verb but is "reaches" an action verb?-- Yes In the sentence "Although the birds cannot fly, they can travel great distances at speeds over 30 miles per hour.", are fly and travel action verbs-- Yes and are cannot and can included even...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassiveActiveActionLinking-Verbs/kwlrl/post.htmFri, 28 Aug 2009 09:24:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:877704anonymousIs "A smithy is a blacksmith's workshop." active or passive? Is "Most organized religions have monasteries where monks devote their lives to their region." active or passive? So if there is only a linking verb, is the sentence active or passive? In the sentence "It is a soft-feathered brown bird that reaches a height of up to 6 feet 6 inches.", I know the "is" is a linking verb but is "reaches" an action verb? In the sentence "Although the birds cannot fly, they can travel great distances at speeds over 30 miles per hour.", are fly and travel action verbs, and are cannot and can included even though they are only helping verbs? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsPastParticpleAlwaysAdjective/jpqvn/post.htm#830110Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:31:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:830110alpheccastarsHi 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 all the perfect tenses. "been" is the past participle of "be", and "have been" is the auxiliary for the present perfect passive voice of transitive verbs. The past participle is used in the verb phrase for passive voice. The past participle can also be used as an adjective. Examples: I send a letter to Bill every week. (active voice, simple present) A letter is sent by me to Bill every week. (the above, changed to passive voice) Mary baked a pie for dinner....http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpCheckMySentences/jmzgj/post.htm#812238Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:30:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:812238alpheccastarsOK. These 2 sentences use the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense uses the verb "have" as a helping verb (auxilliary) and it is followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are some examples: I have been to the park. (The main verb is "be", and its past is "was/were" and its past participle is "been") I have loved my wife since we got married. (The main verb is "love", and the past is "loved" and the past participle is also "loved". For regular verbs, the past and past participle are the same.) I have eaten my lunch. (The main verb is "eat", and the past is "ate", and the past participle is "eaten") Play...http://www.englishforums.com/English/JustWhenIThought/lrqvj/post.htmWed, 17 Jun 2009 21:38:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923432ronb...it couldn't get any more confusing... ~~ A verb in the active voice expresses an action done by its subject. A verb in the passive voice expresses an action done to its subject. In passive voice, the verb phrase always includes a form of be and the past participle of the main verb. Other helping verbs may also be included. Compare the following sentences: ACTIVE VOICE The pilot instructed us. (The subject, pilot, performs the action.) PASSIVE VOICE We were instructed by the pilot. (The subject, we, receives the action.) ~~ http://tinyurl.com/muqgzq Okay, that seems pretty straight forward. But... ~~ Six Troublesome Verbs Sit and Set The verb sit means “to be seated” or “to rest.” Sit seldom takes an object. The verb set...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Adverbs/jvklj/post.htmWed, 10 Jun 2009 16:30:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:774427anonymousi want to ask about theses adverbs both, all,each i read in a book that we use them after helping verbs eg, you are all coming but if we use the same structure in other sentence eg. we have all done. here it gives the meaning that we are talking about action.. but in this sentence i want to talk about the subject not about the action, then m i supposed to use it with the subject eg, we all have done. then what bout this sentence we all are coming. grammaticly its wrong now please tell me the correct use of these words.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpingVerbs/3/dnkvv/Post.htm#695022Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:50:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:695022anonymousAte is the simple past tense. Eaten is past participle, which is used with a helping verb to indicate an action already completed by some point of time in the past ( have eaten is present perfect form becasue action is completed by now, had eaten is past perfect form because the action had been completed by some time already gone by). -MNhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpingVerbs/3/dnkvv/Post.htm#691652Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:27:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:691652anonymousEaten is the past participle. Have is an auxillary or helping verb. Put both forms together and you have created the present perfect form.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DiffBetweenExample/wrkkb/post.htm#671576Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:671576avangiHi, In your example, "has" and "have" are both in the same time frame, or "tense." The mail has been sent in the recent past. This tense is called "present perfect." "Perfect" means the action is complete. It was completed just recently. The difference between "have" and "has" only concerns the actor. I have sent; We have sent; you have sent; He, She, It has sent ; They have sent. "He has sent" is called third person singular. "Had" is past perfect tense , and works for all actors (persons.) The action was completed prior to some event in the simple past. "I had sent mail before I received his change of address. These "perfect"...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpWithTenses/hqbzj/post.htm#664875Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:50:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664875mschufmanNow, as for your second question... Past simple vs. Present perfect. First know this. English only has 2 tenses! even though most people think it has many more. The two tenses are present, and past. The other aspects are created using combinations of present, past, and participles (ending in ed, d, en, n, d, t or ing) , and helping verbs (can, will, to be(only when used with ing), would, should, and the most common to have ), all of which are used in either the present, or past tense (some have no past) What is the present perfect? The present perfect as it suggests, is a present tense, and is an aspect that expresses a past action that is carried over to the present, and is treated as though it were part of the present. It is also used...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckForMePlease/hpbxl/post.htmSat, 31 Jan 2009 13:02:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:658880kittixayNormal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE TH Present Simple Tense - In case of preceded by the third person singular, the verb that changes in form is Verb to be and Verb to have - In case we add es is the verb that ends in S, SS, Ch, Sh, O, X - In case of the verb that ends in y, we change y into ies Modal Verbs : May-might, Can-could, Will-would, Shall-should, Must. If these verbs are preceded by the third person singular, don’t conjugate it and don’t use the preposition "to" - Besides these four captions above, if the verb is preceded by the third person singular just add S. - Present Simple...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectThisSentence/hzqnz/post.htmThu, 18 Dec 2008 12:22:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:614062eddie88At times it has been frustrating living in the shadow of Victoria to the point that you want them to have a fight. Analysis of athe above sentence: -- Noun phrase = At times, it At times = form:Prepositional phrase Function:adverbial phrase/pre modifier it = form:noun phrase Function:subject Verb phrase = has been frustrating living in the shadow of Victoria to the point that you want them to have a fight. has been = form:verb phrase Function:helping verbs/auxiliary verbs/past tense frustrating = form:participle phrase Function:subject complement/adjective living in the shadow of Victoria = form:gerund phrase Function:in apposition to subject complement, 'frustrating' to the point that you...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NamesOfDifferentTenses/gncbg/post.htmSat, 13 Sep 2008 13:54:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565596raenif there are any. I believe there are, and saw them mentioned in different posts on the forum although didn't pay attention to them. The grammar book I'm studying all lump them up into one catagory: helping verbs. But I'd like to know if most people have and use names for the different types of tenses. Here are the sample sentences I wish to know the names of the tenses they are of: I am taking her to the movie. He will be working for your father's law firm. I took the test and passed ! She has taken the medicine for her cold. She had taken the job before she moved here. I have been thinking about going abroad for higher education. He had been living in France before he was caught. It would have...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ParticiplePhraseVersusHelpingVerb-Ing/gvwkq/post.htm#523306Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:16:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:523306mister micawber. There is no main verb in B, so it is a fragment. A and C have main verbs (must remain, was being). As Leo says, an -ing form cannot form a complete sentence by itself-- it needs an auxiliary or main verb.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelpSubjectPredicate/zmllk/post.htmThu, 21 Feb 2008 18:59:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:479937market-huxley5. copy each sentence; underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice. a. It is a shame! it=subject is=verb b.Will you go to a movie with me? you=subject go=verb c. Janet has been singing in the choir for years. Janet=subject .. the predicate I'm having trouble with... Is it "has been singing" or "singing" becuase "has been" are helping verbs. What is the "simple predicate"? d. Through the dense bushes and into the open fields ran the white-tailed deer. deer= subject. ran=verb e. To win the gold medal is the goal of many athletes. To win=subject is=verb How are my answers looking?http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotALinkingVerb/zhdxz/post.htm#453337Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:34:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:453337avangiGreetings all, I'm confused. My reference says forms of to be are always "linking verbs". I used to hear them called "verbs of being." Obviously, in "I was walking," this wouldn't hold. I've heard them called "auxilliary verbs" or "helping verbs" in this case. But if I say "I was confused," or "I was away," indicating a condition and a location respectively, If I can't call them "linking verbs" what can I call them? Respectfully, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMe/vpvlq/post.htm#409158Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:21:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:409158wanwoQ Once I saw a person who typed the sentence "I will meet you very the soon". Is the usage of definite article correct in the above mentioned sentence in quotation? No. It should be 'very soon' Q What is the difference between 'especially' and 'specially'? 'especially' means the characterisic talked about is most pronounced in the named thing. Eg. 'All her cats are fat, especially the black one.' - meaning the black one is the fattest. 'specially' is not really a word in my opinion but someone may correct me. Most of the time if you hear it it's simply a contraction of the word especially where people fail to clearly pronounce the e. Q What are those type of sentences in which two helping verbs are used together? Can...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMe/vpvlq/post.htmSat, 25 Aug 2007 06:40:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:409138redalertQ Once I saw a person who typed the sentence "I will meet you very the soon". Is the usage of definite article correct in the above mentioned sentence in quotation? Q What is the difference between 'especially' and 'specially'? Q What are those type of sentences in which two helping verbs are used together? Can someone make analysis on those types of sentences in which we use have have or have had or had had together? Like, “he has always had an avid interest in English” Q. What is ‘Fragment Error’? Q. Have I correctly used the participle in the sentence typed below? AS INDICATED BY THE NAME, THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY TO REFLECTING THE HI-TECH DEVICES! Q. If the sentence is “He is addicted to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/LinkingVerbs/vkqph/post.htmWed, 04 Jul 2007 20:22:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:388100lrk2006Dear All, I once read: "be=is/am/are" can be used as a linking verb. As we can link 'the subject' with Noun, Adjective and Location. 1- I am Lrk. 2- I was happy. 3- I am upstairs. and this is the case with "have/has/had". but in the sentense below, be is not being used as a linking verb (instead helping verb) because another main verb is being used. I am playing chess. I wanted to ask whether 'will be' is used as a linking verb below as there is no main verb being used!! "I will be there." and what about the sentense below. ' will have ' as a linking verb too! I will have your car. thank uhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichOneIsCorrect/vhxwv/post.htm#372703Wed, 30 May 2007 18:03:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:372703anonymousAh, I see. Depending on the tenses, there are different set of rules applied to each of these helping verbs (hv) and their forms: have , do , and be . For hv that are a form of do , the rule is that the main verb has to be in base form, like you said. For have , has , or had, the following main verb has to be in past participle, and for forms of be , in present participle. So instead of incorrectuly using did with the past participle, bought, to ask "Why did you bought the car", I could use have with bought to ask , "Why have you bought the car?" Does that sound right? Thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/IHaveStartedHatingYou/vzzpw/post.htm#360366Fri, 04 May 2007 19:53:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:360366goodmanJackson6612 wrote: I have started hating you. In the above sentence: I = subject have = helping verb started = main verb hating = noun you = object Am I correct? Hi Jackson, In reference to “hate” and “dislike”, I prefer to say “I am starting/ beginning to hate / dislike…my job” But “ I have started hating my job ” is definitely incorrect. If you used "to hate" instead of "hating", perhaps it may be more acceptable. Some verbs just don't work well in gerund form.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalsAndSemiModals/bzqmk/post.htm#330626Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:48:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:330626marius hancuSee p. 2 here: HUNTER COLLEGE READING/WRITING CENTER GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS The Verb System Also: The following verbs are often called "semi-modals" because they are partly like modal helping verbs and partly like main verbs: * need * dare * used to Search this site (top right Search box) with: need modal dare modal used to modal and you'll find threads discussing them and examples, e.g.: Post:68000 Post:180173 Post:54968http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldPoliteFormOfCan/dxplz/post.htm#324244Sun, 04 Feb 2007 18:57:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:324244buddhaheartCould is the past tense of can . These two words are among the many that form a class of MAV modal auxiliary verbs called the ‘pure’modals. AV’s (Auxiliary verbs) are helping verbs that help the main verbs to convey additional information. MAV’s are a type of AV. MAV’s help to convey shades of meaning: permission, ability, necessity, advisability, possibility, probability and so on. Can & could convey permission as in requests and statements and general, physical and mental ability. They also convey degree of sureness (definiteness) and possibility. C ould expresses the same idea as Can except in a weaker, less direct, more polite and more formal manner. I'll try to add modal meaning to each of your statements: 1. You...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpingVerbs/dnkvv/post.htm#317542Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:24:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:317542inchoateknowledgeCalifJim wrote: has/have/had followed by a past participle would be called auxiliary verbs. To make it even simpler, some people call them helper or helping verbs. CJ Noooooo way. It is a finite verb phrase whose first verb is an auxiliary. EG: I have been ill. ( H)ave is an auxiliary here, but not have been .http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpingVerbs/dnkvv/post.htm#317431Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:27:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:317431califjimhas/have/had followed by a past participle would be called auxiliary verbs. To make it even simpler, some people call them helper or helping verbs. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbAndAuxiliary/cwhdb/post.htm#238654Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:32:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:238654anonymousYou call them differently because they are different. Auxiliary verbs (also called Primary auxiliary verbs - to be, to have and to do) form tenses and show Aspect. They can also be lexical verbs and they can be inflected. Modal auxiliary verbs do not change form and they add modality to the lexical verb. Both, auxiliary verbs and modal verbs are helping verbshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/LearnSpeakEnglishFluently/9/bvknm/Post.htm#214705Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:27:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214705diamondrgAnonymous wrote: Thinking smiley this is my big problem how to speak english plz help me In order to understand something said in English, first you should know the meaning of the words spoken, and of course the structure of the sentence. But even then you won't understand much of what you hear as native speakers speak really fast as is the case with your native language. In spoken English, some words are pronounced as if they were just one word. An untrained ear cannot discern where a word ends and another starts. Grammatical words, such as prepositions, certain helping verbs etc., do not carry stress. For example, " a cup of tea" is pronounced as / ı kap ıv ti:/ without interruption. You should learn...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Once/cgjdq/post.htm#199502Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:18:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199502goodmanSilversamand wrote: hi I do not completely agree with CalifJim's idea about placing "Once" in the sentence, because "Once" is an adverb and can be placed : - After Was and other helping verbs - In last or begining of the sentences P.S : if i'mwrong announce me Please? (Mr CalifJim) I think in this case, CalJim is completely correct. But "once" also has another meaning in a different context. Ex: Can you tell Mary to see me once she arrives to her office - In this context, "once" means immediately, right away etc...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Once/cgjdq/post.htm#199265Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:43:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199265silversamandhi I'm not completely agree with CalifJim's Idea about placing Once in sentence, because Once is an adverb and can be placed : - After Was and other helping verbs - In last or begining of the sentences P.S : if i'mwrong announce me Please? (Mr CalifJim)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HasToAsAHelpingVerb/3/czjzl/Post.htm#196933Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:58:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:196933califjimYes, you're right. Apparently we do have different understandings of objective and subjective . But look at the bright side: We agree that the sentences do not illustrate deontic usage! On this whole topic I am in basic agreement with John Lyons, who, to say it as briefly as possible, proceeds (in Semantics ) as follows. First, he gives definitions of terms and examples of an epistemic and a deontic reading of a sentence, to introduce the topic. Then he says, "Various terms have been used by linguists to distinguish from . Kurylowicz (1964) would say that involves subjectivity (i.e., the expression of the speaker's attitude), whereas does not." Lyons then says that he will draw a distinction between subjective...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HasToAsAHelpingVerb/czjzl/post.htm#195115Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:23:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:195115milkyMilky wrote: Anonymous wrote: In the sentence, "She has to eat salad every day," would "has to" be a helping verb for the action verb "eat?" Initially "to eat" looks like an infinitive, but isn't "has to" another way of saying "must," which would make it a helping verb? Thanks! "Have/has/had (to)" is not a member of the main group of modal auxiliary verbs, but is known by many as a "semi-modal auxiliary". Another name for "auxiliary verb" is "helping verb". So, you are right, "have (to)" is a helping verb. "Must" is normally used for subjective obligation or necessity, e.g. when a person feels he/she is obliged to do something or something is necessary, and "have to" (in one use) is used for expressing objective...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HasToAsAHelpingVerb/czjzl/post.htm#194537Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:30:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:194537milkyAnonymous wrote: In the sentence, "She has to eat salad every day," would "has to" be a helping verb for the action verb "eat?" Initially "to eat" looks like an infinitive, but isn't "has to" another way of saying "must," which would make it a helping verb? Thanks! "Have/has/had (to)" is not a member of the main group of modal auxiliary verbs, but is known by many as a "semi-modal auxiliary". Another name for "auxiliary verb" is "helping verb". So, you are right, "have (to)" is a helping verb. "Have to" is normally used for subjective obligation or necessity, e.g. when a person feels he/she is obliged to do something or something is necessary, and "must" (in one use) is used for expressing objective obligation or necessity....http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheMeaningOfGonna/2/dcm/Post.htm#190266Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:43:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:190266anonymousWhat is the word sucks in " Homework sucks " ? Is it a verb or an adjective? If it is a verb, what does homework suck? This brings up an excellent point, and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language. The question at hand is " Does an English verb need to have an object? " Consider the simple construction, " I eat " (Subject-ActionVerb). It is a coherent English thought; there is no need to express what is eaten. Just because an English sentence contains an action verb does not mean an object of that action must occur. The neat thing is, though, that it can occur and the thought is just as coherent. " I eat pizza " (Subject-ActionVerb-Object) is an equally logical thought. Action...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IFaceProblemWithUsing/crxmq/post.htm#171367Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:04:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:171367ikiaHave and has are helping verbs that form the present perfect tense. Look at these: I have finished the report. He has called her many times to pick up the report. You have drawn a clear diagram. Had is used as a helping verb to form the past perfect tense: He had eaten three hotdogs before he dove into the pool. You hadn’t finished the report when we arrived at your office. Now, if you add some form of the verb BE ( am, is are, was, were, be, being been ) after these helping verbs (have, has, and had), you form a sentence in passive voice. That’s a sentence where the doer of the sentence is either not known or not expressed. The subject is acted upon, instead. An active voice sentence rewritten in passive voice...http://www.englishforums.com/English/VerbsOrAdjectives/bjqnl/post.htm#132708Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:34:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:132708cliveHi, "Before long they found the path; it was hidden in the underbrush." The key says that "was hidden" in the second clause is a helping verb and a main verb. It seems to me that "was" is a linking verb, and in this context "hidden" is an adjective describing "it." Well, I understand your thinking. However, I see it as a past passive construction. I think this would be more apparent if the sentence explicitly included an agent. it was hidden in the underbrush by branches. So, I agree with your book on this. Your second query was Isn't "able" an adjective? Yes, I agre with you and not your book. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/VerbsOrAdjectives/bjqnl/post.htmWed, 31 Aug 2005 18:18:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:132594pjsMy 6th grade text has this sentence: "Before long they found the path; it was hidden in the underbrush." The key says that "was hidden" in the second clause is a helping verb and a main verb. It seems to me that "was" is a linking verb, and in this context "hidden" is an adjective describing "it." In another place the text says that "was able" is a helping verb and a main verb. Isn't "able" an adjective?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowManyTensesInEnglish/brxx/post.htm#115944Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:24:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:115944anonymousPemmican wrote: As far as I know, there are these 13 tenses: a) Past Perfect Progressive ........................had been + present participle b) Past Perfect ..........................................had + past participle c) Past Progressive ...................................was/were + present participle d) Simple Past ..........................................past tense form e) Present Perfect Progressive ...................have/has been + present participle f) Present Perfect .....................................have/has + past participle g)Present Progressive .................................am/is/are + present participle h)Simple Present ........................................present tense form = almost same form as...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HasBeenVirbIng/pxrr/post.htm#77851Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:02:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77851califjimThe most usual position when you have one or more helping verbs in the sentence is after the first helping verb, yes. I'd say, whenever you're not sure, guess that it's after the first helping verb, and you'll be right most of the time!http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedsOrNeed/xzkn/post.htm#71066Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:13:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:71066pemmicanThis is a problem of messing-up "need" which is a) a full verb and b) a modal helping verb. a) As a full verb, "need" means "require, lack sth" or also "have to". In this case, need conjugates like all the other 'normal' verbs: 3rd person singular with -s, followed by an infinitive with "to", negated with "don't". Ex: I need money, he needs to go. He doesn't need to go. b) As a modal helping verb, "need" only appears in its negation or with a negated element in a sentence. It means "not to have to". In this case, need conjugates like a modal, i.e. esp.: NO -s for 3rd person singular, it is followed by an infinitive without "to", negated by "not". Ex: I needn't go, he needn't go. "need" in your example, Stephen, is a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceConstruction/hgqqr/post.htm#619117Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:02:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:619117mary ngCould someone tell me if my analysis of the following sentences are correct? I'd very much appreciate your help!!! 1. ... } subj asked verb that it..imposed >adjective clause with the relative pronoun 'that' rather..says adverb clause presumably adverb to stop the collection ..weapons >infinitive phrase I hope you will find this analysis helpful. Sentence 1 The subject is the noun phrase "The vote". The non-defining adjective clause "which may take place late in the afternoon" modifies the subject. Please note that non-defining adjective clauses are enclosed by commas. The passive verb "was delayed" consists of the auxiliary or helping verb "was" and the main verb...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesItMean/kcbk/post.htm#49766Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:01:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:49766s*hartWhat does it mean? is a proper question. "what it means" is usually part of a statement, but that construction (not using the helping verb in a question) is commonly used by ESLers, since helping verbs aren't used in their languages. Example: - Explain to me what it means. It can be used as a question it the follwing way, though: Can you explain to me what it means? or Please explain to me what it means. (not a question) I'm not so good at explaining the reasons, but in "Can you explain to me what it means", note that the question is really "Can you explain?" the "what it means" is the thing we are asking about. Maybe someone else can explain better.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConjugationCan/ljwmw/post.htm#965956Sun, 25 Jul 2004 04:28:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965956john lawlerThanks Don for your help. I have difficulty finding this ... might ? Past perfect of may 1. I had might (snip more) You can't say anything like those in English. "May" and "might" are auxilliaries (helping verbs or modals) but ... So you have to shift to other words altogether. "I have been permitted..." for that sense of "may," for example. May, might, can, could, will, would, shall, should, and must are modal auxiliary verbs and don't have any other forms or inflections. That means they can't be used with any other auxiliary verbs ahead of them, thus they have no progressive, no perfect, and no passive. So all the forms you gave of may and can are incorrect. And they're also...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConjugationCan/ljwmw/post.htm#965767Sat, 24 Jul 2004 16:58:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965767donna richouxThanks Don for your help. I have difficulty finding this information in a book. They sound not perfect for me ... ? 5. Have I not might ? 6. Haven't I might ? Past perfect of may 1. I had might (snip more) You can't say anything like those in English. "May" and "might" are auxilliaries (helping verbs or modals) but not full-fledged verbs in their own right. So you have to shift to other words altogether. "I have been permitted..." for that sense of "may," for example. Best wishes Donna Richouxhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Modal/ljcnk/post.htm#964278Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:11:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:964278robert bannisterYes - the references I have equate modals and helping verbs. They shouldn't. The most distinguishing thing about a modal is that it doesn't have an infinitive (there's no "to can go" or "to must go"). Auxiliary (or helping) verbs, in English, can appear in the infinitive: "to be going", "to have gone". I've never read a definition of a modal verb, but I thought it had more to do with them not taking a 'to' with the following infinitive, eg I would count 'dare' as a modal, at least in some of its uses. Rob Bannister