Hi, In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry! Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'? 'Should' is a modal auxiliary verb and Is 'need' a helping verb to

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

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

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

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