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Auxiliary Verbs

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Wed, 06/16/2010 - 07:13 — Chris McCarthy

Auxiliary verbs are the verbs which help the main verb and give extra meaning to it. For example:

"I have studied English for three years."

The auxiliary verb have changes the tense of the sentence to present perfect, so we know the activity is ongoing.

"I studied English for three years."

In this case there is no auxiliary verb and the sentence is therefore past simple, which means the activity has finished. So auxiliary verbs are very important for understanding the meaning of a sentence!

In the following sentences, which auxiliary verb do you need to use? How many did you get correct??

Today's lesson is by Caroline.

Link: What are Auxiliary verbs?

  • 1. I ___ going to the beach later.




  • 2. ___ you have a pen I can borrow?




  • 3. ___ you got ballet tomorrow?




  • 4. I ___ cook three different types of cheesecake.




  • 5. She ___ back yet. We will have to wait for her.




  • 6. ___ you ever been to South Africa?




  • 7. I really ___ visit my Grandfather.




  • 8. I ___ do my homework later.




  • 9. ___ you allergic to anything?




  • 10. I ___ tidy my room, but I don't want to.








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Comments

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 08:57 — Ahmed Rio

Eng. Ahmed Gharouda

Thanks indeed for lesson I have made just one mistake and it was number 5 , but I need your help in past perfect and present perfect and when we can use them in whole paragraph not just how I can make a sentences and what's the rule but I need to know how I full the paragraph with it.

that's all for now.

please help .... thanks

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 09:31 — bayan2

Hey! How it can be " have

Hey! How it can be " have got" for "tomorrow"?
Is it something wrong with me or...?

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 09:43 — papasforever

I agree with you.Because

I agree with you.Because have got shows that something has started in the past and either it has just finished in the present or it is still continued.

The correct one would be something like are you having ballet tomorrow or do you have ballet tomorrow (if we use present simple with the scheduled meaning)

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 09:47 — Chris McCarthy

Bayan2

"Have you got..?" has the same meaning as "Do you have..?". Don't think that 'got' makes the sentence past tense.

Chris

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 14:41 — papasforever

Isn't 'have you got' form

Isn't 'have you got' form usually used for expressing possession?

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 14:47 — Chris McCarthy

Yes, as in, "Have you got a

Yes, as in, "Have you got a pet?" or "Do you have a pet?"

Chris

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 09:40 — papasforever

all correct

Thank you for the lesson,although you forgot to mention that sometimes auxiliary verbs can emphasize the meaning of the sentence.

For example;

I play the piano
I do play the piano (the auxiliary verb do emphasizes the meaning of the sentence)

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 13:40 — ynastia

Auxiliary Verbs

I got all correct! Thank you, Caroline!

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 05:26 — altaf

to decide 'is' or 'has'

Regarding sentence 5,Could you please explain
about the difference
She isn't back yet.We will have to wait for her.
She hasn't back yet. We will have to wait for her.
The situations of these sentences are likely to be used.
Is it wrong to use hasn't in that sentence.

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 06:47 — Chris McCarthy

"She isn't back yet" is

"She isn't back yet" is correct. It means that at this point, 'she' has not returned from where she went. She is expected to return.

"She hasn't back yet." in this form is not good grammar. To make this sentence correct we must include the verb 'come': "She hasn't come back yet."

'Come back' is a phrasal verb, meaning 'return'.

"She isn't back yet" and She hasn't come back yet" both have the same meaning.

Chris

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 05:33 — altaf

Thanks Chris

Oh! It's a clear explanation.
I knew Chris would clear my doubt with ease.
Right now,lam happy that I've learnt an usage.

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 08:28 — hameedullah.hakim

Fluently learning writing and speaking English language request

I really appreciate your hard working and excellent techniques for teaching online the most popular and lovely (English) language, please send me some information regarding writing paragraph and letter, and guild me how to speak English so fluently

Thank you
I really need them very soon

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 09:24 — papasforever

I second this request,if

I second this request,if it's possible.

Or actually,why don't you start the creation of some proficiency (ex ECPE) style notes regarding vocabulary,grammar,reading,etc?

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 21:03 — Yura

Auxiliary Verbs

It was not difficult for me - only one mistake # 9 - but I think it was lack of attention Worried
Thank you for the Lesson!!! Smile

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 12:57 — snjezanakov

auxiliary verbs

Wave
only two mistake, wonderful, it is very useful.
sneki

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 15:32 — Bamboocha

Just two mistakes. It looks

Just two mistakes. It looks simple but I drewn blank in 5 and 9. Confused

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 13:05 — faili

Only number 5 wrong

 I got wrong on number 5 but Chris had explain it. <- is this right sentence?

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 14:16 — Chris McCarthy

Try this: I got number 5

Try this:

I got number 5 wrong but Chris explained it.

Thanks,

Chris