Rosyth GE

A number of you came to see me about Auxillary verbs, so I hope this helps clear your misunderstandings or clarifies your doubts.I hope this clears up the questiosn about verbs to be also.
An auxiliary verb combines with another verb to help form the tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with.

The verbs to have, to be, to do, will, shall, would, should, can, may, might, and could are the common auxiliary verbs in English.

Auxiliary verbs are sometimes called helping verbs.

The most common auxillary verbs are “be,” “do,” and “have”, and you may also use these verbs on their own. You use “will” and “shall” to express future time.

The words in bold are auxillary verbs

She is the chief engineer.

The tea cups are in the china cabinet.

Gordon does this kind of thing frequently.

My classmates and I do our homework everyday.

I can’t complete my project because he still has my notes.

They have several kinds of ice cream in the display case.

Other common auxiliaries are “can,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “must,” “ought,” “should,” “will,” and “would.”

Verbs like these are called modal auxiliaries and expresses necessity, obligation, or possibility.

The highlighted word in each of the following sentences is a modal auxiliary:

Zorro was pleased to learn that he could take several days off.

Tina told her neighbours that she would walk their dog for an appropriate fee.

Henry told Eli that he ought to have the hole in his pants mended.

The principal told the assembled students that the school might introduce a new CCA next term.

According to the instructions, we must leave this lotion in our hair for twenty minutes.