auxiliary verb
Syllabification: (aux·il·ia·ry verb)
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See also modal auxiliary verbs, primary auxiliary verbs.
Definition of auxiliary verb
noun
Grammar- a verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs. See also modal verb.
The primary auxiliary verbs in English are be, do, and have; the modal auxiliaries are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would
Grammar
A group of verbs that combine with the main verb to form the verb phrase:
| Primary | be | is | am | are | was | were | been |
| have | has | had | |||||
| Modal | shall | will | should | would | |||
| can | could | ||||||
| may | might | ||||||
| must | |||||||
| ought(to) |