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Auxiliary verb Common

Auxiliary verb has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with

2

A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.

See Also
inversion aspect full verb do support tense semiauxiliary be shall
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
verb
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
modal auxiliary verb
Rhyming Words
erb verb ferb gerb herb serb kerb acerb imberb superb adverb reverb diverb coverb potherb cowherb converb preverb proverb pro verb
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