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AUXILIARY VERBS
A brief approach
Auxiliary & Modal verbs are used in
the following cases:
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1. To avoid repeating the main verb / verb
phrase:
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Eg. ‘I like cats but my husband doesn’t (like cats)
2. So+aux.+subject with a positive verb &
Neither (or nor)+aux.+subject with a negative
verb to say that sb. or sth. is the same.
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Eg. A.‘I loved his latest novel’. B.‘So did I’.
Eg. A. ‘I haven’t finished yet’.B. ‘Neither/Nor have
I’.
Auxiliary & Modal verbs:
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3. To say that sb. or sth. Is different:
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4. To make ‘reply questions’ to show interest
or surprise:
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Eg. A. ‘I don’t like shopping online’. B. ‘I do’.
Eg. A.‘I went to a psychic yesterday’. B. ‘Did you?’
5. To show emphasis in a positive sentence:
Eg. A- ‘You didn’t lock the door!’. B. ‘I did lock
it’.
Auxiliaries & Modal verbs:
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6. To make question tags, usually to check
information. We use a posit. aux. with a
negative verb, and a negat. aux. with a positive
verb.
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Eg. ‘You won’t forget, will you?’
Eg. ‘She can’t speak Italian, can’t she?’