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    The document discusses different types of verbs in English including auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, and regular and irregular verbs. It provides examples of common auxiliary verbs like has, have, and been. Modal auxiliary verbs discussed include can, may, must, and shall. Examples are given of phrasal verbs where a main verb is combined with a preposition to form a new meaning. Finally, the document outlines how regular verbs form the past tense with "-ed" while irregular verbs have varying past tense forms.

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    The document discusses different types of verbs in English including auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, and regular and irregular verbs. It provides examples of common auxiliary verbs like has, have, and been. Modal auxiliary verbs discussed include can, may, must, and shall. Examples are given of phrasal verbs where a main verb is combined with a preposition to form a new meaning. Finally, the document outlines how regular verbs form the past tense with "-ed" while irregular verbs have varying past tense forms.

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    Auxiliary Verb

    An auxiliary verb (or helping verb)


    accompanies a main verb. Here are some
    examples of auxiliary verbs:
     Lee has eaten all the pies.
    (Here, the auxiliary verb has helps to
    express tense.)

     The table has been prepared.

     I have been sitting here since 7
    o'clock.
     Sarah was waiting for the shark to
    reappear.
     John will have broken the record by
    then.

     If he were to arrive in the next 10


    minutes.
    List of auxiliaries in
    English
    A list of verbs that (can) function as
    auxiliaries in English is as follows:
    am, are, is, was, were, being, been, 
    can, could,do,does, did, have,has, 
    had, having, may, might, must, need, 
    ought, shall, should, will, would
    Modal Auxiliary Verb
    A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb
    used to express ideas such as ability,
    possibility, permission, and obligation. The
    modal auxiliary verbs
    are can, could, may, might, must, shall, 
    should. For example:
     Lee can eat a lot of pies.
    (Here, the modal verb can helps to
    express the idea of ability.)
     Lee might eat that pie before he gets
    home.
    (Here, the modal verb might helps to
    express the idea of possibility.)
     Lee may eat as many pies as he
    likes.
    (Here, the modal verb may helps to
    express the idea of permission.)
     Lee should give you some of that pie
    given you bought it.
    (Here, the modal verb should helps to
    express the idea of obligation.).

     Can, could is for ability


     May, might is for permission or
    possibility
     Shall, should, must is for obligation
    The list below shows all of the modal
    auxiliaries:
    Present can may will shall mus
    t
    Past could might would should
                                       
    Phrasal Verb
    A phrasal verb is a verb made up of more
    than one word (usually two words). A
    phrasal verb has a main verb and another
    word (preposition). The phrasal verb usually
    has a meaning different to the main verb.
    For example:
     A burglar will often break a window
    to break in.
    (Here, the phrasal verb break
    in means to enter illegally, which is
    different to break.)
     If you're unhappy, please stand up .
     The tree could fall down.
     Do not give in.
     She will show up soon.
    (It means "She will appear soon.")
     She will show up the opposition.
    (It means "She will embarrass the
    opposition.")
    Exercise
    1. Don't smoke in the forest. Fires   
    easily at this time of the year.
    break out.
    2. Your website has helped me a lot
    to   the good work.
    keep up

    3. A friend of mine has   her wedding.


    called off

    4. As an excuse for being late, she   a


    whole story.
    Made up
    5. she was very sad because her
    father   last week.
    passed away
    Regular and
    irregular verbs
    An English verb can be regular or irregular.
    Regular verbs form their past forms by
    adding –ed.
    Examples are given below.
    Walk – walked – walked
    Dance – danced – danced
    Paint – painted – painted
    Work – worked – worked

    Irregular verbs
    Irregular verb form their past forms in
    different ways.
    There are mainly three types of irregular
    verbs.
    Verbs in which all the three forms are
    the same (e.g. put – put – put)

    Verbs in which two of the three forms


    are the same (e.g. sit – sat – sat)
    Verbs in which all three forms are
    different (e.g. drink – drank – drunk)

    Some verbs can be both regular and


    irregular. Examples are:

    Burn – burnt – burnt (irregular)


    Burn – burned – burned (regular)

    Dream – dreamt – dreamt (irregular)


    Dream – dreamed – dreamed (regular)

    Lean – lent – lent (irregular)


    Lean – leaned – leaned (regular)

    Learn – learnt – learnt (irregular)


    Learn – learned – learned (regular)

    Leap – leapt – leapt (irregular)


    Leap – leaped – leaped (regular)

    Smell – smelt – smelt (irregular)


    Smell – smelled – smelled (regular)

    Spill – spilt – spilt (irregular)


    Spill – spilled – spilled (regular)

    Spoil – spoilt – spoilt (irregular)


    Spoil – spoiled – spoiled (regular)

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