Lesson
1. what are the basic kinds of verbs?
The basic kinds of verbs are action verbs and auxiliary/helping verbs.
2. How many auxiliary/helping verbs do we have in English and what are they?
There are 24 auxiliary/helping verbs. They are [a]is[b]am[c]was[d]are[e]were[f]do[g]does[h]did[i]has[j]have[k]had[l]shall[m]should[n]can[o]could[p]may[q]might[r]will[s]would[t]must[u]ought to [v]need to[w] dare to[x]used to
3. What is the importance of the Auxiliary/helping verbs?
The following constructions are not possible without auxiliary/helping verbs:
[a] we cannot frame questions without them.
[b]we cannot construct negative sentences without them.
[c] we cannot construct continuous tenses without them.