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auxiliary verb

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
auxiliary verb

▶noun Grammar a verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs (in English primarily be, do, and have).

'auxiliary verb' also found in these Oxford entries:

be - do - have - modal verb - not - use

Forum discussions with the word(s) "auxiliary verb" in the title:

"auxiliary verb"
"have" as auxiliary and normal verb
2 verbs in passive voice - omission of an auxiliary verb
Adverbial between auxiliary verb and main verb
Affirmative sentence with auxiliary verb before subject.
Also word after auxiliary verb and before the orginal verb
Auxiliary / lexical verb
auxiliary verb 'do'
Auxiliary Verb "May" with the Meaning of "Feasibility"
auxiliary verb in an answer
auxiliary verb in future tense vs. auxiliary modal verbs
auxiliary verb in long constructions
auxiliary verb/past tense verb + pronoun
Can 'better' be used like an auxiliary verb?
Emphasizing Auxiliary Verb for Present Perfect
Future -Ing form or modal auxiliary verb?
how to use "as + auxiliary verb"
in spoken English, leave out auxiliary verb or verb
is "used to" a Modal Auxiliary verb ?
Is auxiliary verb needed or not?
is it incorrect to omit the auxiliary when there is more than one verb?
verb to have as an auxiliary

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