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auxiliary verbs — An auxiliary verb is one that is used with another verb to form a particular tense or mood, for example be in We were pleased, have in They have gone, and do in Do you mind? Sometimes more than one auxiliary verb is used to form a tense, as in We … Modern English usage
tense — is the location in time of the state or action expressed by a verb. English verbs properly have only two tenses, the present (I stay) and past (I stayed). The future is formed with shall or will (I shall / will stay: see shall and will) or (to… … Modern English usage
Tense — Tense, n. [OF. tens, properly, time, F. temps time, tense. See {Temporal} of time, and cf. {Thing}.] (Gram.) One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tense — tense1 [tens] adj. tenser, tensest [L tensus, pp. of tendere, to stretch < IE * tend < base * ten , to stretch > THIN] 1. stretched tight; strained; taut 2. feeling, showing, or causing mental strain; anxious 3. Phonet. articulated with… … English World dictionary
Auxiliary verb — In linguistics, an auxiliary verb is a verb that gives further semantic or syntactic information about a main or full verb. In English, the extra meaning provided by an auxiliary verb alters the basic meaning of the main verb to make it have one… … Wikipedia
auxiliary — /awg zil yeuh ree, zil euh /, adj., n., pl. auxiliaries. adj. 1. additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force. 2. used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout.… … Universalium
auxiliary — I. adjective Etymology: Latin auxiliaris, from auxilium help; akin to Latin augēre to increase more at eke Date: 15th century 1. a. offering or providing help b. functioning in a subsidiary capacity < an auxiliary branch of the state university > … New Collegiate Dictionary
auxiliary verb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms auxiliary verb : singular auxiliary verb plural auxiliary verbs linguistics a verb that is used with another verb to show its tense, form questions, form the passive, or change an aspect of its meaning. The… … English dictionary
auxiliary verb — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑verb • Hyponyms: ↑modal auxiliary verb, ↑modal auxiliary, ↑modal verb, ↑modal … Useful english dictionary
auxiliary verb — aux.iliary verb n a verb that is used with another verb to show its tense, ↑person, ↑mood etc. In English the auxiliary verbs are be , do , and have (as in I am running , I didn t go , they have gone ) and all the ↑modals … Dictionary of contemporary English
