Auxiliary Verbs and Their Uses

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⚙️ Auxiliary Verbs and Their Uses

✅ What is an Auxiliary Verb?

An Auxiliary verb (also called a helping verb) is used with a main verb to form different tenses, voices, moods, or questions. It helps the main verb express time, possibility, necessity, or emphasis.

✅ বাংলায় সংজ্ঞা

সহায়ক ক্রিয়া হলো এমন ক্রিয়া যা বাক্যে মূল ক্রিয়ার সাথে মিলেমিশে বিভিন্ন কাল, ধরন বা রূপ প্রকাশ করে। এটি মূল ক্রিয়াকে সাহায্য করে অর্থ সম্পূর্ণ করতে।

📚 Types of Auxiliary Verbs

1. Primary Auxiliary Verbs

Be (am, is, are, was, were)
Have (have, has, had)
Do (do, does, did)

Use: Form continuous tenses, perfect tenses, passive voice, negatives, and questions.

2. Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Express ability, permission, possibility, necessity, or obligation.

Common modals:
can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would

🔹 Uses of Primary Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary	Use Case	Example
Be	Continuous tenses	She is running now.
	Passive voice	The cake was baked yesterday.
Have	Perfect tenses	They have finished their work.
Do	Questions & negatives	Do you like tea? / I do not know.

🔹 Uses of Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Modal	Use	Example
can	Ability	She can swim.
may	Permission / possibility	May I come in? / It may rain.
must	Obligation / necessity	You must wear a helmet.
shall	Suggestion / future (formal)	Shall we go?
should	Advice	You should study hard.
will	Future	He will arrive tomorrow.

🧠 Summary Table

Type	Auxiliary Verbs	Uses
Primary Auxiliaries	am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, do, does, did	Tenses, passive, questions, negatives
Modal Auxiliaries	can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would	Ability, permission, necessity, advice