Auxiliary verb - Wikipedia

Toggle the table of contents Auxiliary verb 46 languages Afrikaans Alemannisch Aragonés Brezhoneg Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Euskara فارسی Français Frysk Gaeilge 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Kiswahili Magyar Македонски Malagasy Nederlands 日本語 Norsk bokmål Norsk nynorsk Plattdüütsch Polski Português Română Русский Shqip Sicilianu Simple English Slovenščina Suomi Svenska தமிழ் ไทย Türkçe 粵語 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Download QR code Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Verb adding grammatical meaning rather than content meaning .mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}} The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject . You may improve this article , discuss the issue on the talk page , or create a new article , as appropriate. ( January 2016 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) An auxiliary verb ( abbreviated .mw-parser-output span.smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps-smaller{font-size:85%} aux ) is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which it occurs, so as to express tense , aspect , modality , voice , emphasis, etc. Auxiliary verbs usually accompany an infinitive verb or a participle , which respectively provide the main semantic content of the clause. [ 1 ] An example is the verb have in the sentence I have finished my lunch. Here, the auxiliary have helps to express the perfect aspect along with the participle, finished . Some sentences contain a chain of two or more auxiliary verbs. Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs , helper verbs , or (verbal) auxiliaries . Research has been conducted into split inflection in auxiliary verbs. [ 2 ] Basic examples [ edit ] Below are some sentences that contain representative auxiliary verbs from English , Spanish , German and French , with the auxiliary verb marked in bold: a. Do you want tea? – do is an auxiliary accompanying the infinitive, want , used here to form a question – see do -support . b. She has given her best shot. – have , from which has is inflected , is an auxiliary used in expressing the perfect aspect of give . c. He cogido tu lápiz. – he is an auxiliary accompanying the infinitive coger , used here to form a verb phrase, the perfect present in Spanish. [ 3 ] (I) have grabbed your pencil = 'I have taken your pencil.' d. Das wurde mehrmals gesagt. – werden , from which wurde is inflected, become is an auxiliary used to build the passive voice in German. [ 4 ] That became many times said = 'That was said many times.' e. Sie ist nach Hause gegangen. – sein , from which ist is inflected, 'be' is an auxiliary used with movement verbs to build the perfect tense/aspect in German. [ 5 ] She is to home gone = 'She went home/She has gone home.' f. J ' ai vu le soleil. – avoir , from which ai is inflected, 'have' is an auxiliary used to build the perfect tense/aspect in French. [ 6 ] I have seen the sun = 'I have seen the sun/I saw the sun.' g. Nous sommes hébergés par un ami. – êtr...