THE FUNCTIONS OF AUXILIARIES (A new approach)

THE FUNCTIONS OF AUXILIARIES

Written by Mahendiran V

AUXILIARY is a word that supports to a verb for its action. 

A verb cannot function in a sentence without an auxiliary.

There are only 26 auxiliaries in the language.

AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE 

These are called DESIGNATED AUXILIARY CUM VERB. These words can function as an auxiliary and as a verb in different situations.

The feature of these words is, when these are used as a verb, they will not take any auxiliary for support.

DO, DOES, DID, HAVE, HAS, HAD, BE, BEEN, BEING - are called AUXILIARY CUM VERB.

These too can be used as an auxiliary and as a verb in different situations.

When they are used as a verb they would need an auxiliary for support.

MAY CAN SHALL WILL - are called PURE AUXILIARIES.

They cannot be used as a verb at any situation.

MIGHT COULD WOULD SHOULD MUST OUGHT TO - known as Premium pure auxiliaries. They too can be used only as an auxiliary. Can never be used as a verb.

NOTE: AUXILIARY IS A CO ARTIST OF VERB. BIG DETAILS ARE THERE IN THE SEPARATE SNIPPET TITLED "AUXILIARIES CUM VERBS"  

AUXILIARIES CUM VERBS.

WHAT DOES AUXILIARY CUM VERB MEAN? 

14 words (AM IS ARE WAS WERE DO DOES DID HAVE HAS HAD BE BEEN BEING) can be used as an aux and as a verb in different situations in the English language. These are called AUXILIARY CUM VERB. 

Instantly let's know what  auxiliary and verb are. 

AUXILIARY 

Auxiliary means that a word which supports to a verb for its function. 

No verbs function without help of an auxiliary at any sentence in any form. 

26 Auxiliaries are there in the English language. 

They are, 

AM IS ARE WAS WERE

DO DOES DID

HAVE HAS HAD

BE BEEN BEING 

MAY CAN SHALL WILL 

MIGHT COULD WOULD SHOULD MUST OUGHT TO. 

Of these the first four sets (14 words) are concerned sensitive since they are functioning as an auxiliary and as a verb in different situations. 

The first five words (AM IS ARE WAS WERE) are known as designated auxiliaries cum verbs because these don't take any auxiliary when they are used as verbs but they can function as an auxiliary, supporting to any verb on applicable tenses and voices. 

The next nine words (DO DOES DID HAVE HAS HAD

BE BEEN BEING) are known as normal auxiliary cum verb as they would need any other auxiliary when they are used as verbs. These too function as an auxiliary, supporting to any verb as said above on certain tenses and voices. Of these nine,  BE BEEN BEING are known  as additional auxiliaries cum verbs. Because, they could act just as an additional role either as an aux or a verb.

The remain ten words (MAY CAN SHALL WILL MIGHT COULD WOULD SHOULD MUST OUGHT TO) can only be used as an auxiliary, can't be used as a verb at any circumstance.