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Auxiliary Verbs http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary...iary-verb.html
Primary: be, do, have
Modal: can, could, dare, may, might, must, need, ought to, shall, should, used to, will, would
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03-May-2004, 23:41
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'Get' can be used sometimes, too.  |
04-May-2004, 21:16
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Please post a sentence using get as an auxiliary verb. (I would have, but I couldn't think of one.)
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It's common in idiomatic passives: The work got done. |
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That's a good one! It did get done, didn't it?
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04-May-2004, 23:49
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Originally Posted by RonBee That's a good one! It did get done, didn't it?
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My car got stolen, my flat got burgled..... |
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I got stuck on a problem. :)
We've got it going on, eh?
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Okay.
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