Auxiliary Verbs

[RonBee]

Auxiliary Verbs
https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/auxiliary-verb.html

Primary: be, do, have

Modal: can, could, dare, may, might, must, need, ought to, shall, should, used to, will, would

 

[Tdol]

'Get' can be used sometimes, too.;-)

 

[RonBee]

Please post a sentence using get as an auxiliary verb. (I would have, but I couldn't think of one.)

 

[Tdol]

It's common in idiomatic passives: The work got done.
;-)

 

[RonBee]

That's a good one! It did get done, didn't it?

:wink:

 

[Susie Smith]

That's a good one! It did get done, didn't it?

:wink:

Yesterday I got stuck in an elevator.

 

[Tdol]

My car got stolen, my flat got burgled..... ;-)

 

[RonBee]

I got stuck on a problem.



We've got it going on, eh?

:wink:

 

[Tdol]

Get lost! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[RonBee]

Okay.

:wink:

 

[petertsui]

The burglar got caught red-handed. :eyes:

 

[Tdol]

The worker got sacked. ;-)

 

[petertsui]

If you get too close to the fire you'll get burned. :black: