1.2 Language Study (Auxiliary Verbs)
Auxiliary Verbs :
Verbs that help to form tenses, moods and voices are called Auxiliary (helping) verbs.
( Auxiliary Verbs – सहाय्यकारी क्रियापदे :
जी क्रियापदे काळ, मनःस्थिती आणि प्रयोग व्यक्त करण्यासाठी वापरली जातात अशा क्रियापदांना सहाय्यकारी क्रियापदे म्हणतात.)
For example : be, can, may, will, etc.
The three most common Auxiliary verbs, which can stand alone in a sentence are forms of ‘be’, ‘do’ and ‘have’.
They are called Primary Auxiliaries.
( be” ‘do’ and ‘have’ ही नेहमी वापरली जाणारी क्रियापदे सामान्यतः एखादया वाक्यात एकटीच वापरली जातात, तेव्हा त्यांना Primary Auxiliaries म्हणतात.
For example : 1.She is a student of Class 8.
2. He does his work well.
3. I have a cold.
Forms of ‘Be’ : am, is, are, was, were, will / shall be
Forms of ‘Do’ : do, does, did
Forms of ‘Have’ : have, has, had
There are other Auxiliary verbs which do not stand alone in a sentence.
They accompany Main (Action) verb.
These are called Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Modals)
( जे क्रियापद वाक्यात मुख्य क्रियापदासोबत वापरले जाते, अशा क्रियापदाला Modal Auxiliary असे म्हणतात.)
For example : can, could, shall, should, will, would, must, may, might, need, ought to
For example : 1.He can work hard.
2. He will work hard.
3. He must work hard.
Underline the Auxiliary Verbs in the following sentences.
(1) We have a holiday tomorrow.
(2) Reena is injured badly.
(3) You must wear clean clothes.
(4) She should talk politely.
(5) They did not help me.
(6) A big thorn had pierced the lion’s toe.
(7) The lion was caged.
(8) Androcles did not like his master.
(9) They could not leave him.
(10) He would no longer be a slave.
(11) The slaves were forced to work.
(12) We should show kindness to animals.