helping verbs
Helping verbs add meaning to other verbs.
Sentence with no helping verb
- She lived here last year.
Sentence with helping verb has
- She has lived here since last year.
- She does not want the book.
- A meal is provided every day.
- Should the students have been allowed to miss class?
- be
- do, does, did
- have, has, had
- shall, should
- will, would
- can, could
- may, might, must
Helping verbs are also called auxiliary verbs.