S.2 English Self Study Ncdc Caltec S.2

©National Curriculum Development Centre, 2020 10English Language SENIOR TWO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LESSONS. LESSON 1. TOPIC: Auxiliary verbs in verb phrases. LESSON OUTCOMES: By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: a) understand what auxiliary verbs are. b) use auxiliary verbs in sentences. INTRODUCTION Auxiliary (or Helping) verbs are used together with a main verb to show the verb’s tense or to form a negative or question. The most common auxiliary verbs are have, be, and do. a) Does Sam write all his own reports? b) The secretaries have not written all the letters yet. c) Terry is writing an e-mail to a client at the moment. Main Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs The main verb is the most important verb. The helping verb comes before it. Some Common auxiliary Verbs are; am, was, has, is, were, have, are, will and had. The main verbs in the sentences below are in bold print. Auxiliary verbs are in italics. 1. Alfredo is training for the Olympics. 2. He has run five miles each day. 3. His coach will help him next week. Activity 1. Underline the helping verb with a single line and the main verb with two lines in the following sentences. Here is an example for you: I am reading about the Junior Olympics. 1. She was racing in a wheelchair race. 2. Sarah had joined the Wheelchair Athlete Club. 3. The racers were using special racing wheelchairs. 4. They are training several times a week. 5. They have lifted weights too. ‘Used to’ as an Auxiliary verb. Used to helps to form a special tense. It is used to indicate the past and never the present. Here is an example: In the olden days, people used to travel everywhere on foot or on horseback. This tells us …