Auxiliary Verbs – Trợ Động từ

* Knowledge

1. Auxiliary verbs followed by a verb ending in –ing or –ed

Eg: The boy is Flying a kite
The book was listed as the best seller

2. Auxiliary verbs followed by a basic form of the verb:

 Modal Auxiliaries ( Độ ng từ khuyết thiếu ) – Can /could , should,
may ,...
 Do in question / negative sentences ( Câ u phủ đinh là có chứ a not )
 Emphatic ( Nhấ n mạ nh ) “ Do ” + Infinitive ( Độ ng từ nguyên thể )
Eg: I do believe that he is a killer ( kẻ giết ngườ i) .

3. Meaning of Key Auxiliary Verbs

a) Will – be willing to, intend to - I will open the door for you
( có ý và có dự định là m ) - I will be there at 10 a.m

b) Shall – intend to ( Formal ) ; Have - Where shall we sit?

decided to - We shall ask the committee
( only use with “We” or “I” )

c) May/ Can : Possible to do - It may rain tomorrow

- Can fish live in the river?

d) Can/ Could / May : Be Allowed to - May I have one?

do st - You can take both of them

e) Must – Be necessary ; Be logically - This step must be next

certain ( mộ t lậ p luậ n logic ) - It must be her, no doubt.
Note: Negative = Can’t or Can not, Must not

f ) Must / have to : Be required to do - Everyone must be on time

( Bị yêu cầ u phả i là m ) - They have to work late

g) Should / Ought to / Had better: Be - You should call her

obliged to do - We ought to get there early
( Có nghĩa vụ phả i là m )

h) Should have / Could have: - She should have gone home

was not true, did not happen - They could have won the match,
but they didn’t
i) Used to / Would : did in the past - We used to talk
- In the spring, we would plan
flowers.

- All I want is for him to return safe – Tấ t cả nhữ ng gì tô i muố n là để anh ấ y

trở về an toà n

- He is making every possible effort to best = to beat his opponent - anh ấ y

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