Why are helping verbs (auxiliary verbs) called "helping" verbs?

What do they do?

Answer #1

Basically, without them, the main verb is difficult to understand … for example, “She is walking home” … without the helping verb, you have “She walking home” , which is not a proper sentence.

Answer #2

They help the other verb to make sense, as Colleen said. An auxilliary verb is the junior partner in a sentence with several verbs. Mostly a form of to be or to have.

In “I have found my key” to find is the main verb and to have is the auxilliary, the “junior partner”. In “I have a key” “to have” is the main verb.

Answer #3

Moreso, without the auxiliary verb, you would have to say “She walks home” which has a different meaning altogether.

Answer #4

Thank you!

Answer #5

thanks :)

Answer #6

Helping verbs are also called “auxiliary verbs”.

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Why are helping verbs (auxiliary verbs) called "helping" verbs?

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