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Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs that provide additional semantic or syntactic information about the main verb that follows. In English, the main functions of auxiliary verbs are to form the passive voice, progressive aspect, perfect aspect, modality, and emphasis. The primary auxiliary verbs in English are be, have, and do. Modal auxiliary verbs like can, may, will express meanings related to possibility, necessity, permission, and obligation.

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