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By the end of this lesson the learner should be able to define auxiliary verbs.
-Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs.
-Auxiliary verbs (also known as helping verbs) are verbs used with the main verb in a verb phrase to indicate tense, person, number,mood and voice.
-A verb phrase is made up of the main verb and any auxiliary verb. The verb phrase may also be split by other words in a sentence.