Auxiliary Verbs are verbs that only help main verbs to form different verb forms. They are important as structural verbs.
Dare, Need, and Use to – These three verbs are often called Semi Modal Verbs because these verbs are used as Principal verbs as well as Auxiliary verbs.
Semi Modal Verbs Used as Principal Verbs
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- I need some help.
- She dared me to combat.
- Lisa used the opportunity to his advantage.
Semi Modal Verbs Used as Auxiliary Verbs
- I need not go there.
- We need not do this.
- He dare not oppose me.
- They used to visit the village regularly.
Semi Modal Verbs With Examples
Semi Modal Verbs #Dare
- Do you dare to go bungee jumping?
- Who dares to enter the office?
- I dare to say that you are a liar.
- Is she daring to climb that mountain alone?
- Tom dare not come to me.
- Peter dared insult me to my face.
- How dare he argue with you?
- She can dare any danger.
- I dare not insult him.
- How dare he argue with you?
- He can dare any danger.
- I will dare him to fight with me.
Semi Modal Verbs #Need
- You need not have waited so long.
- I need not have bought it.
- I need your help.
- I don’t need to go to the store today.
- Do you need any help with your homework?
- John need not go there.
- We need not do this work.
- We aren’t needing any more volunteers for the event.
- Peter need not come here anymore.
- You need not have waited so long.
- Alisha need not worry.
- Did they need any special equipment for the camping trip?
- I need not have bought it.
- He wasn’t needing any more coffee at that point.
- I need your help.
- He will need my support.
- Our brain sometimes needs rest.
Semi Modal Verbs #Used to
- Peter used to play cricket when he was at school.
- I used to live in a village when I was a boy.
- He used to walk every morning when he was in Tokyo.
- They used to visit their grandparents every summer.
- Lisa used to wake us every morning.
- I used to do physical exercise in my boyhood.
- We used to always go to the beach on Sundays.
- She used to be shy, but now she’s more outgoing.
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Main and Helping Verbs
24 Auxiliary Verbs List
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