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English Compound Verbs

Compound Verbs: A compound verb occurs when a sentence has a helping verb (auxillary verb) and another verb in it.

English Compound Verbs - Usage Examples

List of Helping (Auxillary) Verbs: am, are, be, being, been, can, could, do, does, did, had, has, has been, is, may, might have, must, shall, should, was, were, will, would
Note: these verbs can be combined. Example: must be, would do, etc.
List of Main Verbs asking, attending, breaking, broken, coughing, kidding, known, learning, quarreling, studying, worrying, yelling, etc.
Single Verb I washed the apple.
Single Verb In the afternoon it rained.
Compound Verb I washed and ate the apple.
Compound Verb In the afternoon it rained and snowed.
Compound Verb-Used Twice I will call Joe later to check if he has been checking on the goldfish.
Compound Verb-Used Twice Mrs. Sherman was asking Mrs. Sanders if they were needed for the school fundraiser.

 
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