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Will, Would, Shall, Should, Can, Could, May, Might and Must are known as Helping Verbs.
Helping Verbs have no meaning on their own. They help the Main Verb.
When Helping Verb is used with Main Verb, Main Verb must be in Simple Present tense.
| Helping Verb | + | Simple Present Tense |
I will see you tomorrow.
They will be happy to help you.
My son will finish college in June.
She will bring desserts to the party.
We will attend the convention in San Jose.
My friends will meet me at the air port.
Henry will join the marine after high school.
She would like to have a coffee.
I would not go near the house fire.
Thou shall not kill.
They shall stay in Holiday Inn.
We shall leave early to beat the traffic.
I shall stop by to say goodbye.
He should stay with the team.
She should drive more carefully.
You should use sun lotion.
You can borrow my tools.
He can eat 5 hot dogs in 3 minutes.
They can ride BART to Concord.
She can run as fast as you can.
I can help you with your home work.
Michael could swim 20 laps nonstop.
Shannon could bake fancy breads.
I could stop by to pick up the pastry.
They could come here in half an hour.
We could be friends.
You may see the doctor now.
They may be late for school.
Gary may join our team.
We may fly to Canada next month.
Rain may come shortly.
You might want to check the record.
Aaron might miss his flight.
They might not come.
Maria might show up.
We must obey all laws of the country.
You must follow the instructions closely.
Travelers must not leave their luggage unattended.
Drivers must slow down at school zone.
We must try harder if we want to get ahead.
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The birds will moved south in the winter.
We will returned the books to the library.
She will sings the national anthem.
We would not tolerated this anymore.
They would listened if you kept your voice down.
Susie shall gets her raise soon.
I shall paid more attention to this.
Children should obeyed their parents.
The snow will not stays on the ground very long.
The dog will finds its way home.
Tammy would not accepts the deal.
The glue would not holds the pieces together.
Guests may left the keys in their rooms.
The rain may stops soon.
You may borrowed my bike.
The detective might found the evidence.
They might cancelled the game.
What goes up must comes down.
She must waits for her turn.
All trucks must stopped at the weigh station.
Can you correct them?
Here we go!
The birds will move south in the winter.
We will return the books to the library.
She will sing the national anthem.
We would not tolerate this anymore.
They would listen if you kept your voice down.
Susie shall get her raise soon.
I shall pay more attention to this.
Children should obey their parents.
The snow will not stay on the ground very long.
The dog will find its way home.
Tammy would not accept the deal.
The glue would not hold the pieces together.
Guests may leave the keys in their rooms.
The rain may stop soon.
You may borrow my bike.
The detective might find the evidence.
They might cancel the game.
What goes up must come down.
She must wait for her turn.
All trucks must stop at the weigh station.
Regular Verbs
Examples:
| Present | Past | Present Participle | Past Participle |
| walk | walked | walking | walked |
| change | changed | changing | changed |
| offer | offered | offering | offered |
| dance | danced | dancing | danced |
Irregular Verbs
Examples:
| Present | Past | Present Participle | Past Participle |
| go | went | going | gone |
| sing | sang | singing | sung |
| do | did | doing | done |
| eat | ate | eating | eaten |
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