Helping verbs | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy

We've established that verbs can show actions and link ideas together. Now, let's talk about how some verbs can be used to help other verbs.

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[squishy]

THANKS now I know how helping verbs work!

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[anchal]

Helping verb/Auxiliary verb - They stablish certain facts about a sentence, usually when they are happening in time.

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[drwhulikesyou]

If the helping verb isn't right before the verb is it still a past participle? For example
Has mom washed your uniform.
Is it past or past participle?

[eveninghometuition]

I cant seem to get my head around this problem i have. I used to know this years ago, but now it seems to fade away.

Take this sentence: He ran to the first grave and began digging feverishly.

Which one is the main verb? Began? Digging?

Just a recap. There are main verbs and auxiliary (helping) verbs.

Put it simply. If I say: I dug a hole. Dug is the verb. If I say, I was digging a hole. Was is the auxiliary verb.

Similarly, sentences like We should go there (Should is the auxiliary). They must listen to their leaders (must is the auxiliary).

Now back to this:

He ran to the first grave and began digging feverishly.

Digging is obviously not a gerund. But it must be a verb. But, is digging the main verb or auxiliary? How about began? If these two verbs are combined in one sentence, which one acts as the main verb.

Example:

He sat singing in the kitchen.

They stood wondering about going home.

She stood smiling at him.

Please help. Cant sleep.

ISSUE: Which is the main verb? Which is the auxiliary verb?

[syntrx]

God I got so confused on this video. I felt like Brian was mostly going on a tangent during the whole video, with little to no explanation to what a helping verb is. Now I know a helping verb is a verb that is in between the subject and a verb.