Auxiliary verbs, also known as "helping verbs," work together with the main verb in a sentence to create various verb tenses, moods, voices, and aspects. Auxiliary verbs do not have any meaning on their own; they are used to modify the main verb and provide additional information about the action or state expressed by the main verb.

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