Auxiliaries

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Auxiliaries

What does 'auxiliary' mean? Can you give any examples of auxiliaries?

Can/could/be able to

Kunnen/in staat zijn

I can help her/I am able to help her

I could help her/I was able to help her

Andere tijden

I have/had been able to help her

I will be able to help her

Can/could

Mogelijk zijn

It can be cold there

It could rain this afternoon

Past: iets was mogelijk, maar is niet gebeurd

You could have phoned me

You could have known

What is the difference between forming a question with 'can' or with 'may'?

What is the difference between 'may' and 'might'? E.g. 'He may/might come by later'?

Be allowed/may/might

Mogen/misschien kunnen

Be allowed: toestemming hebben (kan in alle tijden)

I'm allowed to buy a bike

We were allowed to go hitchhiking

I had been allowed to borrow dad's car

Be allowed/may/might

May/might kunnen toestemming geven (formeel)

May I look around?

Might we leave our bags here?

Be allowed/may/might

May/might kunnen mogelijkheid aangeven. Bij might is er grotere twijfel dan bij may

What he says may be true

He might be at home

Past: iets was mogelijk maar is niet gebeurd

You might have fallen

Must/have (got) to/should

Noodzaak/bevel

Must kan alleen in de tegenwoordige tijd gebruikt worden, have to in alle

I must help her/I have to help her

I had to help her

I will have to help her etc.

Must/have (got) to/should

Let op: niet mogen = must not (een verbod)

You must not overtake here

Let op: niet hoeven = don't have to/needn't

You don't have to give me a reason if you don't want to

You needn't tell her. She already knows.

Must

Logische gevolgtrekking

You must be very ill

He must have forgotten

Should

Eigenlijk moeten:

You should worry less

Iets had moeten gebeuren, maar is niet gebeurd:

I should have written sooner

Let's practice

Fill in the correct auxiliary in each of the sentences

Remember to use the correct tense

You have been driving non-stop for hours. You ____ be very tired.

That was a bad place to go hiking. You ____ broken your back.

You ____ gone to the doctor with that wound. Now it's infected.

You ____ leave now.

You _____ not go through that door. It's not allowed.