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Compound Verbs - Glossary of Terms
Compound Verbs
A compound
verb
is one comprising an
auxiliary verb
(like have, is, has, was, were, will) and another verb.
Examples:
I
will take
him to the vets.
Alan
has taken
the ferry to Calais.
Those owls
have been screeching
all night.
Interactive example:
The octopus
should have taken
the bait by now.
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