Compound Verbs Examples

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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. [show me the compound verb]

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