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KhoshtipMan Posted 8 years ago
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Is it possible to have two consecutive auxiliary verbs in a sentence?

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Is it possible to have two consecutive auxiliary verbs in a sentence?

For instance, please look upon these two:


I do can write poems.

I could have written poems.


You say, the former is wrong but the latter in OK? Please tender a reason, then. Emotion: smile

  

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KhoshtipMan Is it possible to have two consecutive auxiliary verbs in a sentence? Yes, but they have to fit into the tense structure of English. They have to be the right auxiliaries in the right order.

  • KhoshtipMan Is it possible to have two consecutive auxiliary verbs in a sentence?
  • Yes, but they have to fit into the tense structure of English.
  • They have to be the right auxiliaries in the right order.
  • There are probably more wrong combinations than there are correct ones.
  • For example, you can have "could have been seen", but not "have could been seen" nor "could been have seen", and so on.
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KhoshtipManIs it possible to have two consecutive auxiliary verbs in a sentence?

Yes, but they have to fit into the tense structure of English. They have to be the right auxiliaries in the right order. There are probably more wrong combinations than there are correct ones. For example, you can have "could have been seen", but not "have could been seen" n

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