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Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.
He was a convent educated guy.___
Solution
was – main verb
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Write the shortened form of the following.
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