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What Kind of verb helps the main make sense?

It sounds like you're asking about helping verbs!

Helping verbs, also called auxiliary verbs, work with the main verb in a sentence to express things like:

* Tense: Did you *eat* breakfast? (past tense)

* Voice: The house *was painted* blue. (passive voice)

* Mood: We *should* go to the store. (suggestive mood)

* Emphasis: I *do* love pizza! (emphasis)

Here are some common helping verbs:

* be (am, is, are, was, were, being, been)

* have (has, had, having)

* do (does, did)

* will

* shall

* can

* could

* may

* might

* must

* should

* would

Example:

* Main verb: eat

* Helping verb: will

* Sentence: I will eat breakfast.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

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