Every sentence contains an auxiliary. Why we don't use auxiliaries in the affirmative sentence of present indefinite tense?
Ex: I eat rice
No auxiliary.Why?
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6Who told you that every sentence contains an auxiliary? It's not true. – BillJ Jun 1 '18 at 19:23
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Then plz tell something about my given example.Why the sentence has no auxiliary verb? – Jahidul Alam Rudro Jun 1 '18 at 19:38
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It has no auxiliary because it's simple present tense. – Canadian Yankee Jun 1 '18 at 20:30
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If the main verb is present tense or past tense, and there's no question or negative, then you don't need an auxiliary verb. You need auxiliaries for negation, questions, inversions, predicate nouns and adjectives, and constructions like progressive, passive, perfect, causative, inchoative, and so on. But not in the simplest cases. – John Lawler Jun 1 '18 at 22:04
Not every sentence has an auxiliary.
The English verb can be a single word, as in
I eat rice.
I like music.
I went to the shops.
I am happy
In none of these examples is an auxiliary verb used. That is because English doesn't use an auxiliary verb for the simple present or simple past tense.
To express some tenses, to form questions, to express possibility, or passive voice English uses one or more auxiliary verbs.
I am reading a book.
I have seen the Statue of Liberty.
He will go, tomorrow.
Do you eat rice?
I can play piano
Salt was added to the batter.
He could have been helped
