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1. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
had been taking the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.

2. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
had been taking the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.

3. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
had been taking the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.

4. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
had been taking the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.

5. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all auxiliaries:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
had been taking the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.
There are three auxiliaries in this sentence.

6. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the auxiliaries:
1. was
2. had
3. been

7. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the auxiliaries:
1. was
Form: BE AUXILIARY
Function: BE AUXILIARY (part of the main
verb phrase: WAS WEARYING)
PAST + be + [-ing] + WEARY

8. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the auxiliaries:
2. had
Form: HAVE AUXILIARY
Function: HAVE AUXILIARY (part of the main
verb phrase: HAD BEEN TAKING)
PAST + have + [-en] + be + [-ing] + TAKE

9. Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the auxiliaries:
3. been
Form: BE AUXILIARY
Function: BE AUXILIARY (part of the main
verb phrase: HAD BEEN TAKING)
PAST + have + [-en] + be + [-ing] + TAKE

10. For Discussion:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
had been taking the three-year-old Mitya into his
care.
How would you analyze and categorize turning?
Does this have an auxiliary present?
Auxiliaries from The Brothers Karamazov

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