Is "is" an auxiliary verb in the sentence "John is working now"?

Question

John is working now.

Is the verb 'is' in this example an auxiliary verb?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '11 at 07:31

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The auxiliary verb be is used with a present participle to form the progressive aspect; for example, "I am riding my bicycle"

answered Mar 28 '11 at 07:31

Henry

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '11 at 14:28

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An auxiliary verb is a verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs.
In English, such verbs are be, do, and have.

answered Mar 28 '11 at 14:28

apaderno

Barnali Bose · Answer 3 · 2015-05-02T05:59:19.963

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Yes 'is' is an auxiliary verb to show the present continuous form of tense in the sentence you have quoted.

edited May 02 '15 at 05:59

answered May 02 '15 at 05:44

Barnali Bose

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