Identify the auxiliary verbs in the following sentences and explain their meaning and function.

Here are the "helper" verbs (auxiliary verbs) in each sentence:

• a) Ngwana o setse a ngwala.

  • The helper verb is o setse. It indicates that the action of writing has "already" happened.

• b) Malose o nyaka go ja.

  • There is no auxiliary verb in this sentence. "o nyaka" is a main verb meaning "he wants".

• c) Katse e tlwaetse go khuta.

  • There is no auxiliary verb in this sentence. "e tlwaetse" is a main verb meaning "is used to".

• d) Re hlwa re opela dikgosa.

  • The helper verb is hlwa. It indicates that the action of singing happens "always" or habitually.

• e) Re phela re ba bona ba le Mmago.

  • The helper verb is phela. It indicates that the action of seeing them happens "always" or continuously.