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Lesson 21: Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs are helper words placed before the main verb to add meaning. This lesson covers how to say you want to do something and how to say you can do something.

To say you want to do something, place fie directly before the main verb. The sentence pattern stays the same as what you already know, with fie slotted in between the pronoun and the verb:

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