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→Compound verbs: clarified as to how the helper verb is used
==Compound verbs==
==Compound verbs==
The most simple compound verb are verbs with the "[[auxiliary verb|helper]]" verb of "has" and "to be".
The most simple compound verb are verbs with the "[[auxiliary verb|helper]]" verb of "has" and "to be," combined with a non-finite verb form such as an [[infinitive]] or a [[participle]].
I ''am going''. He ''had been going''.
I ''am going''. He ''had been going''.
In English, compound verbs generally mark aspect, that is, space in time, telling us what actions in a sentence happen in relation to other actions. "I had been reading the Bible, when I decided to change my life". "had been" tells us what the subject (I) was doing, when I acted "decided" to change.
In English, compound verbs generally mark aspect, that is, space in time, telling us what actions in a sentence happen in relation to other actions. "I had been reading the Bible, when I decided to change my life". "had been" tells us what the subject (I) was doing, when I acted "decided" to change.