Any verb following an auxiliary verb must be in its base form

While physical exercises will rid us of sicknesses, language usage exercises will free our writings from grammatical errors.





My attention has been drawn to a notice (appearing in a popular national English daily) which begins with the following words, "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERNED".

I have been attracted to the notice not because it concerns me but because a grammatical mistake has been committed in its beginning line or address.

"May" is an auxiliary verb, and any verb that is used after an auxiliary verb must be in its base form. Such begining line of address should have been "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN" instead.

Such other auxiliary verbs or helping verbs (specifically called modal auxiliaries or modals) include: will, shall, might, can, could, must, ought to, should and would.