Helping Verbs
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Helping Verbs Sometimes a sentence needs more than one verb to make the thought clear. These verbs are called helping verbs.
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Helping Verbs. Sometimes a sentence needs more than one verb to make the thought clear. These verbs are called helping verbs. Helping Verbs. Helping verbs assist the main verb. Helping verbs are found before the main (action) verb. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Helping VerbsSometimes a sentence needs more than one verb to make the thought clear. These verbs
are called helping verbs.
Helping VerbsHelping verbs assist the main verb.Helping verbs are found before the main (action)
verb.Helping verbs are action verbs and linking verbs
working together to make a complete thought.Common helping verbs are: am, is, are, was, were,
be, been, being, can, could, did, do, does, had, has, have, might, may, must, shall, should, will, and would.
Helping VerbsHe could run.
main verb (action)= runhelping verb=could
verb phrase= could run
Helping VerbsAmber has grown so tall.
main verb (action)= grownhelping verb=has
verb phrase= has grown
Helping VerbsI must order dinner quickly.
main verb (action)= orderhelping verb=must
verb phrase= must order
Helping VerbsNick has delivered all the newspapers.
main verb (action)= deliveredhelping verb=has
verb phrase= has delivered
Helping VerbsWilliam may walk to the beach with you.
main verb (action)= walkhelping verb=may
verb phrase= may walk
Helping VerbsThe elephants have eaten all the peanuts.
main verb (action)= eatenhelping verb=have
verb phrase= have eaten
Helping VerbsFrank did complete his assignment.
main verb (action)= completehelping verb=did
verb phrase= did complete
Helping VerbsThe builders were planning the demolition.
main verb (action)= planninghelping verb=were
verb phrase= were planning
Helping VerbsDad is cooking dinner tonight!
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsAnnie will stay at our house tomorrow.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsWe have listened to this story before.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsI would have been skating in the game.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsMy little brother has been breaking all of my
toys.main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsI am sewing a pair of jeans.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsThe detective did solve the mystery.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsThe packages have arrived safely.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsYou should see the Grand Canyon!
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsYou might have felt the same if it happened to
you.main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsWe must correct our answers.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsI am leaving for Disney in the morning.
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
Helping VerbsNow you try it!
main verb (action)= ?helping verb=?
verb phrase= ?
