Main & Helping Verbs

Front

Main verb function?

Back

Shows a state of action or being.

Front

Helping verbs:

Back

help the main verb.

Front

Helping verb in: 'I am learning about the order of operations in math class.'

Back

am

Front

Main verb in: 'I am learning about the order of operations in math class.'

Back

learning

Front

Helping verb in: 'My class will write in their journals this week.'

Back

will

Front

Main verb in: 'I am learning about the order of operations in math class.'

Back

learning

Front

Helping verb in: 'Her mother had given her a homemade treat.'

Back

had

Front

Main verb in: 'Her mother had given her a homemade treat.'

Back

given

Front

Helping verb in: 'He is thinking about a difficult question.'

Back

is

Front

Main verb in: 'He is thinking about a difficult question.'

Back

thinking