Helping Verbs

Helping Verbs

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What is a helping verb?

A helping verb helps the main verb describe the action.

​If you are feeling fancy, you can call helping verbs "auxiliary verbs." (og-zil-er-ee)

There are lots of helping verbs!

Let's practice:

Hudson is playing with his pet turtle.

Hudson is playing with his pet turtle.

Helping verb: is

Main Verb: playing

You try!

Fill in the blank with the correct helping verb on the next slide!

Multiple Choice

Grady ___ have a popsicle after dinner.

• does

• must

• been

• can

Multiple Choice

Adriana said she _____ like to go to Disney World this weekend.

• could

• would

• can

• were

Multiple Choice

I ____ go to the Christmas Parade!

• am

• will

• be

• has

Multiple Select

Select all the helping verbs:

• does

• rain

• be

• am

• shall

More helping verbs:

Sometimes, sentences can have more than one helping verb.

Korbin would have caught the ball!

Helping verbs: would and have

Main verb: caught

For more practice:

Click the link below to play a game. Remember, there can be more than one helping verb in a sentence!

https://www.quia.com/rr/121293.html