Action and Helping Verbs

Helping Verbs

Learn how helping verbs help your verb

So what are Helping Verbs?

• helping verbs help the main verb show action

• helping verbs can also help the reader when something has happened

So how do we know what are helping verbs?

• helping verbs are usually between subject and main verb

• or just before the main verb

What is the subject?

• Subject are people or groups of people

• Fred is a subject

• I is a subject

• Mr Simon's Class is a subject

• They is a subject

• As long as you're referring to people they are subjects

What is a verb?

• Verb is a doing or action word

• verbs can be in different tenses, past present or future

Examples of Helping Verbs

have, has and had are helping verbs

These verbs are a form of having

Examples of Helping Verbs

is, are, am, was, were and will are helping verbs

These verbs are a form of to be

Differences with Helping verbs

• Santa eats the cookie

• Santa will eat the cookie

• Santa is eating the cookie

• Santa was eating the cookie

• The helping verb helps the main verb when the subject is doing something

Multiple Choice

Jenna has read a book about recycling.

• has

• read

Multiple Choice

Nate and Jenna have talked to our class about helping.

• talked

• have

Multiple Choice

Mr. Hart’s class had started recycling last year.

• had

• started

Multiple Choice

Our class has asked Mr. Hart’s class to tell us what they do.

• has

• asked

• to

• tell

Multiple Choice

We have decided that we want to help his class.

• decided

• have

• we

• want

Multiple Choice

Mr. Hart’s class had visited the recycling center in town.

• visited

• had

Multiple Choice

Our teacher has planned a field trip there, too.

• planned

• has

Multiple Choice

We had hoped our principal would come with us.

• hoped

• had

Multiple Choice

The mayor has announced that Wednesday is Recycling Day.

• announced

• has

Multiple Choice

We have made lots of posters about the big day.

• made

• have

How did you go?

Lets do more with verb to be

Multiple Choice

Next week my family ____ visit Mount Rushmore.

• will

• are

Multiple Choice

We ____ planning to leave Tuesday.

• are

• am

Multiple Choice

I ____ reading a book about the monument.

• am

• is

Multiple Choice

My dad ____ telling us about his first trip there.

• will

• was

Multiple Choice

The car trip ____ take ten hours.

• will

• is

Multiple Choice

We ____ hoping to camp nearby.

• is

• were

Multiple Choice

My mom ____ taking her camera equipment.

• is

• am

Multiple Choice

Dad ____ having the car serviced.

• will

• is

Multiple Choice

My sister and I ____ buy lots of postcards.

• are

• will

Multiple Choice

I ____ going to remember this trip always.

• am

• were

You think you've mastered it?

Oh where's my body?!

Multiple Choice

I have written some poems about the ocean.

• is

• has

• have

• was

Multiple Choice

My teacher is reading them now.

• is

• has

• have

• was

Multiple Choice

Nina has written a few poems, too.

• is

• has

• have

• was

Multiple Choice

We had decided to put the poems in a book.

• had

• were

• will

• am

Multiple Choice

Jon and Caleb will draw pictures for our book.

• had

• were

• will

• am

Multiple Choice

I am looking for something to use as the cover.

• had

• were

• will

• am

Multiple Choice

We are giving the book to our school library.

• are

• were

• have

• am

Multiple Choice

Ms. Chance will put our book on a special shelf.

• are

• were

• have

• will

Remember!

Helping verbs help the main verb

It helps show action

It also helps when the action was made