Main Verbs & Helping Verbs

The main verb expresses action or being inside the sentence.

• True

• False

• None

The helping verbs also show action.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

Identify the main verb: He did consider himself brave.

• consider

• did

• brave

• He

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Identify the helping verbs: His horse had been given a special name.

• given

• had

• given

• had been

Identify the main verb: They would conquer giants.

• would

• would conquer

• conquer

• None

Identify the helping verb: She had received maps and booklets.

• received

• booklets

• had

• maps

Identify the main verb: They did play blues and spirituals.

• did

• play

• blue

• They

Identify the helping verb: Anne has gone to the newspaper shop.

• has

• has gone

• gone

• newspaper

Identify the main verb: Pioneers had formed wagon trains for safety.

• had

• had formed

• wagon

• formed

Identify the helping verb: He did find a new mountain.

• did

• find

• did find

• None