Helping Verbs

I __ putting my books away.

(present verb to be)

Last week, Maria and Jose ____ walking to the playground.

(past verb to be)

We ___ writing our spelling words.

• is

• am

• are

John __ studying for his Math test.

• is

• are

• am

You ____ running when we played basketball. (past)

• was

• were

• have

The concert ___ sold out.

(present verb to have)

She ___ talking to my neighbor yesterday.

(past verb to be)

• is

• has

• was

Carlos ___ fallen asleep.

(present verb to have)

They ___ trying to get tickets.

(past verb to have)

We ____ the papers of the homework.

(present verb to have)

• has

• have

• had