Identifying Helping Verbs

What is a helping verb?

• A verb that is used to express a specific action

• A verb that comes after the main verb in a sentence

• A verb that is always in the past tense

• A verb that comes before the main verb in a sentence to express tense, mood, or voice.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: She is singing a song.

• singing

• have

• are

• is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: They have finished their homework.

• their

• homework

• finished

• have

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: I will go to the park.

• go

• the

• will

• to

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: We are playing in the garden.

• playing

• are

• in

• garden

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: He has been waiting for an hour.

• have been

• will be

• is waiting

• has been

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: You should complete your work on time.

• can

• work

• should

• will

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: They were watching a movie.

• watching

• were

• a

• movie

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: She can swim very well.

• can

• very

• swim

• well

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: I am reading a book.

• is

• have

• am

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B