Action Linking and Helping Verbs

Linking verbs

• show action

• help the action verb

• link the subject to a predicate adjective or predicate noun

Helping verbs

• show action

• link the subject to a predicate adjective or a predicate noun

• help the action verb

The bird ate the worm

• linking verb

• helping verb

• action verb

My mom looks beautiful.

• linking verb

• helping verb

• action verb

The strong winds blew down the old tree.

• linking verb

• action verb

• helping verb

Aisyah is cooking in the kitchen.

• linking verb

• action verb

• helping verb

These books help students.

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

Aaron is an avid reader.

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

He might have fallen.

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

Jessica's friends were very polite.

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb