Identifying Types of Verbs

They are singing for his birthday.
What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb
• helping verb

Mrs. Obama has given many speeches.
What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb
• helping verb

Dad has cut the cake.
What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb
• helping verb

Mrs. Baker is forty-two years old.

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb

She works at an automobile manufacturing plant in Michigan.

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb

Mr. Baker was forty-two years old last year.

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb

He finds books for students.

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb

He will work in the library for twenty more years.

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

Then he and Mrs. Baker will travel around the country.

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

_{Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it. What is the linking verb in this sentence?}

Kevin is a White Bear Lake firefighter.

• Kevin
• is
• White Bear Lake
• firefighter