Helping Verbs and Main Verbs

They are singing for his birthday.

What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb

• helping verb

Cookie Monster will eat lots of cookies.

What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb

• helping verb

The jellyfish can sting you and that's very painful.

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

Cookie Monster will eat lots of cookies.
What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb

• helping verb

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

• main verb

• helping verb

Those cows have eaten all the grass.

What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb

• helping verb

President Trump has given many speeches.

What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb

• helping verb

What is the main verb?

• pool

• water

• feels

A __________________________ consists of one or more helping verbs followed by a main verb.

• verb

• verb phrase

• prepositional phrase

• conjunction