Transcript Helping Verbs

Some can stand alone in the sentence as the only verb.
am – is – are – was – were
I am at the store.
I am going to the store.
Tami is at the party.
Tami
They are in the house.
They are walking in the house.
He was here.
He was painting here.
Connie and Pat were there.
Connie and Pat were baking there.
is coming to the party.
Helping verbs HELP main verbs give
meaning to a sentence.
The family of bananas bouncing in the choir.
This doesn’t make sense!
The family of bananas were bouncing in the choir.
were + bouncing = verb phrase
More Common Verb Phrases
HV + MV
=
Verb Phrase
am + joking = am joking
is + running = is running
are + skiing = are skiing
was + jumping = was jumping
were + coming = were coming
will be + judging = will be judging
I am joking about bringing the dog with me.
Kathy is running as fast as she can.
The girls are skiing down the mountain.
The cat was jumping off the couch.
Grandpa and Grandma were coming too.
They will be judging fairly.
There are 23 helping
verbs! Memorize
them!
Helping
Verb (s)
Main
Verb
1. He has seen that movie twice.
has
seen
2. You are listed in this phone
book.
are
listed
had
arrived
4. Dad must talk with the principal.
must
talk
5. In October, we may go to the
fair.
may
go
6. Mike’s mother might shop today.
might
shop
7. His older brother is wearing his
shirt.
is
wearing
3. The train had not arrived early.
Helping
Verb (s)
Main
Verb
1.The butcher had wrapped pork
chops in white paper.
had
wrapped
2. Oranges are grown in Florida.
are
grown
3. You should have seen that
parade.
should have
seen
4. May I ask you a question?
may
ask
5. Amy will not be diving from the will be
high diving board.
diving
6. That house has been painted has been painted
several times.
Have you
seen how
some
people in
Brazil shop
for food?
Amy is
training her
pets for the
annual dograce in
September.
Larry has been surfing
these waters for several
years.
You should
have come
with us,
Grandma.
I am typing all of
my assignments
on this handy
dandy new
4PZX100
computer my
dad bought me.