Transcript Helping Verbs - Ms. Salisbury`s Class

A
helping verb HELPS the action verb make
more sense
 They only have meaning when you pair them
with action verbs
 TO
BE: am, is, was, were, be, being, been
 TO
DO: do, does, did
 TO
HAVE: have, has, had
 Can,
could
 Would, should
 Shall, will
 May, must, might
I
was playing basketball yesterday.
 (“was” helps “playing”)
 He
will give you the book tomorrow.
 ( “will” helps “give”)
 We
might write a story about our adventures.
 (“might” helps “write”)
 1.
 2.
I (should, am) finish my homework.
Aunt Edna (has, did) several bookshelves
full of books.
 1.
Which sentence contains a helping verb?
• A) Michael jumped over the hole in the yard.
• B) Hannah has a new book from the library.
• C) Joshua is helping me with his homework.
• D) Olivia finished her project two days early.
 2.
Which sentence uses a helping verb?
• A) He mows the grass once a week.
• B) A good rainstorm always makes the grass grow
faster.
• C) Mike should mow the grass before it rains today.
• D) He can’t decide if the mower blade needs to be
replaced.
 Links
(connects) the subject to an adjective or
another noun in the predicate.
 They
DO NOT always show action.

Any form of the verb TO
BE
Am
 Are
 Is
 Was
 Were
 Be
 Being
 been

Here are some other
common linking verbs:
 Appear
 Prove
 Become
 Remain
 Feel
 Seem
 Get
 Smell
 Go
 sound

 1.
Your eyes look tired. (“look” links eyes to
“tired”)
 2. Heather’s lunch smells delicious.(“smells”
links lunch to “delicious”)
 3. Manny’s guitar skills are fantastic. (“are”
links skills to “fantastic”)
 1. Which sentence contains a linking verb?
• A) The kitten ran after the ball of yarn.
• B) The kitten’s fur is soft and smooth.
• C) The kitten and the puppy played together.
• D) The kitten jumped up to catch the moth.
2. Which sentence correctly uses a linking verb?
a) Ruth was sad to see her friends go home.
b) She watched the car pull out of the driveway and
started to cry.
c) The car drove down the street slowly.
d) We watched Ruth’s friends waving at us through the
window.
PRESENT
PAST

I am

I was

You are

You were

He/ she/ it is

He/ she/ it was

We are

We were

They are

They were
PRESENT
PAST

Get

Got

Sit

Sat

Drink

Drank

Catch

Caught

Bring

Brought

teach

Taught
 1.
My brother (catched, caught) a huge trout
in the river.
 2. I (cut, cutted) the fishing line from the
trout’s mouth.
 3. We (brung, brought) the fish back the
campsite to cook it.
 4. Our dad (teached, taught) us how to clean
the fish and remove its bones.