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Helping verbs
Main Verbs
Identifying Verbs
Helping or Main Verbs
100
What is the definition of a verb?
A word that expresses action or a state of being.
100
What does a helping verbs do?
It helps the main verb to express the action or a state of being.
100
What do main verbs do?
They express action or a state of being.
100
What is the verb or verb phrase? (The dog barked all night.)
barked
100

Helping or Main?

The flower had wilted by the time Sheila got home.

Main Verb

200
Does every sentence have a verb?
Yes.
200

What is the helping verb in the sentence? (Mr. Rivera can speak in French.)

Can

200

What is the main verb in this sentence. (I will do the dishes.)

do

200
What is the verb or verb phrase? (Is a firefly a kind of beetle.)
Is
200

Helping or Main

I was running late and forgot my homework. 

helping

300
Does a helping verb have to be right next to the main verb.
No, it can be separated by not.
300

What is the definition of a helping verb?

A verb that assists the main verb in a sentence.

300
What is the definition of a main verb?
A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being.
300
What is the verb or verb phrase? (The dog should have been fed by now.)
should have been fed
300

I want to go to Hawaii so I can get some Hawaiian lava.

Helping verb

400

What is the deference between a helping verb and main verb?

Helping verbs help the main verb and cannot be in a sentence by themselves. Main verbs are the action in a sentence and can stand by themselves.

400

Name all of the helping verbs.

am, are, be, been, being, can, could, did, do, does, had, has, have, is, may, must, might, shall, should, will, was, were, would.

400

How many main verbs can be in a verb phrase?

Only one.

400
What is the verb or verb phrase? (Is China in Asia?)
Is
400

Sharon will never forget what you did.

Main Verb

500
Find a word that is a helping verb and main verb?
is and do
500

What is a helping verb also called?

auxiliary verb.

500

What are action verbs also called?

dynamic verbs

500

What is the verb or verb phrase? (Where did Ms. Sharma go?)

did go.

500

Sharon will never forget what you did.

Helping Verb

M
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