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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

Ms. Sarah needs to go hike again!

hike 

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

Find the helping verb: Chassidie is reading a book.

is 

200

Find the verb: Jameson started to laugh when he heard a funny joke. 

laugh

200

Grayson went to sleep at 8:00 last night. 

sleep

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

Find the helping verb: I am learning English.

am

300

Find the verb: Ms. Sarah observed her classroom.

observed 

300

Lyla, Weston, and John Harlan had to crawl through the hole to get out. 

crawl

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

Find the helping verb: They are playing football.

are

400

Find the verb: Emma had to solve the math problem.

solve

400

Aiden ate his McDonalds and didn't bring Ms. Sarah any. (How sad!)

ate

400

Sharon will never forget what you did.

Main Verb

500

Finish this lyric from the schoolhouse rock "VERBS ..."

"that's whats happening!"

500

Find the helping verb: She can swim very well.

can 

500

Find the verb: Pippin likes to run and hop around the school.

run/hop

500

Abby had to clean the mess she made on the table. 

clean

500

Sharon will never forget what you did.

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