The Special Verb Be
What time does was and were show?
Past time
Has and have are called what?
Helping Verbs
What is the past time of go?
went
What is the past time of give?
gave
Give an example of a common contraction?
Answers will vary
What time does am, is, and are show?
Present time
What helping verb do we use when there is a singular noun in the subject and with he, she, or it?
Has
Chose the correct verb for the sentence: Racers had (went, gone) home after the race.
gone
What is the present time of took?
take
What is the contraction of cannot?
can't
What are the 5 special "be" verbs?
am, is, are, was, were
What helping verb do we use when there is a plural noun in the subject and with I, you, we, or they?
Have
What is the past time of see? With has, have, and had?
see = saw
With has, have, had = seen
What is the past time of eat?
ate
What is the contraction of will not?
won't
Complete the sentence using the special "be" verb: The dogs _____ barking at me.
were
What are helping verbs?
Verbs that help other verbs
Give an example of an irregular verb.
Answers will vary
What is the past time of grow?
grew
What does a contraction have?
What special "be" verbs do we use when the subject is he, she, it, and singular nouns?
is = present time
was = past time
have
What are irregular verbs?
Irregular verbs are verbs that have a special spelling to show past time.
With has, have, or had, write becomes?
written
What is a contraction?
A contraction is two words put together to make one word.