True or False
Helping verbs are placed after other verbs to form verb phrases.
False. They are placed before other verbs.
You can ride on two types of monorails.
Helping verb = can.
Commercial aviation was being used as early as 1914.
Entire verb phrase = was being used.
Which of these are helping and which is main?
has been called
Helping = has been
Main = called
is, opening, had been, do
Does not belong = opening. It's a main verb.
You can use more than one helping verb in a sentence.
True.
Example: She will have been running for 3 hours.
On one type of monorail, you will travel on top of a single beam.
Helping verb = will.
The first passenger line was being operated between St. Petersburg, Florida, and Tampa Florida.
Entire verb phrase = was being operated.
Which of these are helping and which is main?
did not recognize
Helping = did
Main = recognize
talked, find, gone, see, does
Does not belong = does. It's a helping verb. The others are main verbs.
"Not" is a helping verb.
False. "Not" cannot be used as a helping verb.
On another type, the suspended monorail, you will be hanging from the beam.
Helping verbs = will be.
Improvements in airplane technology were encouraged by World War I.
Entire verb phrase = were encouraged.
Which of these are helping and which is main?
would be flown
Helping = would be
Main = flown
shall, should, sent, might, must
Does not belong = sent. It's a main verb. The others are helping verbs.
Forms of the verb "be" are often used as helping verbs.
True. The verb "be" includes: am, are, is, was, were...
A monorail in Germany has been running more than a hundred years.
Helping verbs = has been.
Many pilots had been hired to accommodate the rapid growth of the airlines.
Entire verb phrase = had been hired.
Which of these are helping and which is main?
had been made
Helping = had been
Main = made
trained, written, played, will, played.
Does not belong = will. It's a helping verb and the other words are main verbs.
A helping verb can be one, two, or three words.
True.
Still another type of monorail was developed in France; each car was designed to hang by four wheels along two beams.
Helping verb = was.
Pilots were put through extensive training and were given rigorous written exams.
Entire verb phrase = were put & were given.
Which of these are helping and which is main?
might have been credited
Helping = might have been
Main = credited
might have, will have, gone, should be, was being.
Does not belong = gone. It's a main verb not a helping verb.