It is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
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What is a helping verb?
A helping verb works with a main verb to help you understand what action is taking place.
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What are past verbs?
Verbs which tell about actions which happened some time ago are past tense verbs.
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What is a future tense verb?
Verbs which tell about actions which are going to happen are future tense verbs.
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What is a linking verb?
A linking verb joins the subject and predicate of a sentence.
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What is an action verb?
An action verb is a verb which shows action in the sentence.
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What are the MAIN helping verbs? (hint: name 6)
be
being
been
am
are
is
was
were
do
does
did
have
had
has
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What is the action verb? Daniel played baseball yesterday
played
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What is the action verb? We will go to Daniel's baseball game.
will go
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What is the linking verb in this sentence? Beth's clothes are muddy because she fell off the slide.
are
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What is the action verb in this sentence? The girls danced in the recital.
danced
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Circle the main verb in each sentence. Underline the helping verb.
Nick will eat spaghetti and meatballs for dinner tonight.
Main- Eat
Helping- Will
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What is the action verb? The pitcher tossed the ball.
tossed
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What is the action verb? Daniel will choose a baseball bat.
will choose
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Circle the linking verb in each sentence. The large, barking dogs were scary.
were
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What is the action verb in each of these sentences? Our mailman drove a funny car last week. His teacher wrote the answers on the board. Alice worked on her homework last night.
1-drove
2-wrote
3-worked
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Circle the main verb in each sentence. Underline the helping verb.
Mallory is walking to the park.
Main- Walking
Helping- is
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What is the action verb? The ball struck the bat.
struck
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What is the action verb? Daniel will swing hard.
will swing
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What is the linking verb? My socks are in the top dresser drawer.
are
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What is the verb also called in a sentence?
simple predicate
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Circle the main verb in each sentence. Underline the helping verb.
The dogs are sleeping on the bed.
Main- Sleeping
Helping- are
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What is the action verb? It landed over the fence.
Landed
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What is the action verb? Daniel will run around the bases.
will run
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What is the linking verb in this sentence? There were five fish in the aquarium.