Row 1
Where do we put the helping verb?
Before the main verb.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
walked
I could have been a police man.
Is the speaker a police man right now?
No.
What are the four functions of helping verbs?
negative statement
form a question
indicate the tense
state the possibility
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
Drove
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
I have to work out the question all by myself.
have to
Definition of Helping verbs
Helping verbs help the main verb to express a state or an action.
Tom can't have come back home last night because his car was not in the garage.
Did family members see Tom last night?
No.
What is the helping verb and its function?
Can I go to the movie theater with friends?
can
form a question
How many helping verbs are there?
23
Translate this sentence.
I should have followed the rules; if so, I will not be punished.
我应该遵守规则的。如果我遵守的话，就不会受到惩罚了。
Do you still remember the name of teacher?
FANG ZHOU
Definition and functions of helping verbs.
Helping verbs help the main verb to express a state or an action.
negative statement
form a question
indicate the tense
state the possibility
Please translate the following sentence:
这肯定不是真的，我从未听说他伤害过别人。
This can't be true, because I have never heard that he does any harm to the others.
Can you name all the helping verbs?
Am, is, are!
Was and were!
Being, been and be!
Have, has, had!
Do, does, did!
Shall, should and would!
May, might, must, can, could.