Grammar: Linking and Helping Verbs

Front

Type of verb: The girls danced all night.

Back

action verb

Front

Type of verb in 'Mark is coaching basketball for Georgia Tech.'

Back

helping verb

Front

Type of verb in 'My grandmother saw a snake':

Back

action verb

Front

Type of verb in: Sally is a beautiful ballerina?

Back

linking verb

Front

Type of verb in: Sally is a beautiful ballerina?

Back

linking verb

Front

Type of verb in 'Sally is beautiful':

Back

linking verb

Front

We _______ going to a game tonight!

Back

are

Front

You ________ going to buy me a Christmas gift but I didn't behave.

Back

were

Front

That ______ a good group of students to take to a field trip.

Back

is

Front

He ________ a good student last year.

Back

was