Skill 8: Helping Verbs and Main Verbs

shows the main action in a sentence

• action verb

• helping verb

• linking verb

• being verb

a verb that helps the main verb that tells when an action occurs

• action verb

• being verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

Which of the following is NOT a helping verb?

• am

• is

• are

• run

Which of the following is NOT a helping verb?

• to

• do

• does

• be

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Aunt Barb was visiting her grandaughter in Florida.

• was

• visiting

• daughter

• in

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Who would travel to Lake Erie if they could?

• who

• to

• travel

• would

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

The students must decide which project to complete first.

• decide

• must

• to

• first

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Arnold could make lemonade for the party on Friday.

• for

• lemonade

• could

• make

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

Those animals should eat their entire meal.

• those

• animals

• should

• eat

Which is the helping verb in the sentence?

The three balloons are floating away!

• are

• three

• balloons

• away