Verb Review

Identify the LINKING VERB.
The hot pretzel was soft and chewy.

• hot

• pretzel

• was

• chewy

I smelled many perfumes at the store before I selected one.

• many

• at

• store

• smelled

Find the helping verb:
You should not take the last piece of pizza. 

• should

• not

• take

• pizza

Identify the LINKING VERB.
She appears happy in her new home

• new

• home

• happy

• appears

Find the helping verb: 
The children have gone to bed. 

• children

• bed

• gone

• have

What is the action verb in the sentence below?

Liza traveled on an airplane and a boat.

• Liza

• boat

• airplane

• traveled

Find the helping verb: 
We had left the lights on. 

• We

• had

• left

• on

A helping verb.....

• helps the main verb.

• is the action of the sentence.

• describes the noun in the sentence.

• links the subject to the noun or adjective in a sentence.

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
The puppy has been barking for an hour.

• main verb

• helping verb

Find the helping verb: 
We do want to come. 

• We

• do

• want

• to