Exploring Main and Helping Verbs

In this video, Kerry introduces the concept of main verbs and helping verbs, explaining how they form verb phrases. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of helping verbs and modals, which express necessity or possibility. The video also covers how helping verbs can be separated from main verbs and clarifies that 'not' and its contraction are not part of verb phrases. An interactive exercise is included to help viewers identify verbs and verb phrases. The video concludes with a call to action for further learning.

What will you learn about in this video?

• Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

• Adjectives and Adverbs

• Nouns and Pronouns

Which of the following sentences contains a verb phrase?

• The cat sleeps.

• He runs fast.

• She sings beautifully.

• They will be arriving soon.

In the sentence 'I am reading a book,' which word is the helping verb?

• I

• am

• book

• reading

Which of the following is a modal verb?

• been

• is

• have

• must

In the sentence 'We must be on time,' what does the modal 'must' express?

• Ability

• Necessity

• Possibility

• Permission

Which of the following sentences shows a helping verb separated from the main verb?

• We are going.

• They have finished.

• She is singing.

• Did he do the dishes?

In the sentence 'He hasn't washed the windows yet,' what is the role of 'not'?

• Helping verb

• Main verb

• Adverb

• Conjunction

Identify the main verb in the sentence: 'I should have been studying.'

• been

• studying

• have

• should

Which of the following is NOT a helping verb?

• can

• will

• should

• run

In the sentence 'He will be arriving soon,' which words form the verb phrase?

• will be arriving

• be arriving

• will be

• He will