Helping Verbs
A verb is a word used to express action or a state of being. Today, we are going to review helping verbs, main verbs, and action verbs
Helping Verbs helps the main verb express action or a state of being. Examples: - can speak - will learn - should have been fed - can speak - will learn - should have been fed
Together, the main verb and its helping verb or verbs are called a verb phrase. Examples : Examples : - Many students can speak Spanish. - Many students can speak Spanish. - I will be learning about helping verbs today. - I will be learning about helping verbs today.
Some words can be used as both helping verbs and main verbs. Helping Verb : Helping Verb : - I do enjoy the movies. - I do enjoy the movies. Main Verb : Main Verb : - I will do the dishes. - I will do the dishes.
Sometimes a verb phrase is interrupted by another part of speech. Examples : Examples : - Students should not forget their homework. - Students should not forget their homework. - Did you call your friends this weekend? - Did you call your friends this weekend?
The word NOT and its contraction, - n’t, are adverbs telling to what extent ; neither is part of a verb phrase. Example : Example : - Students should not forget their homework. - Students should not forget their homework.
Helping Verbs Song (sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells”) Helping verbs, helping verbs, There are twenty-three: AM, IS, ARE, WAS and WERE BEING, BEEN, and BE….oh! HAVE, HAS, HAD, DO, DOES, DID, SHALL, WILL, SHOULD, and WOULD. There are five more helping verbs: MAY, MIGHT, MUST, CAN, COULD.
Complete Exercise 1, page 53, 1-5
An action verb is a verb that expresses either a physical or mental activity. Drake wrote songs for many other artists, like Nikki Minaj. The JMA cheerleaders cheered for the football team. I dreamed of becoming a scientist. Parents just don’t understand what it’s like to be a teenager!
Complete exercise 2, page 54, 1-5.
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