1. Mrs. Kelly Brown Name That Verb! Helping & Main Verbs Make a Verb Phrase!

2. A helping verb helps a main verb. The helping verb comes before the main verb.

3. Helping/Main Verbs I am eating my lunch. Ed has taken the test. We were talking.

4. Practice Time In the following sentences, see if you can identify the verb.

5. Ready? Let’s get started!

6. They are watching television.

7. Verb Prase: are watching

8. They are watching television. Helping Verb: are Main Verb: watching

9. Ann was cooking dinner in the kitchen.

10. Verb Phrase: was cooking

11. Ann was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Helping Verb: was Main Verb: watching

12. The boys were playing in the park.

13. Verb Phrase: were playing

14. The boys were playing in the park. Helping Verb: were Main Verb: playing

15. Randy is studying for his grammar test.

16. Verb Phrase: is studying

17. Randy is studying for his grammar test. Helping Verb: is Main Verb: studying

18. I am thirsty after all that running.

19. Verb Phrase: am thirsty

20. I am thirsty after all that running. Helping Verb: am Main Verb: thirsty

21. We have learned a lot about verbs.

22. Verb Phrase: have learned

23. We have learned a lot about verbs. Helping Verb: have Main Verb: learned

24. Great job!