1. Linking & Helping Verbs

2. Linking Verbs Verbs that Connect The Subject to Additional Information N O T E: Do Not Show Action

3. Common Linking Verbs To be: Is Am Are Was Were Others Examples: seems be becomes been feels being appears sounds

4. Helping Verbs Verbs that Add Additional Information about Main Verb N O T E: Must be used with another VERB

5. Common Helping Verbs To be: Is Am Are Was Were Other Examples: has does can could must be have do will would

6. Practice The boy is tall. [Subject][LV][Additional Info about subject.] The boy is running away. [Subject][HV][Main verb] Verbs: Defined by what they do.