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Common Helping Verbs

Common Helping Verbs. (See “The Wimpy Verb Song” on page 4) BE is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been DO do, does, did HAVE have, has, had M m ust, m ight, m ay OULD c ould -can, sh ould -shall, w ould -will (8-3-3-3-6). You can have more than one helping verb in a verb phrase.

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Common Helping Verbs

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  1. Common Helping Verbs (See “The Wimpy Verb Song” on page 4) • BE is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been • DO do, does, did • HAVE have, has, had • M must, might, may • OULD could-can, should-shall, would-will (8-3-3-3-6)

  2. You can have more than one helping verb in a verb phrase. • Sherry will be returning home today. • Three verbs – one action • Helping verbs – will, be • Main verb – returning • He has been doing a wonderful job. • Three verbs – one action • Helping verbs – has, been • Main verb – doing

  3. A verb phrase can be separated by words that are not verbs. They can hardly wait to get to Language Arts class. • Can wait – two verbs that express one action • HARDLY is not a verb, so it is NOT part of the verb phrase Sarah and Jill can’t get credit for the project. • The verb phrase is CAN GET. • NOT is NOT a verb, and ’t means NOT.

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