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Helping Verbs

Helping Verbs. Main and Helping Verbs. A verb is a word or group of words that expresses action or being. When a verb includes two or more words , it is called a verb phrase. . . The verb phrase consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs .

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Helping Verbs

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  1. Helping Verbs

  2. Main and Helping Verbs • A verb is a word or group of words that expresses action or being. • When a verb includes two or more words, it is called a verb phrase. .

  3. The verb phrase consists of a main verband one or morehelping verbs. • The main verb is the most important word in the verb phrase. • The helping verb can work with the main verb to tell about an action.

  4. Helping Verbs

  5. Example: The ladies weresitting on the bench. helping verb main verb ►Note: sometimes other words, such as not, appear between a helping verb and a main verb. Example: ●Rami was sick so he could not play.

  6. The boys werepunished because they didn’t return home on time. • I wasdriving my car when the accident happened. • The animals wererunning. • The bull wascharging. Did you guess? The helping verb is in red and the main verb is green.

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