Mrs. Kelly BrownMrs. Kelly Brown

Name That Name That Verb!Verb!

Helping & Main Helping & Main VerbsVerbs

Make a Verb Make a Verb Phrase!Phrase!

A A helping verbhelping verb helps a helps a main main

verbverb. The . The helping verb helping verb comes before comes before the main verb.the main verb.

HelpingHelping//MainMain VerbsVerbs

I I amam eatingeating my my lunch.lunch.

Ed Ed hashas takentaken the the test.test.

We We werewere talkingtalking..

Practice TimePractice TimeIn the following In the following sentences, see sentences, see

if you can if you can identify the identify the

verb.verb.

Ready?Ready?Let’s get Let’s get started!started!

They are They are watching watching

television.television.

They They areare watchingwatching

television.television.

Verb Prase: are Verb Prase: are watchingwatching

They They areare watchingwatching

television.television.

Helping Verb: are Helping Verb: are Main Verb: Main Verb: watchingwatching

Ann was cooking Ann was cooking dinner in the dinner in the

kitchen.kitchen.

Ann Ann waswas cookingcooking dinner in the dinner in the

kitchen.kitchen.

Verb Phrase: was Verb Phrase: was cookingcooking

Ann Ann waswas cookingcooking dinner in the dinner in the

kitchen.kitchen.

Helping Verb: wasHelping Verb: wasMain Verb: watchingMain Verb: watching

The boys were The boys were playing in the playing in the

park.park.

The boys The boys were were playingplaying in the in the

park.park.

Verb Phrase: Verb Phrase: were playingwere playing

The boys The boys werewere playingplaying in the in the

park.park.

Helping Verb: wereHelping Verb: wereMain Verb: playingMain Verb: playing

Randy is studying Randy is studying for his grammar for his grammar

test.test.

Randy Randy isis studyingstudying for his grammar for his grammar

test.test.

Verb Phrase: is Verb Phrase: is studyingstudying

Randy Randy isis studyingstudying for his grammar for his grammar

test.test.

Helping Verb: isHelping Verb: isMain Verb: studyingMain Verb: studying

I am thirsty after I am thirsty after all that running.all that running.

I am thirsty after I am thirsty after all that running.all that running.

Verb Phrase: am Verb Phrase: am thirstythirsty

I I amam thirstythirsty after after all that running.all that running.

Helping Verb: amHelping Verb: amMain Verb: thirstyMain Verb: thirsty

We have learned We have learned a lot about verbs.a lot about verbs.

We We havehave learnedlearned a lot about verbs.a lot about verbs.

Verb Phrase: Verb Phrase: have learnedhave learned

We We havehave learnedlearned a lot about verbs.a lot about verbs.

Helping Verb: haveHelping Verb: haveMain Verb: learnedMain Verb: learned

Great job!Great job!