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Main Verb and Helping Verb
 What Is a Main Verb?
• A verb is a word that tells what the subject does or is

• In the sentence The monkey climbs the tree.

The subject is The monkey. Climbs
The predicate is climbs the tree.
The verb is climbs.
What Is a Main or Action Verb?

jump clap sing

cry laugh
Verbs are action
words.
that describe what
someone or subject
is doing.
Sometimes the different forms of ‘to have’ can
act as auxiliary verbs.
Auxiliary verbs are ‘helping verbs’ that appear with another main verb in a
sentence.

‘fallen’ is the main verb

For example:
Humpty Dumpty has fallen off the wall.

‘has’ is used as an auxiliary verb

 Sometimes the different forms of ‘to be’ can act
as auxiliary verbs
Auxiliary verbs are ‘helping verbs’ that appear with another
main verb in a sentence.
For example:

‘are’ is used as an auxiliary verb

They are going to the park.

‘going’ is the main verb

Can you use the correct present form of ‘to
have’ in these sentences as auxiliary verbs?

have
Caleb and Josh ____________ played football all afternoon.

has
Jennie ______________ washed her hands to bake a cake.
Can you use the correct present form of ‘to be’ in these
sentences as auxiliary verbs?

are
Kayla and Jess ________ is
Baxter ________ sleeping
running together. soundly in his bed.
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 Homework
• Write in your copy book three sentences and underline the
main and helping verbs.

Thank you 