main verb
what the subject does or is
helping verb
helps the main verb tell about an action or make a statement
We are going to the store for milk. What is the helping Verb and what is the main verb?
HV: are
MV: going
I will help you in the kitchen. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: will
MV: help
He has taken this test once before. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: has
MV: taken
The shoe is missing from the closet. What is the helping verb and the main verb?
HV: is
MV: missing
My mother is waiting in the parking lot. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: is
MV: waiting
You will want dessert soon. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: will
MV: want
The birds had followed the leader in the sky. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: had
MV: followed
I was wishing for a pony. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: was
MV: wishing
He has asked for a new skateboard. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: has
MV: asked
These horses have lived here for years. What is the helping verb and what is the main verb?
HV: have
MV: lived
what do helping verbs show?
present, past, and future tense
What are some types of helping verbs?
Have, has, had , is ,am ,are ,was, were, and will
What helping verbs doesn't show tense?
Can, may or must
I will rest before the big game. What is the helping verb and tense of the verb?
HV: will
future
She had prepared well for this test? What is the helping verb and the tense of the verb?
HV: had
past