Aby Grammar Quiz 01/28/16

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