Helping Verbs By Jessenia Rivera Gonzalez Helping Verbs
Helping Verbs By: Jessenia Rivera Gonzalez
Helping Verbs �The coach has met all the players. �The has an excellent team this year. �Mother does the cleaning every weekend. �Mother does clean on the weekends.
Helping Verbs Helping verbs combines with a main verb to help it express tense, mood, and voice �Helping verbs help main verbs express precise shades of meaning. EXAMPLES: � I have bought a new car. � � I am going for � The muffins are a walk cooling by the window.
Some Verbs Can Serve Both as Main Verbs and Helping Verbs. EXAMPLES �He has a car. Main verb � She has gone out. Helping verb
Common Helping Verbs Form of be Be Am Is Are Was Were Been Being Form of do Do Does Did Form of have Has Had Others Could Should Would May Might Can Shall will
Function of the Helping Verbs Be Definition: To have a specific qualification or relationship. • Use with Past participle with a passive voice. Be Am Is Are Was Were Been Being -The door was opened • Use present participle to express a continuous action. -Katy is watching television • Use a helping verb with to and infinitive verb to express futurity, prearrangement or obligation. -You are to be back on the base by midnight.
Function of the Helping Verbs Use as helping verb: Do Do Doe s Did Definition: To bring to pass, to accomplish, to act, behave and to be active or busy. To make negatives: • I didn’t know it was you. To ask questions: • Do you like broccoli? To show emphasis: • I do want you to eat your broccoli. To stand for a main verb: • Sam like broccoli more than Carmen does.
Function of the Helping Verbs Have Hav e Has Had Definition: To hold in possession, also hold in one’s use, service or regard. Use as helping verb with the past participle, past perfect or future perfect. -have finished washing the dishes. -He has never traveled by
EXAMPLES � They are busy doing their homework. Was � The students were talking when the teacher was writing on the black board. � I am going for a walk � Have you completed your homework? � I have bought a new car � Do not argue with your parents! � What did he do yesterday? � He does not talk to the strangers
Some Helping Verbs Also Function as Main Verb �We did our homework for Mrs. Long. �I was at the arcade. �Selena has twelve orange goldfish in her aquarium.
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