2. Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases

3. Definitions! A verb phrase is composed of a helping verb and a main verb. A helping verb is a verb that comes before and “helps” the main verb. A verb phrase may have as many as three helping verbs.

4. Common Helping Verbs Am Is Are Was Were Be Been Being Has Have Had Does Do Did Shall Should Can Could Will Would May Might Must

5. Examples All of the sentences have verb phrases. The helping verbs are in bold. We had never met before. He should have won the car race. She might win the lottery. Joe will eat it. Julia can do a split. The letters should have been mailed earlier.

6. Practice Helping Verbs Click the helping verb. I was using hammers to build a shelf.wasusing Bobby will eat anything!Bobbywill Jake should take out the trash.shouldout Amanda might win the dance contest.mightcontest Verb Phrases Click VP if the sentence has a verb phrase, and click the X if it doesn’t. Freddy will crawl to the kitchen. VP XVPX Freddy crawled to the kitchen. VP X VPX Emma ate a doughnut for breakfast. VP XVPX Johnny can jump a very long distance. VP XVPX Who Wants to be a Millionaire Game

7. Correct!! http://www.balloons123.com/images/products/thumbs/MF-M25930.jpg

8. Wrong http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/eng/english_club/images/SadFace.jpg