Examples of Helping Verbs in Sentences for 5th Graders

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 Helping verbs *help* the main verb show tense or possibility.
• ✍️ Common helping verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must.
• ⏰ They come *before* the main verb in a sentence. For example, in "I am running," 'am' is the helping verb, and 'running' is the main verb.
• 🤝 Helping verbs + main verb = verb phrase.
• 💡 Questions often split the verb phrase: "Are you going?" ('Are' is helping, 'going' is main).

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence uses a helping verb correctly?
   1. A. I going to the store.
   2. B. She has ate all the cookies.
   3. C. They are playing soccer.
   4. D. He will went to the park.
2. Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: "We should study for the test."
   1. A. study
   2. B. for
   3. C. should
   4. D. test
3. Choose the sentence that does NOT contain a helping verb.
   1. A. I am happy.
   2. B. She will sing.
   3. C. They dance gracefully.
   4. D. He has finished.
4. Which of these is NOT a helping verb?
   1. A. is
   2. B. run
   3. C. has
   4. D. will
5. In the sentence, "The cat might sleep all day," what is the main verb?
   1. A. cat
   2. B. might
   3. C. sleep
   4. D. day
6. Which helping verb would best complete the sentence: "They ______ going to the party."
   1. A. is
   2. B. are
   3. C. was
   4. D. be
7. Select the sentence where the helping verb expresses possibility.
   1. A. I am eating dinner.
   2. B. She has finished her homework.
   3. C. It might rain later.
   4. D. We are going to the zoo.