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    Helping verbs are used to help express an action or state of being with a main verb. Common helping verbs include forms of "to be" like "is, are, am, was, were", "to have" like "has, have, had", and "to do" like "do, does, did". Modal verbs like "can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, ought to" also function as helping verbs. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of helping verbs like "is, are, am, was, were, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, could, shall, should, will, would, may

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    Helping verbs are used to help express an action or state of being with a main verb. Common helping verbs include forms of "to be" like "is, are, am, was, were", "to have" like "has, have, had", and "to do" like "do, does, did". Modal verbs like "can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, ought to" also function as helping verbs. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of helping verbs like "is, are, am, was, were, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, could, shall, should, will, would, may

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    Helping verbs are used to help express an action or state of being with a main verb. Common helping verbs include forms of "to be" like "is, are, am, was, were", "to have" like "has, have, had", and "to do" like "do, does, did". Modal verbs like "can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, ought to" also function as helping verbs. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of helping verbs like "is, are, am, was, were, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, could, shall, should, will, would, may

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    Grammar:

    Helping Verb

    • Verbs: Verbs are words that express action or state of being 动词是表达动作或存在状态的词

    Helping Verbs 帮助动词


    • Helping verbs help a main verb express an action or a state 帮助主要动词表达动作或状态
    • Helping verbs is always just before the main verb 放在主要动词之前
    • Structure: Subject + Helping Verb + Verb + Object

    To be is, are, am, was, were


    Auxiliary Verb To have has, have, had
    To do do, does, did
    Helping Verb
    Can, could, shall, should,
    Modal Verb will, would, may, might,
    must, ought to

    Examples

    is He is eating his favourite chocolate pie.


    are Are you learning music?
    am I am not hungry now.
    was Who was at the supermarket on last Saturday?
    were Half the students in the class were absent yesterday.
    has The girl has been talking spontaneously 自发地.
    have The whales have caught fish.
    had I had a meeting yesterday.
    do We do create new intentions 意图 all the time.
    does Karla does not need a new dress.
    did Did she bring any friends to the party last week?
    can I can speak Spanish.
    could He could speak Cantonese when he was 5 years old.
    shall We shall visit grandfather and grandmother next month.
    should You should not smoke in this are because it is unhealthy.
    will I think he will study harder this time.
    would They would go to the cinema if you interested.
    may May I come in?
    might It might rain today.
    must You must complete your homework by today.
    ought to Mary and Alex ought to see the dentist.

    Resources: GrammarSimple.com

    1
    Exercise 1: Please analyze the main verb and helping verb.
    Sentences Main Verb Helping Verb
    Salim does not how to cook.
    New Year’s Day is a very ancient
    custom.
    One of my friends has won the first
    prize.
    Usually she doesn’t dance in the
    morning.
    Those girls are learning farming
    from their father.
    Where are you going now?
    My class will write reports about
    this sport legend.
    Her mother had given her a great
    deal of support.
    The people in Wilma’s hometown
    were cheering for her.
    I am studying the amazing life of
    Albert Einstein.
    We have read an exciting account
    of her triumphs.
    Teresa is painting a picture of the
    famous runner.

    Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer.


    1. Lily, Frank, and I joining a neighborhood swimming team.
    A. am B. is C. are

    2. I thought about the joining the team for a couple of months.


    A. was B. had C. has

    3. Frank taken diving lessons at a YMCA indoor pool.


    A. has B. have C. is

    4. We practiced a great deal.


    A. will B. has C. have

    5. The team’s coach analyzing everyone’s strengths and weakness.


    A. is B. are C. have

    6. The coach post the results on the bulletin board in two weeks.
    A. will B. have C. had

    7. Our team’s season not begun.


    A. is B. have C. has

    8. Our team probably compete with other teams from the area.
    A. have B. had C. will

    Question Resource: Liveworksheets, Scholastic Inc.

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