Linking Verb

A list of helping verbs will help you identify helping verbs in sentences.

A List of Helping Verbs

By learning the following helping verbs, you will quickly identify helping verbs in sentences.

A List of Helping Verbs

• am, is, are
• was, were
• be, being, been
• do, did, does
• have, has, had
• may, might, must
• can, could
• shall, should
• will, would

Helping Verbs

Every sentence must have a verb and a subject in order to express a complete thought.

Sometimes, the verb of a sentence is one word. Other times the verb of a sentence is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.

Knowing the list of helping verbs (see above) will assist you in quickly identifying verb phrases in sentences.

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