Verbs and Verb Phrases Verb Expresses an action or a state of being Every sentence has at least one

Verbs and Verb Phrases

Verb

Expresses an action or a state of being

Every sentence has at least one.

Examples

• play

I play the drums.

• is

Pizza is delicious.

• are trimming

We are trimming the tree.

Helping Verbs

Help verbs show when things happen

The Helping Verbs

Helping verbs help us make verb phrases.

Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, did, do, does, can, could, would, should, shall, will

Verb Phrase

A verb and at least one helping verb

Example

Katie was writing her essay about friendship.

What is the helping verb in this sentence and what is it doing?

More Examples of Verb Phrases

The mummy is coming for us!

What is the verb in the above sentence?

is coming

More Examples of Verb Phrases

Mary was walking through the mall, talking on her phone, and drinking coffee.

What is the verb phrase in the above sentence?

was walking,

talking,

drinking

More Examples of Verb Phrases

Officer Lee has been working with her partner Bones for a long time.

What is the verb phrase in the above sentence?

has been working

Review

• Verbs express actions or states of being.
• Helping verbs help verbs show time.
• Verbs combine with helping verbs to make verb phrases.

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