Transcript Verb Phrases

Verb Phrases
Verb Phrase
• Made up of a main verb and one or more
helping verbs…..
• Whoa Mrs. O! What is a helping verb?
Simple Predicates
• A verb is used to express an
action, condition, or a state of
being.
• An Action Verb tells what the
subject does.
– The Mexicans fought a French army.
– They wanted independence.
Helping Verb
• Help main verbs express action or show
time.
• Usually cannot stand by themselves
Helping Verbs
The boys do swim everyday.
She may sing at the concert.
I wish Margo could go with us to the beach.
Common Helping Verb
Forms of be
Is, am, are, was, were, be, been
Forms of do
Do, does, did
Forms of have
Has, have, had
Others
May, might, can, should, could,
would, shall, will