What is a helping verb?
Can you give an example of a helping verb?
Helping Verb With Example
A helping verb, also known as an auxiliary verb, is a verb that accompanies the main verb in a sentence and provides additional information about the main verb’s tense, mood, or voice.
Some common helping verbs include:
Be (am, is, are, was, were, etc.)
Have (has, had)
Do (does, did)
Will
Would
Should
Could
May
Might
Must
For example:
“She is running to the store.” (The helping verb “is” indicates the present progressive tense)
“He has finished his homework.” (The helping verb “has” indicates the present perfect tense)
“They will attend the concert tonight.” (The helping verb “will” indicates the future tense)
Helping verbs work together with the main verb to create a complete verb phrase that provides more detailed information about the action being described. They play an important grammatical role in forming complex verb tenses, voices, and moods in sentences.
– Written By brajesh
The verb “to be” is a common helping verb. For example, in the sentence:
“She is studying for her exam.”
The helping verb “is” is used to help form the verb phrase “is studying”.
Some other examples of helping verbs include:
“have” – “She has finished her homework.”
“Will” – “They will go to the park later.”
“can” – “I can ride a bike.”
“may” – “She may join us for dinner.”
“should” – “You should wear a coat outside.”
Helping verbs work together with main verbs to express tense, voice, or mood. They don’t have full meaning on their own but rather assist the main verb in conveying the intended meaning.
– Written By Sagar Gupta
