Main and Helping Main and Helping VerbsVerbs

Pushing Up the SkyPushing Up the Sky

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The stars were shining through the The stars were shining through the holes poked into the sky…holes poked into the sky…– Shining – a main verbShining – a main verb– Were – a helping verbWere – a helping verb

Main and Helping VerbsMain and Helping Verbs

A verb phrase is a verb that has A verb phrase is a verb that has more tmore t

han one word.han one word. The main verb shows action.The main verb shows action. A helping verb shows the time of the A helping verb shows the time of the

action.action.

Main and Helping VerbsMain and Helping Verbs

The people are telling stories.The people are telling stories.– What is the main verb?What is the main verb?– What is the helping verb?What is the helping verb?

Main and Helping VerbsMain and Helping Verbs

The helping verbs am, is, and are The helping verbs am, is, and are show present time.show present time.

The helping verbs was and were The helping verbs was and were show past time.show past time.

The helping verb will shows future The helping verb will shows future time.time.

The helping verbs has, have, and had The helping verbs has, have, and had show action that happened in the show action that happened in the past.past.

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Native Americans had told interesting Native Americans had told interesting legends.legends.

They were explaining the world around They were explaining the world around them.them.

I have heard legends about the sun and I have heard legends about the sun and the moon.the moon.

In some stories, animals are talking like In some stories, animals are talking like people.people.

Someday I will entertain you with the Someday I will entertain you with the stories.stories.

Main and Helping VerbsMain and Helping Verbs

I am I am writingwriting a legend. a legend. I I havehave set the story in a forest. set the story in a forest. The flowers are The flowers are talkingtalking to the trees. to the trees. The huge trees will The huge trees will carecare for the little for the little

flowers.flowers. You You willwill hear my story soon. hear my story soon.

The EndThe End