Helping Verbs!!Introduction!•Verbs of sentences can be made up of 1 word or more than 1 word.!–She drank the tea.!–She is drinking the tea.!–She has been drinking the tea.!•The main verb is compulsory.!•The other verbs are called helping verbs.!!Helping verbs help main verbs express meaning ... !!•By changing time!–My mother cooks curry.!–My mother is cooking curry.!–My mother has been cooking curry. !!•By changing the mood!–My mother cooks curry.!–My mother can cook curry.!–My mother may cook curry.!–My mother should have cooked curry. !!Common Helping Verbs!• “Be” verbs!• “Have” verbs!• May / Might!• Can / Could!• Shall / Should!• Will / Would !!Distinguishing helping verbs and main verbs!• Main verbs are necessary. !• If you only have 1 verb, that verb is the main verb. !• If you have more than 1 verb, the last verb is the main verb. !!It is not important to distinguish between helping verbs and main verbs but to know that the entire phrase is the verb of the sentence!!!Examples – Linking or Action Verb?!Tom’s mother should be arriving. [Action Verb]!She could have scored full marks for her Mathematics test. [Action Verb]!His relative has been sick for a month. [Linking Verb]