Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

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Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

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Review action and linking verbs text pg. 94-do
orally
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• Read text pg. 98
• Complete orally A s 1-8

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Part 1 Main Verbs

• Main verbs show action!
• Patty is writing a book about the space shuttle.

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Part 2 Helping Verbs

• Helping verbs help the main verb show when the
  action happens.
• Patty is writing a book about the space shuttle.

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Hand out hand notes and paste into notes
am
is
could
can
are
had
was
Helping verbs
has
were
should
will
shall
have
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• Helping Verbs Rap
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• Heres a little story, Id like to tell
• About 23 helping verbs, you know so well.
• It started way back in history,
• When those main verbs needed some help you see.
• Am, are, is, was, were on the way,
• Be, being, been just came to say,
• Do, does, did looking so tight
• Have, has, had looking for a fight
• Sneaking in the back are may, must, and might.
• Can, could, should, would- whats the big deal?
• Well end this rap with shall and will.
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Homework

• On the paper your teacher gives you, trace your
  hand.
• In the center, write the helping verb your
  teacher gives you.
• Write a sentence in each of the fingers using the
  helping verb given (5 sentences total-this will
  be a grade)

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• Share sentences with a friend
• Turn in for a grade
• Do wkbk pg. 33 together
• Continue this ppt

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Where is the main verb in the following sentences?

• 1. People are filling the balloons with helium.
• 2. Grace and I have watched them all afternoon.
• 3. Skydivers could perform, too.

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Now, where is the helping verb in these sentences?

• 1. People are filling the balloons with helium.
• 2. Grace and I have watched them all afternoon.
• 3. Skydivers could perform, too.

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Reminders

• A main verb shows what the subject does or is.
• A helping verb helps the main verb tell when the
  action is happening.

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Write a helping verb to complete the sentence.

• 1. Look, the space shuttle __ getting ready to
  lift off!
• 2. I ___ hear the engines roar.
• 3. Mission control ___ started the countdown.

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Independent Practice

• Text pg. 101-follow directions and write answers
  in notes
• Review and give hmwk

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Homework

• Workbook page 36