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Helping Verbs Worksheet

A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and using helping verbs in sentences.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechVerbsVerb TypesHelping Verbs
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Word BankFill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / False

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.E

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Helping Verbs Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the directions. A helping verb works with another verb to show an action or state of being. Common helping verbs are: am, is, are, was, were, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, could, may, might, must, should, would, will, shall.

Here are some helping verbs you might use:

is
are
was
will
can

Fill in the blank with the correct helping verb from the word bank.

1. The dog   running in the park.

2. We   going to play outside.

3. She   singing a song yesterday.

4. They   eat all the cookies.

5. I   help my mom clean up.

Circle the helping verb in each sentence.

1. The birds are flying high.

a

birds

b

are

c

flying

d

high

2. I can see the moon.

a

I

b

can

c

see

d

moon

Write two sentences using a helping verb. Underline the helping verb in each sentence.

1.

2.

Read each sentence. Is the underlined word a helping verb? Circle True or False.

1. The cat is sleeping.

T

True

F

False

2. I like to read books.

T

True

F

False