3rd Grade Worksheets: Helping Verbs
What are helping verbs? Helping verbs (also called auxiliary verbs) work with main verbs to show tense, mood, or voice. They help us make questions, negatives, and different verb tenses. Learning helping verbs is important for building strong sentences!
Helping verbs make your writing and speaking clearer and more interesting.
Common Helping Verbs
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Examples
- She is reading a book.
- I am going to the park.
- They are playing soccer.
- He was late to school.
- We were happy to help.
- She has finished her homework.
- I have seen that movie.
- He had eaten breakfast.
- Do you like pizza?
- She does her chores every day.
Worksheet: Fill in the Blank
- I ___ going to the store.
- They ___ finished their project.
- She ___ playing the piano.
- We ___ happy to see you.
- He ___ done his homework.
Show Answers
- Q1: am
- Q2: have
- Q3: is
- Q4: are
- Q5: has
Tips for Using Helping Verbs
- Helping verbs come before the main verb (e.g., is running).
- Some sentences use more than one helping verb (e.g., has been eating).
- Helping verbs help form questions and negatives (e.g., Do you like cake? She does not want to go.).
More Resources
- Learn about action verbs, verbs, and verb tenses.
- Try more 3rd grade grammar worksheets.
- Practice with parts of speech and figurative language.