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Choose the verb after the helping verb

10 sentences · All kinds, Write the verb after the helping verb, Choose the verb after the helping verb, Find the helping verb

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A helping verb comes before the main verb and decides its form: will eat, does eat, is eating, has eaten.

  1. Example 1Choose the right form of the verb.

    The chef was ____ some soup in the afternoon. cookingcookcooks

    The chef was cooking some soup in the afternoon.

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Will Pam ____ a crown? wornwearingwear

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Helping verbs: Choose the verb after the helping verb

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Example · Choose the right form of the verb.The chef was ____ some soup in the afternoon. (cooking / cook / cooks)The chef was cooking some soup in the afternoon.

Choose the right form of the verb.

  1. Will Pam ____ a crown? (worn / wearing / wear)
  2. Have the scouts ____ sticks? (collect / collecting / collected)
  3. Has the puppy ____ the girl? (licked / licking / lick)
  4. The baby was not ____ in the tub. (sit / sits / sitting)
  5. Has the chef ____ soup? (cooked / cooking / cook)
  6. Will the coach ____ on a bench? (sitting / sit / sat)
  7. The keepers did not ____ the parrot. (feed / feeding / fed)
  8. Was the girl ____ a book? (takes / taking / take)
  9. Is the chick ____ seeds? (eating / eat / eats)
  10. Was the girl ____ the dogs at noon? (brushing / brushes / brush)
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Helping verbs: Choose the verb after the helping verb · answer key

  1. wear
  2. collected
  3. licked
  4. sitting
  5. cooked
  6. sit
  7. feed
  8. taking
  9. eating
  10. brushing
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