Question

Label the action verb and the helping verb in each sentence:

1. Ms. Smith had baked cookies for the party.
2. My dad has been reading a story about pirates to us.
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3. Pretty butterflies are flying around the flowers.
4. The soccer team had won all of its games this year.
S. We have finished our homework.
6. Mother was working this morning.

Answer 1

1- Action verb: baked / Helping verb: had.
2- Action verb: reading / Helping verb: has.
3- Action verb: flying / Helping verb: are.
4- Action been: Won / Helping verb: had.
5- Action verb: finished / Helping verb: Have.
6- Action verb: working / Helping verb: Was.


(Btw this is very easy, action verbs are verbs that do an action, you can tell from the name. Helping verbs however are verbs such as am, are, be, been, can, could, did, do, does, had, has, have, is ,may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, was, were, will, would.