Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Extra Practice
Name: __________________________#_____
Date: __________________
Write the helping verb and the main verb in each sentence.
Sentence
Helping Verb
Main Verb
1. The Native Americans on the
plains were hunting buffalo.
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2. The hunters are wearing deerskin
leggings.
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3. The women had planted squash.
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4. They will grind corn for cornmeal.
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5. The children are sleeping in a log
lodge.
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6. Other Indians were living in the
Southwest.
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7. They had built homes of adobe
brick.
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8. The girls have displayed their dolls.
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9. The boys are rolling a hoop.
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10.
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The children will play all day.
Circle the helping verb and underline the main verb.
1. Pueblo people had woven beautiful cloth.
2. They have shaped pottery.
3. The artists are painting the pots with colorful designs.
4. The Navajo were stitching colorful blankets.
5. They are creating silver jewelry.
6. The Pomo people were making baskets.
7. They had decorated them with feathers.
8. The baskets will hold water.
9. That drum was crafted by an Arapaho.
10.
Who was wearing that beaded belt?