Grammar and Language Workbook

Grammar
Lesson 7
Verb Phrases
The verb in a sentence may consist of more than one word. We call the words that
accompany the main verb 
auxiliary
, or helping, verbs. A 
verb phrase
consists of a main
verb and all its auxiliary verbs.
I am apologizing because I have arrived so late.
Do you still have time?
AUXILIARY VERBS
Forms of be:
am, is, are, was, were, being, been
Forms of have:
has, have, had, having
Other helping verbs:
can, could, do, does, did, may, might, must, shall, should, will,
would
I could have arrived on time if I had planned my day better.
 Exercise 1
Draw one line under each main verb and two lines under each auxiliary verb.
Tom has been feeling much better since his visit to the doctor.
1. The new checks should be arriving today by airmail.
2. We all must work together on the class project.
3. The team’s fans were happily celebrating the big championship win.
4. The artist has done all his work in a comfortable garret.
5. Tomorrow morning many veterans will march in the victory parade.
6. The farmer had held an auction of his livestock last week.
7. The highway was being widened for the increase in traffic from the city.
8. The children were being taken to the zoo in the newest school bus.
9. Our library will be open during school vacation.
10. Those students would have merited the scholarship by the first of June.
11. Your spring flowers will bloom in time for our May Day celebration.
12. Our guest might arrive in time for the dinner presentation at noon.
13. The neighborhood grocery does carry fresh fruit the entire year.
14. Many of my friends will exhibit their science projects at the county fair.