Helping Verbs Used As Main Verbs
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00:00Hi kids, today we will learn how helping verbs are used as main verbs.
00:10So let's start.
00:12We know verbs are the words that describe what action or work is being done in the sentence.
00:20So, verbs are the action words in the sentence.
00:25There are two action words or verbs in the sentence.
00:30Go and play.
00:33I is not an action.
00:36To is not an action.
00:39Every day is not an action.
00:43Go and play are actions.
00:47So, go and play are verbs.
00:50I sleep at 8 p.m. every day.
00:54I is not an action word.
00:57At 8 p.m. is not an action word.
01:01Every day is not an action word.
01:05Sleep is an action.
01:08So, sleep is a verb in this sentence.
01:13We should wash our hands every time we eat something.
01:19Here, we should our hands every time we eat and something do not represent an action.
01:31Wash and eat are the action words or verbs in the sentence.
01:39Do not go outside.
01:42Here, the action word is go.
01:45So, go, play, sleep, wash, eat, and go are the action words in the sentences we just read.
01:56So, kids, we know that verbs have the main job of telling about the actions happening in the sentence.
02:05Now, there are also some helping verbs that help the main verbs in doing their job.
02:13I play football.
02:16Here, the action word is play.
02:20I am playing football.
02:23Here again, the action word is playing.
02:27But it also has a helping verb, am.
02:32So, am is the helping verb of the verb playing.
02:40She writes very neatly.
02:42Here, the action word is writes.
02:46She is writing very neatly.
02:50Here, is is the helping verb of the verb writing.
02:56He kicks the ball very hard.
02:59Here, the action word is kicks.
03:03He has kicked the ball very hard.
03:07Here, the helping verb for the verb kicked is has.
03:13So, has is the helping verb.
03:18So, in a sentence, we can have one verb, two verb, or three verbs.
03:25And we can also have helping verbs along with the main verb.
03:30Helping verbs help to form the tenses.
03:34That is, helping verbs have the role of telling whether the action described by the action verb has already happened in the past,
03:44is happening in the present, or will happen in the future.
03:49So, helping verbs form the tenses.
03:54Now, we will learn how helping verbs use as main verbs too.
04:00I have a pen.
04:03Here, we don't have an action word or a main verb.
04:08But, have is functioning as the main verb in the sentence.
04:14It expresses the idea of possession and also forms the present tense.
04:20I have a pen.
04:23Have is a helping verb, but is used as a main verb in this sentence.
04:29He had a pen.
04:32Here again, we do not have an action word, but we have a helping verb, had, which is being used as a main verb.
04:43Had expresses the idea of possession and also forms the tenses, that is, the past tense.
04:54Here, we have a conversation between two friends, Martin and Edward.
05:00Let's read it, and we will circle the helping verbs that are being used as main verbs.
05:09Hi, Edward. How are you?
05:13I am fine, Martin. What about you?
05:17Good. You have a new bicycle. That's really nice.
05:22Yes, my father bought it for me on my birthday.
05:27Oh, good. I also want to have a gaming console. I'll ask for it on my birthday.
05:34Wow! Can I come and play with you then?
05:38Yes, sure. We will have a lot of fun.
05:44Now, let's circle the helping verbs that are being used as main verbs one by one.
05:51Hi, Edward. How are you?
05:55In this line, are is the helping verb, which is being used as a main verb, as it is the only verb in the sentence.
06:07I am fine, Martin. What about you?
06:11In this sentence, am is the helping verb, which is being used as a main verb in the sentence.
06:20Good. You have a new bicycle. That's really nice.
06:25In this sentence, have is a helping verb, which is being used as a main verb in the sentence.
06:34Have expresses the idea of possession.
06:40Yes, my father bought it for me on my birthday.
06:45Kids, can you point out the verbs in this sentence?
06:50Bought is the only verb in the sentence.
06:54Is bought a helping verb? No, it is the main verb in the sentence.
07:01Let's move on.
07:03Oh, good. I also want to have a gaming console. I'll ask for it on my birthday.
07:11In this sentence, the verbs are have and ask.
07:17Is have a helping verb? Yes.
07:21Is it being used as a main verb? Yes, it is being used as a main verb.
07:28Is ask a helping verb? No, ask is a main verb.
07:37Wow! Can I come and play with you then?
07:42In this sentence, come and play are verbs.
07:47Are both of them helping verbs? No, both of them are main verbs.
07:54So, in this sentence, no helping verb is used as a main verb.
08:00Yes, sure. We will have a lot of fun.
08:06Here, have is a helping verb, which is being used as a main verb.
08:12So, kids, now you know when a helping verb can be used as a main verb.
08:19And you also know that a sentence can have more than one verb.
08:24A main verb and a helping verb.
08:28Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
08:33Bye-bye.