This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Helping Verbs – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Helping Verbs Quiz 26 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... a good student last year. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 2. I ..... around the track right now. A) Are running. B) Was running. C) Is running. D) Am running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am running. 3. A player is passing the ball. A) Not a verb. B) Verb phrase. C) Helping verb. D) Main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not a verb. 4. Which word is the helping verb in this sentence?My teacher is reading them now. A) Teacher. B) Them. C) Is. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 5. The helping verb is the most important verb in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. List some common helping verbs. A) Am, is, are, was, were. B) Quickly, slowly, carefully, quietly. C) Happy, sad, angry, excited. D) Run, jump, swim, fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am, is, are, was, were. 7. ..... you Tina's brother? She ..... my best friend. A) Is, are. B) Am, is. C) Are, is. D) Are, am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are, is. 8. Identify the helping verb in the sentence below.I did check my homework. A) I. B) Did. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 9. Which word could go in the blank to show a slight possibility?It ..... be warmer this afternoon. A) Must. B) Should. C) Can. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. 10. Identify the Linking Verb.James is running away from the bird. A) Running. B) Is. C) Away. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 11. What is the helping verb in this sentence:My dad and my mom must travel to New York next week. A) Next. B) Must. C) Week. D) Travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 12. Dirt track racing is exciting! A) Linking verb. B) Helping verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 13. Then sun has been making the roses bloom.(Pick the verb phrases and the helping verb) A) Has. B) Been. C) Has been making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been making. 14. I ..... riding my bike home from school. A) Are. B) Am. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am. 15. We are eating pizza for dinner. A) Pizza. B) Are. C) Eating. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 16. Choose the word that shows action. A) Dance. B) Dancer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dance. 17. We could choose fruit from the salad bar. A) Fruit. B) Choose. C) Bar. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 18. In the poem "Life", the author am contrasting the difficulties and joyous parts of life.(Pick the correct replacement) A) Is. B) Had. C) Has. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 19. Select the main verb.By the early 1900s, people were arriving in New York. from all over the world. A) Were. B) Were arriving. C) Arriving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arriving. 20. What is the main verb in this sentence Last year the wind had blown off the roof.? A) Year. B) Blown. C) Wind. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blown. 21. Which country (have) ..... the best beaches? A) Have. B) Having. C) Has. D) Haves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has. 22. He worked at many jobs. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 23. The dog was lonely when its owners left on vacation. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 24. In the following sentence, is "remain" an action or linking or helping verb?If the fire alarm rings, please remain calm. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 25. What is the difference between a main verb and a helping verb? A) A main verb expresses the main action or state of being, while a helping verb assists the main verb. B) A helping verb expresses the main action, while a main verb assists the helping verb. C) Both main verbs and helping verbs express the same action in a sentence. D) A main verb is always in the past tense, while a helping verb is in the present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A main verb expresses the main action or state of being, while a helping verb assists the main verb. 26. Which word is the direct object in the sentence: "The cat chased the mouse." A) The. B) Cat. C) Mouse. D) Chased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mouse. 27. After he wins the race, he will take a picture with his trophy. A) Linking verb. B) Helping verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping verb. 28. Choose the correct helping verb in the sentence.Mr. Brown ..... run to the help the men. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 29. Choose the correct helping verb to complete each sentence.I ..... seen five cats and two dogs. A) Have. B) Has. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 30. It seems like it will be an easy test. (IT) A) Subject. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 31. Which word is the helping verb?Paxton could ask the teacher for help. A) Ask. B) Could. C) Help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 32. Whose best friend is are? A) We, I and they. B) We, They and You. C) You, I and It. D) It, She and We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We, They and You. 33. Orlando would be looking for Rosalind.(Pick the verb phrases and the helping verb) A) Would be. B) Be looking. C) Would be looking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be looking. 34. In the following sentence, is the verb 'appear' an action or linking verb? The stars appear bright tonight. A) A) action. B) B) linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) linking. 35. In the following sentence, is "have" an action or helping verb?We have walked around the track four times. A) Action. B) Helping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping. 36. Identify the correct form of the Linking verb and Verb.Park Rangers ..... the fire safety rules. A) Is explaining. B) Were explaining. C) Are explain. D) Was explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were explaining. 37. Identify the helping verb in the sentence below.The teacher was talking to the parents after school. A) Was. B) Talking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 38. $_{What type of verb is the word in red?}$He is a dentist. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 39. Which verb should be used in the sentence 'A bouquet of yellow roses ..... color and fragrance to the room'? A) Lend. B) Lends. C) Lending. D) Lent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lends. 40. My husband, Jeremy, is a race car driver, but he is also a great father. A) Both linking verbs. B) Both helping verbs. C) Linking verb and helping verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both linking verbs. 41. Differentiate between helping verb and main verb in the following sentence:They have finished their project. A) The helping verb is 'have' and the main verb is 'start'. B) The helping verb is 'have' and the main verb is 'finished'. C) The helping verb is 'is' and the main verb is 'finished'. D) The helping verb is 'will' and the main verb is 'go'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The helping verb is 'have' and the main verb is 'finished'. 42. On friday, our class ..... take a spelling test. A) Will. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 43. He will work in the library for twenty more years. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping verb. 44. What is the function of a helping verb in a sentence? A) To express the main action or state of being. B) To modify nouns and pronouns. C) To assist the main verb in forming tenses, moods, and voices. D) To connect clauses or sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To assist the main verb in forming tenses, moods, and voices. 45. What is the helping verb in this sentence We will see an old tree house.? A) Old. B) Will. C) See. D) An. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 46. Rosalind and Orlando will been get married.(Pick the verb phrases and the helping verb) A) Been getting. B) Be got. C) Be getting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be getting. 47. It, she and he are whose best friend? A) They. B) Are. C) Is. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 48. They ..... many rulers. A) Have. B) Has. C) Had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 49. The dog ..... barking at the cat. A) Is. B) Am. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 50. Select the HELPING VERB in the following sentence:Raul has read many history books. A) Has. B) Read. C) Books. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 51. Who (write) ..... Peace and War? A) Writes. B) Written. C) Write. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrote. 52. Which of the following words is NOT a helping verb? A) Are. B) Were. C) Of. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 53. What is the helping verb in this sentence The rain has hurt the house too.? A) Has. B) Hurt. C) The. D) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 54. Identify the Helping Verb.The forest fires might damage our home. A) Forest. B) Fires. C) Might. D) Damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 55. $_{What type of verb is the word in red?}$The class cheered during the game. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 56. He ..... playing the guitar in the band. A) Has. B) Will. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 57. Today, they use machines. A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 58. What is the helping verb in this sentence Last year the wind had blown off the roof.? A) Wind. B) Had. C) Year. D) Blown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 59. What ..... with the doughnuts? A) Are happen. B) Will happen. C) Have happen. D) Is happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will happen. 60. Which train usually (go) ..... to London? A) Goes. B) Going. C) Went. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesHelping Verbs Quiz 1Helping Verbs Quiz 2Helping Verbs Quiz 3Helping Verbs Quiz 4Helping Verbs Quiz 5Helping Verbs Quiz 6Helping Verbs Quiz 7Helping Verbs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books