Helping Hands

This “Helping Forms Word Search” is dedicated to auxiliary (helping) verbs such as “has been,” “might be,” and “should be.” These verbs help other verbs express tense, mood, or voice. The student’s task is to locate compound and modal helping verbs in the grid.

Auxiliary verbs are critical for expressing complex verb tenses, questions, and passive voice. This word search teaches students to recognize and differentiate helping verbs from main verbs. By scanning for and identifying these phrases, learners sharpen their grammar skills and comprehension. It also helps in constructing varied sentence types and mastering advanced writing forms. Furthermore, it encourages attention to detail and increases familiarity with modal and perfect forms.

Irregular Verbs We’re Looking For – Has been, Have been, Had been, Will be, Shall be, Might be, Could be, Would be, Should be, Can be, May be, Must be, Being, Bee, Been