Verbs · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.3.5.1.1 - Use different types of verbs - Main verb and Helping verb (primary auxiliary and modal auxiliary)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify main verbs and helping verbs in given sentences with at least 80% accuracy.
Distinguish between primary auxiliaries (is, are, was, were, have, has, had, do, does, did) and modal auxiliaries (can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, ought to) in sentences.
Use main verbs and helping verbs correctly in their own original sentences.
Explain the function of a helping verb: it works together with a main verb to show time, mood or possibility.
Work collaboratively in groups to locate main verbs in a short story and create new sentences using them.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Verbs (3.5)
Content standard: B6.3.5.1 - Apply the knowledge of verbs in communication
Indicator: B6.3.5.1.1 - Use different types of verbs - Main verb and Helping verb (primary auxiliary and
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 10 (Week 22 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 186
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

modal auxiliary)
- Revise verbs generally. Have learners identify verbs in sentences and use them in their own sentences.
- Helping verb (primary auxiliary and modal auxiliary E.g. can might, would, ought, is, are, is, are, was, were).
- Choose a text (story) and have the learners work in groups to identify the main verbs. Let each group select five of the verbs and use them in sentences.
- Introduce auxiliaries (primary and modal) in context one at a time. Learners listen to/read a text having several of them.
- Guide learners with examples to identify and distinguish them from the main verbs and use them in sentences.