Using Helping Verbs: Is, Am, Are, Was, Were for Class 3 

This worksheet is designed to help Grade 3 students practice and master the use of helping verbs: is, am, are, was, and were. It includes a variety of exercises such as fill in the blanks, true and false statements, multiple-choice questions, sentence rewriting, and paragraph writing. These activities provide a hands-on approach to learning and applying helping verbs in everyday contexts, helping students build a solid foundation in grammar.

Why helping verbs matter in English grammar?

Helping verbs like is, am, are, was, and were are essential for forming correct sentences in English:
1. They help clarify the tense and subject of a sentence and are used with main verbs to indicate actions or states of being.
2. Helping verbs are used to indicate the tense of the action or state of being.
3. Helping verbs are essential for turning statements into questions or negative sentences.
4. Helping verbs allow the creation of compound verb forms, like in perfect tenses (e.g., "has been") or progressive tenses (e.g., "is running").

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build fluency with helping verbs.

Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks:
This exercise helps students practice inserting the correct helping verb (is, am, are, was, were) into sentences.

Exercise 2 – True or False:
In this exercise, students read sentences and determine whether the helping verb is used correctly.

Exercise 3 – Choose the Correct Helping Verb:
Here, students are presented with sentences and must choose the correct helping verb from multiple options.

Exercise 4 – Rewrite the Sentences:
In this exercise, students are given sentences with incorrect helping verbs and are asked to replace them with the correct form.

Exercise 5 – Write a Short Paragraph:
This exercise encourages students to write a short paragraph (e.g., about their school day) using the helping verbs is, am, are, was, and were.

Answer Key (For Parents and Educators)

Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. is 
2. were 
3. am 
4. was 
5. are 
6. was 
7. is 
8. were 
9. am 
10. are 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. True 
2. False 
3. True 
4. False 
5. True 
6. True 
7. False 
8. True 
9. False 
10. False 

Exercise 3 – Choose the Correct Helping Verb 
1. a) is 
2. b) are 
3. c) am 
4. a) were 
5. c) are 
6. b) was 
7. a) were 
8. c) was 
9. b) am 
10. b) is 

Exercise 4 – Rewrite Sentences 
1. I was in the park yesterday. 
2. She is very polite. 
3. They are playing outside. 
4. We were happy with the result. 
5. He was absent last Monday. 
6. Riya is confident today. 
7. The boys were cheerful. 
8. I am waiting here. 
9. The players are working hard. 
10. Meera was late yesterday. 

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Answer may vary. 

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