Helping Verbs Worksheet for Class 2​ Best

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What is a Helping Verb?

A Helping Verb is a verb that is used with the main verb. It is also called an an auxiliary verb.

Example: He is a hardworking boy.

They are teachers.

Rachel has a doll.

We have a cat.

List of Helping Verbs for Class 2

Helping Verb	Example Sentence
Am	I am a student.
Is	He is happy.
Are	They are reading.
Was	He was worried.
Were	We were excited.
Has	He has a dog.
Have	You have a car.
Had	I had a cup of tea.
Do	I do not play the guitar.
Does	He does not do his homework.
Did	She did not buy a dress.

Helping Verbs Examples for Class 2

1. Jaya is eating.
2. They are waiting for the train.
3. You are listening to music.
4. It is raining.
5. We are playing football.
6. He does not like oranges.
7. They do not work very hard.
8.  She does not speak English.
9. You had a bicycle.
10. He did not go to the market.
11. They have a car.
12. Sita has long hair.
13. I have got a headache.
14. Diane is afraid.
15. George did not study hard.

Helping Verbs Rules

Helping Verb	Use
Am	With I
Is	With ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’ or one person
Are	With ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’ or more than one person
Was	With ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, or with one person or thing. (in the past)
Were	With ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’ or with more than one person or thing. (in the past)
Has	With ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’.
Have	With ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’.
Had	With ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’, ‘he’, ‘she’, it.
Do	With ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’.
Does	With ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’.
Did	With ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’, ‘he’, ‘she’, it.

Exercise 1

Fill in the Blanks

1.  He ______ playing the piano.
2. Am  b)are  c)is
3. They _______ staying in a hotel.

a)did  b)have  c)are

3. I ____tired.

a)am  b)are  c)is

4. It ____ hot.

a)has  b)are  c)is

5. Your parents______well.

a)are  b) is  c) has

6. She ______watching TC at 6.00pm.

a)are  b)am  c)is

7. They ______ washing their car an hour ago.

a)is  b)are  c)am

8. We _____ not play chess.

a)do  b)does  c)has

9. Joe _______ going to the market this morning.

a)was b)were c)is

10. Sue _____ a camera.

a)is b)have  c)has 

Exercise 2 (Helping Verbs Worksheet for Class 2​)

Circle the Correct Helping Verb

1. He (is/am) working in a bank.
2. You (am/are) playing tennis.
3. Your mother (are/is) cooking.
4. They (has/have) a new car.
5. Seema (have/has) got two sisters.
6. (Do/Did) your brother phone you?
7. We (was/were) hungry an hour ago.
8. Peter (were/was) listening to music last night.
9. Yesterday the weather (was/were) cold.
10. He (has/had) a bicycle in 2010.

Exercise 3

Rewrite the sentence using the correct helping verb.

1. Priya were at home at 2 o’clock yesterday.
2. Mr. Gupta have got two children.
3. They has a house in Goa.
4. He were awake at 3.00 am.
5. Jolly are going to the cinema.
6. Jane do not read the newspaper yesterday.
7. Ram have a teddy bear when he was 10 years old.
8. You is writing in your notebook.
9. I is singing a song.
10. She am cleaning her room.

Answer Key

Exercise 1

1. He is playing the piano. ✅ (c) is
2. They are staying in a hotel. ✅ (c) are
3. I am tired. ✅ (a) am
4. It is hot. ✅ (c) is
5. Your parents are well. ✅ (a) are
6. She is watching TV at 6:00 p.m. ✅ (c) is
7. They were washing their car an hour ago.  ✅ (c) were.
8. We do not play chess. ✅ (a) do
9. Joe was going to the market this morning. ✅ (a) was
10. Sue has a camera. ✅ (c) has

Exercise 2

Circle the Correct Helping Verb

1. He (is) working in a bank. ✅
2. You (are) playing tennis. ✅
3. Your mother (is) cooking. ✅
4. They (have) a new car. ✅
5. Seema (has) got two sisters. ✅
6. (Did) your brother phone you? ✅
7. We (were) hungry an hour ago. ✅
8. Peter (was) listening to music last night. ✅
9. Yesterday the weather (was) cold. ✅
10. He (had) a bicycle in 2010. ✅

Exercise 3

Rewrite the Sentences

1. Priya was at home at 2 o’clock yesterday. ✅
2. Mr. Gupta has got two children. ✅
3. They have a house in Goa. ✅
4. He was awake at 3:00 a.m. ✅
5. Jolly is going to the cinema. ✅
6. Jane did not read the newspaper yesterday. ✅
7. Ram had a teddy bear when he was 10 years old. ✅
8. You are writing in your notebook. ✅
9. I am singing a song. ✅
10. She is cleaning her room. ✅

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