Helper Expansions

In this worksheet, students expand simple base-form sentences by adding appropriate helping verbs. Part A provides guided practice, while Part B challenges students to create two different expanded versions of each sentence using different auxiliaries. This task develops flexibility in sentence construction and strengthens understanding of how helping verbs affect tense, mood, and meaning. Students gain deeper insight into how auxiliary verbs modify main verbs in real communication. By experimenting with different helpers, they learn how subtle grammar shifts change the entire sentence. This activity supports strong writing and revision skills.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Sentence Expansion and Revision

English Language Arts – Grammar (Auxiliary Verb Control)

English Language Arts – Writing Fluency and Structure

English Language Arts – Tense and Mood Expression

This worksheet is part of our helping (auxiliary) verbs worksheets collection.