Question

She should have donated her time so she could help others. What are the helping verbs in the verb phrases?

a. could, help
b. should, have, donated
c. should, have, could
d. donated, help

Answer 1

The Answer is: C. Should, Have, Could.

Answer 2

In the sentence:

She should have donated her time so she could help others.

The helping verbs are should, have, could

Verbs are simply known as the ‘action’ words – may it be mental, physical or mechanical. When verbs are paired with auxiliaries (helping verbs), they are known as verb phrase. These helping verbs always go first before the actual verb.