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1. We will learn about new buildings. M

2. The backhoe is digging the foundation. H

3. It had filled several dump trucks. H

4. The dump trucks are removing the dirt. M

5. Workers are building the outer wall. H

6. A cement truck is pouring the concrete. M

7. It will need several days to dry. H

8. At noon the workers will eat their lunch. M

B.  Choose the correct main and helping verb pair from the box to
complete each sentence. Write it on the line. Circle the main and
helping verbs that show future tense.
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1. We will watch a movie about skyscrapers.

2. A building is going up.
3. The workers are reading the plans.
4. Cranes have lifted the heavy beams.
5. A worker had climbed a tall ladder.

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B.  Complete each sentence with the correct main verb or helping
verb in ( ). Write the word on the line.
1. Kim is making a clay vase. (is, has)
2. The clay had arrived yesterday. (was, had)
3. I am going to watch her work. (go, going)
4. She is using a potter’s wheel. (used, using)
5. The sculpture will go above the fireplace. (will, is)
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6. People have admired Kim’s beautiful vases. (are, have)

C.  Write two sentences about something you will do later in the
week. Use the future tense helping verb. Be sure to use a main
verb and helping verb in each sentence.

1. Answers will vary.

2.

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Page 1
A. 1. M 4. M 7. H
2. H 5. H 8. M
3. H 6. M
B. 1. will watch
2. is going
3. are reading
4. have lifted
5. had climbed
Page 2
A. 1. had built 4. will fly
2. has painted 5. will bring
3. is building 6. am buying
B. 1. is 4. using
2. had 5. will
3. going 6. have
C. Answers will vary.
Page 3
A. 1. reading 4. come
2. playing 5. share
3. walked
B. 1. has 4. will
2. is 5. have
3. will
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