Use the Right Helper: Helping Verbs “Is, Am, Are” for Class 3

This Grade 3 worksheet helps young learners practice present tense helping verbs—*is*, *am*, and *are*—used with action words to show what's happening right now. Through activities like underlining, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice questions, rewriting, and picture-based sentence creation, children build sentence fluency using correct verb forms.

Why Helping Verbs “Is, Am, Are” Matter in Grammar?

Helping verbs are key to forming correct present tense sentences. For Grade 3 learners, this is important because:

1. It teaches subject–verb agreement for I/he/she/they/we/you/it.

2. It strengthens present tense construction.

3. It supports sentence writing, reading comprehension, and conversation.

4. It lays the foundation for all future verb tense learning.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five carefully graded exercises focused on *is, am,* and *are*:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Underline the Helping Verbs

Students underline the helping verb in each sentence (e.g., *They are playing*, *I am writing*).

✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks

Students choose the correct helping verb (*is, am,* or *are*) to complete each sentence accurately.

📋 Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice Questions

Each sentence has three options (is/am/are), and students select the correct one to match the subject.

📝 Exercise 4 – Rewrite the Sentences

Sentences with incorrect verb usage are rewritten using the correct helping verb and underlined for emphasis.

🎨 Exercise 5 – Picture-Based Sentence Writing

Students look at a playground picture and write five original sentences using *is, am,* or *are* correctly.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Underlined Helping Verbs

1. are

2. am

3. is

4. are

5. is

6. am

7. are

8. are

9. is

10. am

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks

2. is

3. are

4. are

5. is

6. are

7. is

8. are

9. am

10. are

Exercise 3 – MCQ Answers

1. a) Is

2. b) Am

3. c) Are

4. a) Is

5. c) Are

6. b) Am

7. c) Are

8. a) Is

Exercise 4 – Rewritten Sentences (Corrected & Underlined)

1. He **is** drawing a picture.

2. I **am** playing in the garden.

3. They **are** eating lunch.

4. She **is** reading a book.

5. We **are** writing stories.

6. I **am** going to school.

7. It **is** flying in the sky.

8. You **are** making a card.

9. The dogs **are** barking loudly.

10. I **am** feeding the cat.

Exercise 5 – Sample Sentences from Picture

1. I **am** playing with a ball.

2. She **is** skipping.

3. They **are** running in the park.

4. The dog **is** watching us.

5. We **are** enjoying playtime.