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#2944. Verb Song

Language, level: all
Posted Thu Sep 25 17:11:46 PDT 2003 by Cristina Camus (jcreign4evr@aol.com).
Somerset, Pembroke Pines, FL
Activity Time: few minutes
Concepts Taught: Learning helping and being verbs

I DO NOT KNOW WHO INVENTED THIS, BUT IT WAS PASSED ON TO ME.
It is sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy

am--is--are--was--were--be--being--been
have--has--had--do--does--did
shall--will--should--would--may--might--must
can--could

Sing it several times with them. I have them sing it outloud and then one at a time. They have a great time doing it.

I also give them a quiz everyday until everyone has learned it. Several months later, they are still singing the song. I have some of my former students that sing the song when they see me.
are the helping and being verbs