This engaging parts of speech grammar lesson for middle school will review action, linking, and helping verbs and how they function in sentences. Teach how helping verbs control tense, voice, and mood with example sentences about ancient Greece.Concepts IncludedWhat is a verb?Action verbs: transitive and intransitiveChoosing the best specific verb in writingLinking verbs Revising sentences with Show, Don't TellHelping verbsSubject-verb agreementVerb tense: simple, perfect, and progressive tenses