Relier Pairs BE as helping verbVersion en ligne helping, linking and action verb. par cecilia coronado 1 They were running 2 "Be" as helping verb... 3 She is looking 4 Be as action 5 Be as linking... shows the subject actions. at the TV show right know. in the park all the afternoon. Helps to describe the subjects actions. joins the subject and the predicate, also can demonstrate feelings and state of being.