in the sentence Portugal had claimed possession of Brazil in the year 1500. What is the verb and the helping verb

Question

I am trying to figure out the verb and the helping verb in a sentence. The sentence is as follows:

 

Portugal had claimed possession of Brazil in the year 1500.

 

What is the verb and the helping verb?

Answer 1

Hello there,

The verb is "claimed." Which is in the past tense. I'm assuming the helping verb must be "had".