A verb phrase conducts the task of the verb.

What is a verb phrase example. Helping verbs help a verb express time or a state of being. The first example is in the present tense and the second one is in the past tense. A verb phrase is a main verb and any modal or auxiliary verbs together with it.

A verb phrase can be the predicate of a sentence or a clause. A verb phrase consists of a main verb alone, or a main verb plus any modal and/or auxiliary verbs. The main verb always comes last in the verb phrase:

You have been sleeping for a long. I was singing a modern song yesterday. Prepositional phrases can further qualify.

I was reading the newspaper. You could replace waited with a group of words (a phrase) and say, i have been waiting for. A verb phrase can be a single word or a group of associated words.

I was helping him to do the. The verb of the sentence takes the form of a verb. I must make an a in this class.

Verb phrases are composed of helping verb(s) and a main verb. I think you should not stay here. A verb phrase consists of a verb and all its modifiers.