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Title: Verb Phrase


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Verb Phrase
Verb phraseconsists of a main verb preceded
by at least one helping verb (auxiliary verb)
Besides all forms of the verb be, helping verbs
include
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Forms of Be
am is are was were be being been
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Forms of Do
Do does did
Forms of Have
Have has had
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Other Helping Verbs
can could should may must would might
shall will
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Notice how helping verbs work together with
main verbs to make a complete verb phrase.
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EXAMPLE
is leaving may become might have remained had
seemed should move might have thought
shall be going could jump does sing
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Sometimes the parts of a verb phrase are
interrupted by other parts of speech.
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  • Did you hear President Bushs speech?
  • Has the D.J. played the new CD for you?

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EXAMPLE
She had always been thinking of her future. We
could never have moved the bleachers.
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NOTE The word not is always an adverb. It is
never part of a helping verb, even when it is
joined to a verb as the contraction nt.
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He should not have borrowed his book. He
shouldnt have borrowed his book.
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