A verb phrase can contain one verb or more than one verb.
Auxiliary verbs help a main verb to make up a verb phrase:
modal + verb -- The new library could open tomorrow.
have/has + past participle -- The new library has opened.
be + present participle -- The new library is openingtomorrow.
be + past participle -- The new library was opened by the Mayor.
The main parts of the verb phrase are the main verb and any auxiliary (helping) verbs that accompany it. The main verb carries the primary meaning of the verb phrase, while auxiliary verbs modify the main verb in terms of tense, aspect, mood, or voice.
am and was are forms of the be verb.present = am/is/arepast = was/wereThey can be parts of a verb phrase. egShe was watching TV.The man is walking to work.The bread was eaten last night
In the phrase "when it rains," "when" is a subordinating conjunction, and "it" is a pronoun. "Rains" is a verb.
"That" is a pronoun, while "I" is a pronoun and "am" is a verb.
"Could" is an auxiliary verb. Together with "go" it forms a conditional tense verb phrase. "Not" is an adverb, probably the most important of all adverbs, because it negates the normal meaning of the verb or verb phrase that "not" modifies.
The verb phrase in the sentence is "are the cripple on the corner."
to be and a verb with the ing ending
In the phrase "when it rains," "when" is a subordinating conjunction, and "it" is a pronoun. "Rains" is a verb.
That I am is a phrase, the individual words in the phrase are parts of speech. That -- demonstrative, determiner I -- pronoun am -- be verb
"That" is a pronoun, while "I" is a pronoun and "am" is a verb.
They could be used as several different parts of speech. Typically the entire phrase acts as one part of speech... a noun phrase, a verb phrase, etc.
The term 'was sliding' is a past continuous verb phrase. The verb 'was' is an auxiliary verb; the verb 'sliding' is a main verb.Example: He was sliding down the cliff.
The term 'was sliding' is a past continuous verb phrase. The verb 'was' is an auxiliary verb; the verb 'sliding' is a main verb.Example: He was sliding down the cliff.
am and was are forms of the be verb.present = am/is/arepast = was/wereThey can be parts of a verb phrase. egShe was watching TV.The man is walking to work.The bread was eaten last night
The term 'was sliding' is a past continuous verb phrase. The verb 'was' is an auxiliary verb; the verb 'sliding' is a main verb.Example: He was sliding down the cliff.
The phrase, "She loves reading." is a complete sentence; the parts of speech are:she; personal pronoun; subject of the sentenceloves; verb, third person, singular presentreading; gerund (verbal noun), direct object of the verb
The phrase "is not" is a verb phrase using the verb (is) and the adverb (not).
"Could" is an auxiliary verb. Together with "go" it forms a conditional tense verb phrase. "Not" is an adverb, probably the most important of all adverbs, because it negates the normal meaning of the verb or verb phrase that "not" modifies.