play
The verb phrase in this sentence is "were getting"
might have gone
In the sentence "He has always thought about his future," the verb phrase is "has always thought." While "thought" is the verb, a verb phrase includes words that may affect the tense of the verb.
The verb phrase is will be.
verb or verb phrase
The verb is "play" and the verb phrase is "can play."
The verb phrase in the sentence is "are the cripple on the corner."
The verb phrase in this sentence is "were getting"
might have gone
"Can override" is the verb phrase in that sentence.
In the sentence "He has always thought about his future," the verb phrase is "has always thought." While "thought" is the verb, a verb phrase includes words that may affect the tense of the verb.
The verb phrase is will be.
The verb phrase is will be.
Had
verb or verb phrase
In the sentence, "he has always thought about his future" the verb phrase is "has always thought".
A simple predicate consists of only a verb or verb phrase. In this sentence the verb phrase is -- has started