There is no verb in that fragment - it is not a sentence.
'Gave' is the only verb in this sentence.
see would like to see = modal + verb + to + verb
A helping verb,that is in the first part.
The word 'thread' is a noun (thread, threads) and a verb (thread, threads, threading, threaded).A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Examples:I need some thread to sew a button on my jacket. (noun)We had to thread our way through the stalls crowding the square. (verb)The thread of the plot is hard to follow. Itweaves through many subplots. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'thread' in the second sentence)
If the subject of the sentence is first person, the verb must be in first person form as well. For example, "I am going to the store" where "am" is the first person singular form of the verb "to be."
The verb in this sentence is 'seeing'.
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "would like to see first."The subject of the sentence is the noun phrase "which area."
I will call is a verbal phrase from the verb "to call" - it is the first person future tense.Will + verb for the future is the same for all persons. So there is no need to call it first person future.
The next sentence is a lie because it is not a sentence, it has no verb. So, the first sentence is also a lie because there is no 'next sentence'.
would like to see = modal + verb + to + verb
He lost the thread of his argument.
would like to see = modal + verb + to + verb