Enrique's Journey Prologue - Verb Phrases

What is a verb phrase?

A phrase is a group of words.

A verb phrase is a group of words that create the entire verb.​

Main verb + helping verb

In English, common verb phrases consist of a main verb and a helping verb, as in the sentence “She is going to class.” Here, “going” is the main verb while “is” operates as a helping verb to define the tense of the sentence.

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The helping verb "helps" to create the tense!

“He has lived in New York for two years.”

In this example, "has lived" is the verb phrase.

Has lived = present perfect tense

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Has = Helping verb

Lived = Main verb​

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Multiple Choice

What is the main verb in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey?

"Anti-immigrant measures have had a severe side-effect."

• have

• had

• have had

Multiple Choice

What is the helping verb in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey?

"Anti-immigrant measures have had a severe side-effect."

• have

• had

• have had

We will go to the movies to see Thor: Love and Thunder.

​What is the verb phrase?

In this sentence, the verb is "go" - but we want to indicate that we will go in the future (using future tense).

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To create the tense, I use a helping verb with my main verb.

• Will = helps to create the future tense

• Go = main verb​

​In this sentence, the entire verb phrase is "will go"

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Multiple Choice

What is the verb phrase in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey? "He has missed his mother intensely."

• He has missed

• has missed

• missed his mother

• has missed his mother

Multiple Choice

What is the verb phrase in this sentence from the prologue in Enrique's Journey? "But Carmen hasn't been able to save enough to pay a smuggler."

• has not been able

• has not been able to save

• able to save

• has not been