Verb Phrases

Instructions

Childhood AnecdoteTell me about something interesting that really happened to you when you were a small child. Maybe you got lost in a mall. Maybe you did something naughty. Maybe you or one of your siblings had an accident of some sort. Maybe you started a fire!Part 1Write 15 Verb Phrases. Use as many tenses and aspects as you can and identify them. (Use your Verb Phrase chart to help you).For example:1.  went (simple past)2.  used to be (modal)3.  would stay (modal)4.  had been playing (past/ perfect, progressive)EtcPart 2Using the verb phrases in Part 1, write 15 sentences telling the story of what happened to you. Underline all the verb phrases you use and their subjects.  You will get extra points if you can tell a complete story.For Example1. One summer, my family went on vacation near the beach.2. At that time, I used to be afraid of water.3. When my sisters went swimming, I would always stay on the beach.4. One day, my sisters had been playing in the water all morning  when I became bored and got an idea.You will be graded on the grammatical accuracy of your verb phrases, identifications of tense and aspect and your sentences as well as the variety of verb tenses and aspects you use correctly.

Answer

Part 1Went (simple past)Used to be (modal)Started walking (past, perfect, progressive)Stopped (simple past)Slide (simple past)Had been resting (past, perfect, progressive)Started raining (past, perfect, progressive)Began running (past, perfect, progressive)Was trying (past)Being left behind (modal) Was slowly creepingArrived. (simple past)Rode (simple past)Passed (simple past)Was coming (modal)Part 2When I was young my friends and I went hiking. I used to be scared of hiking because of the scary stories I had about it.We arrived at the hiking site and started walking through the woodsThe place was steep and every time we stopped to just relax.The steepness also made usslide as we walked.We had been resting for about thirty minutes as we so cloud forming. It soon started raining and for su...
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