For each of the following five sentences:
(i) Identify the verb phrase.
(ii) Name the structure.
(iii) Label the parts of the structure.
(iv) Describe the functional meaning conveyed by the verb in the sentence.
Examples:
I start work at seven every morning.
(i) start
(ii) present simple
(iii) base form
(iv) a routine
I was living in Peru at the time.
(i) was living
(ii) past continuous
(iii) auxiliary 'be' (past tense) + present participle
(iv) an activity in progress at a specified time in the past
Question 1
I went to Thailand last year to teach.
Answer:
1.Went to
2.past simple
3.Main verb 'go' + past tense
4.An action which has been completed at a particular time in the pass.
Comment: 3) cannot be "go" plus past tense as you only have to label "went".
Question 2
She can speak Mandarin.
Answer:
1.Can,Speak
2.Present Simple
3.Modal verb 'Can'+ Main verb 'speak'(infinitive)
4.An ability or skill
Comment: Correct.
Question 3
I'm seeing the director tomorrow.
Answer:
1.I am seeing
2.Present continuous
3.Present simple of 'Be'(am)+ present participle of main verb
4.A decided future event
Comment: Correct.
Question 4
He's been a teacher for ten years.
Answer:
1. Has Been
2. Present perfect
3. Auxilliary verb 'have/has'+ past participle
4. An action started in the past and continues to the present
Comment: Correct.
Question 5
The school was founded in 2002.
Answer:
1. Was founded
2. Past simple passive
3. auxilary verb 'be' past simple + main verb past particle
4. Something which began in the past and still continues
Comment: Yes, this is a passive but what is the function compared to the active, "They founded the school in 2002"?