What is the structure of verb phrase?

Verb phrases are grammatical phrases that show action. They contain an action verb and at least one auxilary (helping) verb.

A helping verb is a verb that does not show action. There are 23 helping verbs: do, does, did, has, have, had, may, might, must, could, would, should, can, will, shall, is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been. I know personally because my teacher made me memorize this list.

I am 11 as of 2008 when this was submitted and I answered the Oregon Trail question.

Also a verb phrase can also be a verb + preposition or adverb. They are called phrasal verbs.

eg look out / brought up / turn down / blow up.

my teacher helped me memorize them by saying: is are was were be been am has have had will and shaw could would should do dose did must might may and can.<3 that helped me memorize it because it rhymes.

Verb phrases do not only use action verbs, state verbs can also be used in a verb phrase eg

I have know Jack for five years. verb phrase is have known, know is a state verb