1. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.
Our school band has ______ (perform) at three games this year.
Answer
performed
SAT Reading & Writing · Hanzhang · Class 04 · October 18
Verb Groups and Verb Forms
Build a Complete Verb Group
Verb group
verb phrase（动词组）
- verb phrase = helping verb（助动词）+ main verb（主要动词）。
- 第一个 verb 带 tense（时态），也和 subject（主语）一致：它是 finite verb（限定性动词）。
- sentence 只有一个 verb 时，这个 verb 本身就是 finite verb。
- 每个 independent clause（独立句）至少要有一个 finite verb。
- Our teamsubject has been practicingverb phrase after school.
- Has our team been practicing after school?
Test.
- 先找 subject：谁／什么？
- 从第一个 helping verb 圈到 main verb。
- 把第一个 verb 换成 past / present：能换，它就是 finite verb。
- helping verb 决定后面那个 verb 的 form（形式）。
- Our coach can explain the new rule.
- The team has practiced every afternoon.
- The players are practicing now.
- The field was cleaned after the game.
- -ing 前面没有 be，就不是完整的 verb phrase。
- The players practicing after school yesterday.
- The players were practicing after school yesterday.
- The players practiced after school yesterday.
- not / never 不属于 verb phrase。
- Our team has never lost at home.
- The new player did not miss a practice.
- 一个 subject、两个 verb：and 后面的 verb 也要是 finite verb。
- The captain checked the field and called the players.
- The captain checked the field and calling the players.