Grammar Awareness Help

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sofiauk

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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:
i) I went to Thailand last year to teach.
1. Went to
2.Simple past
3.?
4. A completed action at a specific time in the past.

ii) She can speak Mandarin.
1. can speak
2. Present Simple
3. ?
4. Information about a persons ability or skill

iii) I'm seeing the director tomorrow.
1.
2.
3.
4.

iiii) He's been a teacher for ten years.
1.
2.
3.
4.

iiii) The school was founded in 2002.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Please help i am really stuck :(
 

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Welcome to the forum.

When is this homework/assignment due to be submitted?
 

sofiauk

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hi thanks :) deadlines for 16th of January
 
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