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Activity A6.1: b) is correctly formed; it represents the present perfect progressive
passive of find. Here is an analysis of the other two:
a) TEST:
FORMED BY:
ENDINGS UNJUMPED:
REPRESENTS:
have
have
+ present
have
+ -ing
???
being
be
+ -ing
be
+ -ed
PASSIVE
found
find
+ -ed
find
VERB
Figure A6.4.1 Analysis of incorrect verb phrase structure 2
The problem here is that there is no aspect form that is represented by have + -ing.
TEST:
c)
FORMED BY:
ENDINGS UNJUMPED:
REPRESENTS:
are
be
+ present
be
+ -ing
PROGRESSIVE
having
have
+ -ing
have
+ -ed
PERFECT
found
find
+ -ed
find
VERB
Figure A6.4.2 Analysis of incorrect verb phrase structure 3
This contains the correct forms for both progressive and perfect, but they are in
the wrong order. If they were ordered correctly we would get the verb phrase have
been finding.
Activity A6.2:
1. he is taken
2. he is being taken
3. he has been taken
4. he has been being taken
5. he was taken
6. he was being taken
7. he had been taken
8. he had been being taken
Activity A6.3:
1. present perfect progressive
2. present progressive passive
3. past perfect progressive passive (though it sounds strange)
4. present perfect
5. past progressive
6. This is a trick question – it is not a correctly formed verb phrase. (Can you work
out why?)
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