State the verb phrase: Charles should have been studying last night.

State the verb phrase: Winslow was playing soccer yesterday.

State the verb phrase: Chad had not entirely eaten his dessert yet.

State the main verb: Candice was not going to the party this weekend.

State the main verb: At breakfast, Jameel and his sister had not been eating their pancakes.

State the main verb: The clown had been very happy all afternoon.

State the helping verb(s): They could not have been telling the whole story.

State the helping verb(s): They should have been helping the new students with the directions.

Action verb or linking verb? Carlos was very sleepy after third period.

Action verb or linking verb? Andrea was standing on the front porch in the shade.