The verb phrase is just the verb "were," because "exciting" is a gerund used as a subject complement.
extrapolate is an exciting verb. It's hard to extrapolate with little or no data.
The verb phrase is just the verb "are."
The verb phrase in this sentence is "were getting"
The verb is "play" and the verb phrase is "can play."
"Can override" is the verb phrase in that sentence.
might have gone
In the sentence "He has always thought about his future," the verb phrase is "has always thought." While "thought" is the verb, a verb phrase includes words that may affect the tense of the verb.
The verb phrase is will be.
The verb phrase is will be.
Had
verb or verb phrase
In the sentence, "he has always thought about his future" the verb phrase is "has always thought".