{"id":16551,"date":"2015-04-11T23:40:55","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T23:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=16551"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:19:39","slug":"finite-non-finite-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=16551","title":{"rendered":"Non-finite Verb Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a4 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wps.pearsoned.com\/wps\/media\/objects\/6524\/6681325\/Finite_and_non-finite_verbs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finite &amp; Non-finite Verbs<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u2190<\/strong>[pdf]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-45484\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/verbal_phrases.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"107\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideserve.com\/lotus\/auxiliary-verbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auxiliary Verbs<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00ab<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/ab\/g\/auxverbterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auxiliaries<\/a>\u00a0are required with\u00a0<b>non-finite verbs<\/b>. This is their role to mark non-finite verb forms for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/tz\/g\/tenseterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tense<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/ab\/g\/aspectterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aspect<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/tz\/g\/verb.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voice<\/a>, which non-finite verbs cannot express. Finite verbs mark these features on their own.\u00bb\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(Bernard T. O&#8217;Dwyer,\u00a0<i>Modern English Structures: Form, Function<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/14654620\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a4 \u00a0Nonfinite Verbs \u00a0\u2193<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A form of the\u00a0verb\u00a0which, unlike finite verbs, \u00a0does not show a distinction in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/tz\/g\/tenseterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tense<\/a>\u00a0and cannot stand alone as the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/mo\/g\/Main-Verb.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">main verb<\/a>\u00a0in a sentence.\u00a0The main types of non-finite verbs are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/il\/g\/infinterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">infinitives<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/il\/g\/ingformterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>-ing<\/i>\u00a0forms<\/a>\u00a0(also known as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/pq\/g\/particterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">participles<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/fh\/g\/gerundterm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gerunds<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u221e \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powershow.com\/view\/3b0fca-OGFiN\/English_presentation_powerpoint_ppt_presentation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerunds &amp; Infinitives<\/a> . . .<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/szb4FJHakIk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engvid.com\/english-resource\/verbs-followed-by-gerunds-and-infinitives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">engvid.com\/english-resource\/verbs-followed-by-gerunds-and-infinitives\/<\/a>\u21d0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sa5FG3ZvlhU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/esl.about.com\/od\/English-Verb-Forms\/a\/Verbs-Followed-By-Infinitive.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verbs Followed by Infinitive<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u21d0verbs that are immediately followed by the infinitive form of another verb (verb + to do). Each verb +\u00a0infinitive is followed by two example sentences to provide context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u21d2<a href=\"http:\/\/learnenglish.britishcouncil.org\/en\/english-grammar\/verbs\/infinitive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/learnenglish.britishcouncil.org\/grammar\/verbs\/<strong>infinitive<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u21d0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u03a6 \u00a0Gerund or Infinitive? &#8230; [ QUIZZES . . .]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eflnet.com\/grammar\/verbs_index2.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-45308\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/eflnet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfect-english-grammar.com\/gerunds-and-infinitives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d2[01]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecenglish.com\/learnenglish\/lessons\/gerund-vs-infinitive-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/quizzes\/420.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[03]<\/a> \u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishexercises.org\/makeagame\/viewgame.asp?id=5788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[04]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agendaweb.org\/verbs\/infinitive_gerund-exercises.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[05]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/esl.about.com\/od\/grammaradvanced\/a\/g_impersonal.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Impersonal Subjects: <strong>Gerund<\/strong> and <strong>It +\u00a0Infinitive<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.writing.utoronto.ca\/advice\/english-as-a-second-language\/gerunds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.writing.utoronto.ca\/advice\/english-as-a-second-language\/<strong>gerunds<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2190<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>\u00a4 \u00a0Verbs &amp; Expressions + -ing\u00a0 \u00a0. . .\u00a0 \u21d3 . . .<\/h6>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishpage.com\/gerunds\/gerund_list.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-45486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gerund.png\" alt=\"gerund\" width=\"320\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gerund.png 266w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gerund-150x83.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVsDLWBRgY0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Prepositional verbs with &#8216;to&#8217; + -ING<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>I look forward <strong>to seeing<\/strong> you.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>I am close <strong>to finishing<\/strong> this.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>I am near <strong>to understanding<\/strong> this concept.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>I am used <strong>to working<\/strong> hard.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Are you up <strong>to doing<\/strong> out?\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>When will you get round <strong>to doing<\/strong> it?\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>We&#8217;ll be back <strong>to doing<\/strong> it by hand.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>\u2022\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/verbs-gerund-infinitive-that-change-meaning-1209884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verbs followed by TO + infinitive or the gerund with a <strong>change of meaning<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0\u21d0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kexNA1nH-IQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=537&amp;v=e33GLlbpUzM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Try_This.png\" alt=\"Try_This\" width=\"170\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Try_This.png 170w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Try_This-128x150.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u25ca \u00a0Share Presentation\u00a0 \u21d3\u00a0 <a style=\"font: normal 18px,arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.authorstream.com\/Presentation\/raches-217613-finite-non-verbs-gerunds-nf-education-ppt-powerpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finite &amp; non-finite verbs<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/edDFrto8DhXK0Q\" width=\"595\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h6>Slide 3:<\/h6>\n<p>EXAMPLES: \u00a0\u00a0They play football.<\/p>\n<p>He plays football.<\/p>\n<p>You are playing football.<\/p>\n<p>She is playing football.<\/p>\n<p>She was playing football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to observe<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<p>Each verb has its subject. The form of the verb depends on its subject.<\/p>\n<p>Each verb is limited by number, person of the subject and its tense . THESE ARE <strong>FINITE<\/strong> VERBS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h6>Slide 4:<\/h6>\n<p>EXAMPLES: \u00a0\u00a0They like to play football.<\/p>\n<p>He likes to play football.<\/p>\n<p>She is playing football.<\/p>\n<p>He was playing football.<\/p>\n<p>They have always liked to play football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to observe: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The verb \u2018play\u2019 doesn\u2019t have any subject.<\/p>\n<p>The verb \u2018play\u2019 isn\u2019t limited by number, person of the subject.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t limited by the tense of the sentence. THESE ARE <strong>NON-FINITE<\/strong> VERBS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h6>Slide 6:<\/h6>\n<p>THE <strong>INFINITIVE<\/strong> IS A NON-FINITE VERB, GENERALLY PRECEDED BY \u2018TO\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>A VERB THAT IS USED LIKE A NOUN, ADJECTIVE, OR ADVERB.<\/p>\n<p>1.The students like to join our club.<\/p>\n<p>2. It is easy to criticize others.<\/p>\n<p>3. The captain hopes to win the game.<\/p>\n<p>4. The girl is too sick to walk.<\/p>\n<p>5. The children have come to see the circus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h6>Slide 7:<\/h6>\n<p>THE <strong>PARTICIPLE<\/strong> IS A NON-FINITE VERB, A VERB THAT DOES THE WORK OF AN ADJECTIVE.<\/p>\n<p>The Present Participle: Ends in \u2018ing\u2019 Shows an action as going on or incomplete.<\/p>\n<p>The Past Participle: Ends in \u2013ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n Shows an action as completed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h6>Slide 8:<\/h6>\n<p>THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE<\/p>\n<p>1.I saw the thief stealing money.<\/p>\n<p>2.I can hear him laughing.<\/p>\n<p>3.He climbed onto the moving train.<\/p>\n<p>4. Seeing the rush of people, he closed the door.<\/p>\n<p>5. I saw the moon rising.<\/p>\n<p>6. They were playing when we went to the shop.<\/p>\n<p>7. Seeing her arrive, we were relieved.<\/p>\n<p>8.Considering his abilities, he should have done better.<\/p>\n<p>9. The weather being fine, we went out.<\/p>\n<p>10. Stealing a piece of cheese, the crow flew to the nest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h6>Slide 9:<\/h6>\n<p>THE PAST PARTICIPLE<\/p>\n<p>1.Deceived by his brothers, he sought justice from the court.<\/p>\n<p>2. His torn coat looked so shabby.<\/p>\n<p>3. A lost opportunity never comes back.<\/p>\n<p>4. The lady seems worried about something.<\/p>\n<p>5. I saw the boy with the stolen cycle.<\/p>\n<p>6. The long queue left the boy disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>7. Learned men don\u2019t talk much.<\/p>\n<p>8. Blinded by the thunder-storm, he fell down.<\/p>\n<p>9. Driven out by his family, he took help from his friends.<\/p>\n<p>10. They had gone before the rain started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h6>Slide 10:<\/h6>\n<p>THE <strong>GERUND<\/strong> IS A NON-FINITE VERB. ENDS IN \u2018ING\u2019 WORKS LIKE A NOUN<\/p>\n<p>Jogging is a good exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Reading is his hobby.<\/p>\n<p>We enjoy eating ice-creams.<\/p>\n<p>The boys were tired of running.<\/p>\n<p>We spend the whole time playing cards.<\/p>\n<p>The child loves watching the rain.<\/p>\n<p>Dying is better than lying.<\/p>\n<p>The two friends are fond of flying kites.<\/p>\n<p>He seemed to be interested in fighting.<\/p>\n<p>She prefers studying English at night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a4 Finite &amp; Non-finite Verbs \u2190[pdf]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> \u00a4 Auxiliary Verbs \u21d0 \u00abAuxiliaries are required with non-finite verbs. This is their role to mark non-finite verb forms for tense, aspect and voice, which non-finite verbs cannot express. Finite verbs mark these features on their own.\u00bb <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(Bernard T. 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