Question

can you please tell me the difference between finite and non finite

Answer 1

Answer:

Some forms of a verb are referred to as non-finite. The present and past participles and the to infinitive are the most common of these. The base form is often used in a non-finite way. ... A verb is finite if it is found in a clause in combination with a subject and a tense.

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Answer 2

꧁Finite verb forms:- ꧂

✅Finite verb forms are marked by inflection and indicate person, number and tense. A finite verb can be the single main verb in a sentence.

✅For example, the finite forms of the verb go are:

• go (present tense in all persons except the third person singular)

I go to school in the afternoon.

• goes (present tense in the third person singular)

Mia goes to school by bus every day.

• went (past tense)

Yesterday, we went to school at 9 am.

꧁Non-finite verb forms:- ꧂

✅Non-finite verb forms do not indicate person, number or tense.

✅The non-finite forms of the verb go are:

• go (infinitive)

I can't go with you.

Unfortunately, she had to go.

Do you really go out with her?

I didn't go to work today.

I want to go home.

• going (gerund)

I like going to the cinema.

Carol suggested going for a walk.

Going faster would have been really dangerous.

• gone (past participle)

Jack has gone away on holiday.

By the time Sue returned, the others had gone back to their cars.

I wish I had gone to university.

• going (present participle)

I'm going to a concert tonight.

I heard my dad going up the stairs.

Going across the bridge last night, I saw someone swimming in the river.

✅The infinitive, the gerund and the participle have other forms, which are discussed in detail in the following chapters.