FINITE VERBANDREW

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• Definition of finite verb : a verb that has a subject, this

means that it can be the main verbs in a sentences. It shows

tense (past/present, etc) or number (singular/plural), A finite

verb makes an assertion or expresses a state of being and can stand by itself as the main

verb of a sentence.

Example of finite verb• I cook, she reads, Anto went• Dina has eaten when Ria come in, By itself,

the verb form eaten is called a non-finite verb When the auxiliary has and the non-finite verb eaten are put together, they make up a finite verb form has eaten.

• Tamara was walking. Walking is non-finite and was is to be. When they are put together, they make up finite form was walking

• Definition of non-finite verb : a verb has no subject, tense, or number. The only finite verb forms

are the infinitive (indicated by to), the gerund or the participle

(present/past), nonfinite verbs must ordinarily combine with a modal , an

auxiliary verb, or the infinitival particle to.

• Example of nonfinite verb• Verbs ending in -ing. These are called present

participles, they were cooking in Sinta’s house.• This non-finite verb form end in -ed; many also

end in en. These are called past participles. I have written my letter ( the past participle written is non-finite and can’t be the main verb).

• Talking is the children’s favorite pastime. ( talking is a gerund, verb to be noun)

• I can’t afford to go out tonight

• The infinitive can have the following forms: • The perfect infinitive

to have + past participle

For example: to have broken, to have seen, to have saved.This form is most commonly found in Type 3 conditional sentences, using the conditional perfect.

For example: – If I had known you were coming I would have baked a

cake. – Someone must have broken the window and climbed in. – I would like to have seen the Taj Mahal when I was in

India. – He pretended to have seen the film. – If I'd seen the ball I would have caught it.

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• The continuous infinitiveto be + present participle

For example: to be swimming, to be joking, to be waiting

Examples:– I'd really like to be swimming in a nice cool pool right now. – I happened to be waiting for the bus when the accident

happened.  • The perfect continuous infinitive

to have been + present participle

Examples: to have been crying, to have been waiting, to have been painting

Examples:– The woman seemed to have been crying. – You must have been waiting for hours! – He pretended to have been painting all day.

• The passive infinitiveto be + past participle

For example: to be given, to be shut, to be opened

Examples:– I am expecting to be given a pay-rise

next month. – These doors should be shut. – This window ought to be opened.

CONTOH SOALHe decided to go ?    She has seen the film.will they believe you?Having finished their work, they left.He was feeling ill.He left the party feeling ill.The girl who was sitting there has gone.The girl sitting there has gone.The girl has gone.They expected it to have been

cancelled.

TASKA dog once took a large pieces of meat from a butcher’s shop. The

butcher did not give it to him. He took it him self. He stole it.

The bad dog ran away with the meat between his teeth. He ran quickly, because he did not want the butcher to catch him and take the meat away from him.

On his way he came to a river. He went near it and looked into the water. Of course he saw him self there with the piece of meat in his mouth.

But he did not say, “ that is myself in the water?”. Oh, no! He said to himself. I want that meat and I will have it too.

He openes his mouth to take the other piece of meat. Of course, when he did so the piece of meat fell into the river, and so instead of two pieces, the foolish dog got gone