Finite
verbs:
·
It has a subject and it shows tense.
·
It changes according to the change in
the subject.
·
It is an action word.
·
For example:
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You promised me the last ticket.
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I am excited about going to the amusement park.
-
I went for a walk around the park.
Non-finite
verbs:
·
It doesn’t show tense.
·
It doesn’t act like a verb.
·
It can be in the base form of the verb
used with the word ‘to’.
·
It can act as a noun when used with ‘-ing’
participle.
·
For example:
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It took courage to continue after
the accident
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Leaving home
can be very traumatic.
Participles:
·
It is a form of verb which is used as an
adjective.
·
It can end with ‘-ing’ or ‘-ed’ or the
other participle forms. But it is always an adjective.
·
For example:
-
The rising
sun is the best thing to watch.
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Used
shoes are good for nothing.
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Written
letters always reminds you of someone.
Gerund:
·
This looks exactly
the same as a present participle, and for this reason it is now common to call
both forms 'the -ing form'.
·
However it is useful to understand the
difference between the two.
·
The gerund always has the same function
as a noun (although it looks like a verb)
·
It is an ‘-ing’ for of the verb which
can be used:
·
Subject of the sentence:
-
Killing people is not good.
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Compliment of the ‘to be’ verbs
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The best thing in the world is loving
mother.
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After preposition
-
She is good at painting.
·
after a number of 'phrasal verbs' which
are composed of a verb + preposition/adverb
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I look forward to hearing from
you soon.
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