FINITE AND NON-FINITE VERBS

 A verb is word that shows doing (action), being or having done.

FINITE VERBS                                                  ( show the tense)	NON-FINITE VERBS   ( does not show the tense)
I play cricket everyday. (Present)	I like to play.
I played cricket. (Past)	My friend has a laughing mirror.
I will play cricket tommorow. (Future)	Laughing is a good exercise.

	NON – FINITE VERBS
Present participle -                  verb + ing                Past Participle -                      ed, en, t, n                 (Note that many past                             participles in English are                     irregular and don't use the -                     suffix.)          Functions as verb or                        adjective 1.      She has nagging nature.                 (Adjectival) 2.         Shouting loudly, teacher             came here. (Verbal)	Infinitives: to + verb For example: 1. He likes to play.  2. He want to say.	Gerunds: verb + ing Functions as a noun 1. Laughing is best exercise. (Subject) 2. He likes cycling. (Object)  (Tip: If the 'ing' verb answers the question 'what', it is a Gerund. If not it is a present participle.)

SOLVED EXERCISE :

[Identify the Non-finite verb and state its function]                               

 1. Sent by the teacher, students came here.
Ans. Sent - Verbal Past Participle.

2. The stolen watch was found by police. 
Ans. stolen - Adjectival Past Participle.

3. Watching a horror movie, a man died.
Ans. watching - Verbal Present Participle

4. Earning is better than stealing.
Ans:  Earning - Gerund (Subject)
Stealing - Gerund (Object)

5. This shouting man is not here. 
Ans. shouting - Adjectival Present Participle

6. Old bags were dropped off from their door. 

 Ans. dropped - past participle 

7. Cycling should be done everyday. 

Ans. Cycling -  Gerund

8. Watching the students joke was a delight. 

Ans. Watching -  non-finite verb. ( Verbal Present Participle)

9. He was going to step in pond.

Ans. to step - infinitive

10. Watching is his hobby.

Ans. Watching - Gerund

11. I am going to call her.

Ans. to call -  infinitive

12. She will be so pleased to see you.

Ans. to see - infinitive

13. Telling jokes is very difficult.

Ans. Telling -  Gerund

14. Teacher went outside to announce about result.

Ans. to announce - infinitive

15. Let’s go dancing at the club tonight.

Ans. dancing -  Gerund

16. I have lived an interesting life.

Ans. have lived - past participle 

17. Now I am going out to meet my friends.

Ans. to meet - infinitive

18. He was forced to tell truth.

Ans. to tell - infinitive

19. You forgot to make your bed.

Ans. to make - infinitive 

20.The robber has dug a big hole in the back yard.

Ans. has dug - past participle 

21. This song was sung by my friend.

Ans. was sung - past participle

22. This new compass was brought by my uncle.

Ans. was brought - past participle 

23. She have been very worried about you.

Ans. have been - past participle

24. The police arrested him for stealing.

Ans. stealing - Gerund (as object of preposition)

25. My favorite activity is driving. (as subject)

Ans. driving - Gerund

26. They do not appreciate my singing. (as object)

Ans. driving - Gerund

27. The crying baby want food to eat.

Ans. crying - present participle 

28. His ambition is to become a doctor.

Ans. to become - infinitive

29. We must study to learn.

Ans. to learn - infinitive

30. Anil wanted to become a doctor.

Ans. to become - infinitive

31. Jumping is fun.

Ans. Jumping - Gerund

32. He liked singing.

Ans. singing - Gerund

33. He had a unique way of dancing.

Ans. dancing - Gerund

34.  The smell of burned fish came out of the kitchen.

Ans. burned - Verbal Past Participle.

35. Chopped vegetables are there in kitchen.

Ans. Chopped - Verbal Past Participle.

36. The broken glass cut my foot.

Ans. broken - Verbal Past Participle.

37. This pant worn by Anil belongs to my friend.

Ans. worn - Verbal Past Participle.

38. The torn paper is my homework from yesterday.

Ans. torn - Verbal Past Participle.

39. He had a very frightening experience.

Ans. frightening - Adjectival Past Participle.

40. Nitin have a very interesting book.

Ans. interesting - Adjectival Past Participle.

41. She is a working mother.

 Ans. working  - Adjectival Past Participle.

42. This book contains a nicely written article.

Ans. written - Adjectival Past Participle. 

43. He has been finishing.

Ans. finishing - Verbal Present Participle. 

44. He had been running. 

Ans. running - Verbal Present Participle. 

45. You are writing. 

Ans. writing - Verbal Present Participle. 

46. It was an amazing film.

 Ans. amazing - Adjectival Present Participle

47. Many of his paintings show the rising sun.

 Ans. rising - Adjectival Present Participle

48. He collapsed inside the burning house.

Ans. burning - Adjectival Present Participle

49. What an amazing view. It’s beautiful!

Ans. amazing - Adjectival Present Participle

50. His job is very tiring.

Ans. tiring - Adjectival Present Participle

51. He just spat on his hand and resumed digging.

Ans. digging - Gerund

52. The success of Mihir Sen had inspired many youngsters to try swimming.

Ans. swimming - Gerund

Rewrite using the infinitive of the underlined word.

1. It was quite pleasant studying for Amit.
Ans. It was quite pleasant to study for Amit.  

Rewrite using the another non-finite form of the underlined word.

1. You have twenty workers to carry out my orders.
Ans. You have twenty workers for carrying out my orders.

Pick out the finite and non-finite verbs.

1. He decides to go to a circus.

Ans. decides - finite , to go - non-finite

2. The ship began to sink.

Ans. began - finite , to sink - non-finite