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VERBS
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Finite Verbs
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Examples
oI want to write. (Tense)
oI wanted to write. (Tense)
oHe wants to write. (Number)
oThey want to write. (Number)
oI want to write. (Person)
oHe wants to write. (Person)
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➢A sentence without a finite verb is
ungrammatical.
o People want to win.
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Non-Finite Verbs
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EXAMPLES
o I want to write.
o He wants to write.
o They wanted to write
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•He is working.
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Types of Non-Finite Verbs
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THE INFINITIVE
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oWhen infinitives are used without ‘to’, it is known as
bare infinitives.
Infinitive)
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WHEN BARE INFINITIVES ARE USED
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3.After verbs of perception like ‘see’, ‘watch’,
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5.After prepositions such as ‘except’, ‘but’ and ‘than’
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GERUND
• Form: verb+ing
Verbal Noun.
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EXAMPLES
1.Running is a good exercise
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• A participle is used as an adjective or an adverb.
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THREE TYPES OF PARTICIPLE IN ENGLISH
• The present participle (verb+ing form)
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