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Hanuman_2000 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Finite and non-finite verb

Hello,

I am very much confused about finite and non-finite verb.

1.Children are taking to each other.

were = helping verb
talking =main verb

Here we get the idea of tense because of "were" , so it is a finite verb.
But the same books say that finite verb are main verb.
"talking " is here main verb, but not get idea of tense without helping verb.

"were talking"= finite verb

Am I correct?

Please help me with some example?

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 But the same books say that finite verb are main verb. This means the main verb of the clause and refers to the whole verb phrase 'were talking'.

— Mister Micawber

  • hanuman_2000 But the same books say that finite verb are main verb.
  • This means the main verb of the clause and refers to the whole verb phrase 'were talking'.
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hanuman_2000But the same books say that finite verb are main verb.
This means the main verb of the clause and refers to the whole verb phrase 'were talking'.
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Hello sir,

1. Children are talking to each other.

I have been asked to select finite verb from the above sentence.

Shall I say "are" is a finite verb?

Or

" are talking" a finite verb.

Thanks.
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In fact, I would say 'talk' is the finite verb. 'Are talking' is the present continuous form of the finite verb 'talk'.
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