Finite and non-finite verbs distinction
Hi:
Please tell me what the finite and non-finite verbs are in the following sentences:
- She is waiting for that day.
I learned online that a finite verb is the main verb in the sentence. So, is the finite verb "wait", here?
-She can't see others in pain.
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She is waiting for that day. She can't see others in pain. The non-finite verbs are underlined.
- She is waiting for that day.
- She can't see others in pain.
- The non-finite verbs are underlined.
- The others are finite.
- Note that non-finite verbs are called the 'secondary' forms of the verb; they consist of three kinds: plain (infinitival), gerund-participle ( ing forms) and past participle.
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She is waiting for that day.
She can't see others in pain.
The non-finite verbs are underlined. The others are finite.
Note that non-finite verbs are called the 'secondary' forms of the verb; they consist of three kinds: plain (infinitival), gerund-participle (ing forms) and past participle.
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This sentence has a verb phrase, "is waiting," consisting of a finite verb (is) and a non-finite verb (waiting).
It is confusing because in traditional grammar the phrase "is waiting" is labelled as the verb "wait" in its present progressive or continuous form.
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