what are finite and infinite verbs?

Question

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Answer 1

ok u want to know about finite and infinite verbs
means suppose a verb take
this verb is infinite or can also be finite look
i take lunch in every morning meaans in this number of lunch taken by me is not definate
infinite or finite is a sence of sentence

Answer 2

Umm excuse me but the guy who said about infinitives ... is wrong I think ... because you asked a different question ... I'm 13 yrs old and I know this fresh from the oven ... Infinitives are the ones I know ... but I don't know the Infinite verbs and the Finite verbs ... never heard of them ... I just wanna clear out that you are not seeking for the Infinitive ... well if you are ... then maybe he's correct then hahahaha just wanna point out something....

Answer 3

In English, verbs are used to not only show action but also to show when that action happened. For example, we can tell "had" happened in the past, "have" is now" and "will have" is in the future. This writing in the past, present or future called verb tense.
However in some verbs you cannot tell when the action happened. These verbs are called INFINITE verbs. For example, "going". Unless we use an auxilary verb (one that helps the verb by telling us when the action happened,) we don't know when the action occured (I was walking, I am walking, I will be walking) etc
Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Definition:
The finite forms of a verb are the forms where the verb shows tense, person or singular plural. Non-finite verb forms have no person, tense or number.

I go, she goes, he went - These verb forms are finite.

To go, going - These verb forms are non-finite.

finite verbs are those verbs which can tell you the time.
e.g. She drives to work everyday. (simple present)
Tom went to play football yesterday. (simple past)
They are playing in the garden.(present continuous)
and so on.
the non-finite verbs include " present participle"
"past participle" and "infinitives".

finite. A verb that is inflected by the subject.

future. Tense that refers to an action which has not yet begun. (I will walk, I shall walk).

infinite. A verb that is not inflected and does not have an overt subject. The infinitive is usually preceded with to as in 'they began to play'.

imperfect. Tense that refers to an action or state which is continuous or repetitious: I am walking, he talks, they sleep.

intransitive. A verb that does not require a direct object. This includes verbs such as think or sleep as in: she slept on the bed.

modal. Verbs describing mood: might, ought, should, would.

past. Tense that refers to an action which has already begun or is complete: I walked. They swam.

perfect. Tense that refers to an action or state which is complete: The moon has risen (past perfect), I will have walked (future perfect).

present. Tense that refers to actions occurring at the moment: I walk. He drives.

reflexive. Verb form where the subject refers back to itself: I wash myself. He spoke to himself.

regular. Verbs where the tenses follow the regular pattern of: walk, walked, walking.

transitive. A verb that requires a direct object. For example: He woke her. I love him.


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Answer 5

Here's one site which might prove useful:

http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/35767-finite-verb-infinite-verb.html

Answer 6

As you asked nicely....
Infinitive forms often have 'to' in front of them, they do not usually show the time of actions or events, usually refering to actions in a more general way. e.g. to write, to jump

But then you can have progressive infinitives 'to be shagging' for example.
there are so many variations though as with most of English.

Not sure of the other one.

Answer 7

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