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B.A (Hons) In English Literature  M.A In English Literature  e-mail: [email protected] Finite and Non-finite Verbs: Finite verb: A Verb which changes its form according to the number, person or tense and must has subject is called finite verb Example: - I saw her crying. - He makes me proud. - I will write a book in this month. - The honey tastes sweet. - They are doing a good job. Non-finite verb: A Non-finite verb is a form of verb that is not limited by person, number or tense in a sentence and cannot act as main verb. There are three kinds of non-finite verbs. i. Infinite  ii. Gerund iii. Participles Infinite: An infinite verb is a non-finite verb that is made up of “to + base form of verb”. Example: - He likes to play football. - Honey is sweet to taste. - The man is too late to go. - People gathered here to hear the news. Certain verbs such as bid, let, make, need, dare, see, hear is used without ‘to’ and is called bare infinitive. Example: - Make her stand. - Let the people go there. - You need not leave the place. Gerund: A gerund is a form of non-finite verb which is made up by adding the ‘ing’ at the end of the base form of a verb. Example: - I saw her crying. - Swimming is good for health. - Being tired I took rest for a while. - Seeing is believing.