PPT: The Verb Special Finite Verbs | English Grammar Class 7 PDF Download

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FINITE NON FINITE
VERB
INFINITIVES GERUND PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE INFINITIVES
GERUNDIAL INFINITIVES
BARE INFINITIVES
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
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FINITE NON FINITE
VERB
INFINITIVES GERUND PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE INFINITIVES
GERUNDIAL INFINITIVES
BARE INFINITIVES
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DEPEND
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
NON 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DON’T 
DEPEND
FINITE VERBS NON -FINITE VERBS
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FINITE NON FINITE
VERB
INFINITIVES GERUND PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE INFINITIVES
GERUNDIAL INFINITIVES
BARE INFINITIVES
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DEPEND
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
NON 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DON’T 
DEPEND
FINITE VERBS NON -FINITE VERBS
?
? A verb which is limited by the number or the person of its 
subject and also on the tense of the subject.
? The form of verb depends on its subject.
Example : 
? They play football. (Plural Subject- Plural Verb)
? He plays football. (Singular Subject- Singular Verb)
? You are playing football. (Present Continous tense)
? She was playing football. (Past Continuous tense)
FINITE VERBS
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FINITE NON FINITE
VERB
INFINITIVES GERUND PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE INFINITIVES
GERUNDIAL INFINITIVES
BARE INFINITIVES
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DEPEND
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
NON 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DON’T 
DEPEND
FINITE VERBS NON -FINITE VERBS
?
? A verb which is limited by the number or the person of its 
subject and also on the tense of the subject.
? The form of verb depends on its subject.
Example : 
? They play football. (Plural Subject- Plural Verb)
? He plays football. (Singular Subject- Singular Verb)
? You are playing football. (Present Continous tense)
? She was playing football. (Past Continuous tense)
FINITE VERBS
?
Non finite verbs donot change their form even when 
the person or the number of the subject changes nor 
on the tense of the sentence.
Examples :
They want to eat something delicious.
She wants to eat something delicious
He wants to play football.
They want to play football.
They want to eat eggs for breakfast.
NON FINITE VERBS
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FINITE NON FINITE
VERB
INFINITIVES GERUND PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE INFINITIVES
GERUNDIAL INFINITIVES
BARE INFINITIVES
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
PERFECT PARTICIPLE
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DEPEND
PERSON 
NUMBER
SUBJECT
TENSE 
NON 
FINITE 
VERBS 
DON’T 
DEPEND
FINITE VERBS NON -FINITE VERBS
?
? A verb which is limited by the number or the person of its 
subject and also on the tense of the subject.
? The form of verb depends on its subject.
Example : 
? They play football. (Plural Subject- Plural Verb)
? He plays football. (Singular Subject- Singular Verb)
? You are playing football. (Present Continous tense)
? She was playing football. (Past Continuous tense)
FINITE VERBS
?
Non finite verbs donot change their form even when 
the person or the number of the subject changes nor 
on the tense of the sentence.
Examples :
They want to eat something delicious.
She wants to eat something delicious
He wants to play football.
They want to play football.
They want to eat eggs for breakfast.
NON FINITE VERBS
?
TYPES OF NON FINITE VERBS
THE INFINITIVE
GERUND
PARTICIPLE