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11 Non-finite Verbs

Warm-up

Identify the non-finite verbs in these sentences.

1. I love camping.

2. Seeing is believing.

3. I want to go to Brazil.

4. He had to leave urgently.

5. We ate our roasted peanuts.

6. I want to buy you a present.

7. I plan to clean my room today.

8. I stepped on the sleeping cat by mistake.

9. I tiptoed into the room so as not to wake anyone.

10. The newborn elephant calf struggled to stand.

Basic difference between finite and non-finite verbs

You have learnt that there are two kinds of verbs—finite and non-finite verbs.

Let us understand the difference between a finite verb and a non-finite verb.

Finite verb Non-finite verb

changes according to the number and does not change according to the
person of the subject number and person of the subject
changes according to the tense of the does not change according to the tense
sentence of the sentence

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