Finite verb
Finite verb has a subject, conjugation and tense.
- subject = the actor
- conjugation = the subject-verb match
- I am, you are, she does, we do, etc.
- tense = past, present, future, continuous, etc.
- I am going, she had gone, we will go, etc.
- finite verbs indicate a specific action or state
- non-finite verbs do not have a subject, and therefore do not indicate a specific action or state
- infinitives
- to do, to be, to have, etc.
- may act as an adjective or nouon
- participles
- past or present participle adjectives (-ing or -ed verb forms acting as an adjective)
- gerunds (-ing verb form acting as a noun)
- infinitives