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)