Non-finite verbs & the "verbiness" of participles gerunds infinitives worksheet: Difference between revisions

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''I '''spent''' money on a new phone.''<br>
''I spent money on a new phone.'''''<br>
''My old one is more than '''spent'''.''<br>
''My old one is more than''''' ''spent'''.'''''<nowiki/>'''<br>
'''''Spending''''' ''money on a new phone is annoying.''<br><br>
''Spending'' ''money on a new phone is annoying.''<br><br>
'''''spend''''' ''> '''spent'''''<br>
''spend'' ''> spent''<br>
= irregular past participles
= irregular past participles'''
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'''Non-Finite Verbs & “Verbiness”'''
'''Non-Finite Verbs & “Verbiness”'''
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'''Finite verb''' = action verb
'''Finite verb''' = action verb
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·       ''can be a finite or non-finite verb''
·       ''can be a finite or non-finite verb''


 
== Non-finite verb forms: ==
'''Non-finite verb''' forms:
 
·      '''present participle''' = -''ing''
·      '''present participle''' = -''ing''