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-{| class="wikitable"; style="float:right;"
+{| class="wikitable";
+|+Past participle: finite and non-finite forms:
+! rowspan="2" |Past
+Participle
+!Finite Verb
+<small>(has a subject)</small>
 !
-''I spent money on a new phone.'''''<br>
+''I '''<u>spent</u>''' money on a new phone.''
-''My old one is more than''''' ''spent'''.'''''<nowiki/>'''<br>
+|-
-''Spending'' ''money on a new phone is annoying.''<br><br>
+!Non-finite Verb
-''spend'' ''> spent''<br>
+<small>(does not have a subject)</small>
-= irregular past participles'''
+!''My old one is more than'' ''<u>spent</u>.''
+|-
+!Present
+Participle
+!Finite Verb
+<small>(has a subject)</small>
+!''I am spending too much money on phones.''
+|-
+!
+!Non-finite Verb
+<small>(does not have a subject)</small>
+!Spending so much money on new phones is annoying
 |}