Finite verb forms
Finite verb forms are marked by inflection and indicate person, number and tense. A finite verb can be the single
main verb in a sentence.
The finite forms of, for example, the verb go are:
go (present tense in all persons except the third person singular)
I go to school in the afternoon.
goes (present tense in the third person singular)
Mia goes to school by bus every day.
went (past tense)
Yesterday, we went to school at 9 am.
Non-finite verb forms
Non-finite verb forms do not indicate person, number or tense.
The non-finite forms of the verb go are:
go (infinitive)
I can't go with you.
Unfortunately, she had to go.
Do you really go out with her?
I didn't go to work today.
I want to go home.
going (gerund)
I like going to the cinema.
Carol suggested going for a walk.
Going faster would have been really dangerous.
gone (past participle)
Jack has gone away on holiday.
By the time Sue returned, the others had gone back to their cars.
I wish I had gone to university.
going (present participle)
I'm going to a concert tonight.
I heard my dad going up the stairs.
Going across the bridge last night, I saw someone swimming in the river.
2. The main sentence parts: the subject and the predicate, their types.
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The subject is the person, place, or thing that acts, is acted on, or is described in the sentence.
There are three types of subjects:
1). Simple subject - a noun or a pronoun she he cat city
2). Complete subject - a noun or a pronoun plus any modifiers
the black cat the clouds in the sky his big house the hungary lion
3). Compound subject - two or more subjects joined by a conjunction
Peter or Harry; the cat and the mouse; she and I; a bat and a ball
The predicate usually follows the subject , tells what the subject does, has, or is, what is done to it, or where it is.It is
the action or description that occurs in the sentence.
Like subjects, there are three types of predicates:
1). Simple predicate - a complete verb (a verb and any helping verbs)
stand; was dancing; could have sung; is sleeping
2). Complete predicate - a simple predicate plus all modifiers
sit on the couch; was singing sweetly; could have danced across the floor; was reading loudly
3). Compound predicate – two or more predicates with the same subject
was singing quietly and sweetly; could have danced across the floor and stayed awake all night; sit on the couch or
sit on the floor; play cards or watch television
Generally all sentences need a subject and a predicate.
Simple Subject Peter
Complete Subject My friend Peter
Compound Subject Peter and I
Simple Predicate jumped
Complete Predicate jumped on the bed
Compound Predicate jumped on the bed and fell on the floor
Subject + Predicate
1). Peter jumped.
2). Peter and I jumped.
3). My friend Peter jumped on the bed.
4). Peter jumped on the bed and fell on the floor.
5). Peter and I jumped on the bed.
NOTE :- A command is the only type of sentence that has no subject. The subject (“you”) is implied.
E.g. Stop.
Implied subject - you
Predicate - stop
3. Analyze the sentences.
