英语单词短语词组“grammar/british-grammar/finite-and-non-finite-verbs”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

Finite verb forms show tense, person and number (I go, she goes, we went, etc.):

Shewas waitingin the room before hecamein.

Doesyour brotherknowmy brother?

The night before hehadto leave, theysaton the small sofa in the living-room andlookedat old family photos.

Aren’tyou a bit late?

Non-finite verb forms do not show tense, person or number. Typically they are infinitive forms with and withoutto(e.g.to go, go), -ingforms and -edforms (e.g.going, gone):

She tiptoed round the house so as notto wakeanyone.

You need to paint the whole cupboard,startingfrom the bottom.

[from a biography]

Takenprisoner by the British in December 1776, he was held in New York City for a year …

单词	grammar/british-grammar/finite-and-non-finite-verbs
释义	Finite and non-finite verbs Grammar>Verbs>Verb forms> Finite and non-finite verbs fromEnglish Grammar Today Finite verb forms show tense, person and number (I go, she goes, we went, etc.): Shewas waitingin the room before hecamein. Doesyour brotherknowmy brother? The night before hehadto leave, theysaton the small sofa in the living-room andlookedat old family photos. Aren’tyou a bit late? Non-finite verb forms do not show tense, person or number. Typically they are infinitive forms with and withoutto(e.g.to go, go), -ingforms and -edforms (e.g.going, gone): She tiptoed round the house so as notto wakeanyone. You need to paint the whole cupboard,startingfrom the bottom. [from a biography] Takenprisoner by the British in December 1776, he was held in New York City for a year … See also: Clauses: finite and non-finite #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//grammar/british-grammar/finite-and-non-finite-verbs##
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Finite and non-finite verbs