Verbs upper_intermediate hard
Finite verbs show tense and agree with the subject.
Verbs — Verb forms, modals and non-finite verbs.
1. A finite verb changes for tense and agrees with its subject. 2. Each independent clause needs a finite verb. 3. Examples: writes, wrote, is writing (finite); to write, writing, written (non-finite). 4. Only one finite verb per clause unless clauses are joined.
In "I want to go", "want" is finite (it agrees with "I" and shows tense); "to go" is non-finite.
हिंदी में
सीमित क्रिया (finite verb) काल दिखाती है और कर्ता से मेल खाती है; असीमित क्रिया (non-finite) कभी नहीं बदलती।
Q1. In "She sings well", the finite verb is ___.
Answer: sings
💡 Sings agrees with the subject and tense → finite.
Q2. Which sentence contains an error? 1) She go to school daily. 2) We play cricket. 3) He reads novels. 4) They walk fast.
Answer: 1
💡 Third-person singular needs '-es': 'She goes to school daily.'
Q3. Which sentence contains a finite verb?
Answer: They play football.
💡 'Play' shows tense and agrees with 'they'. The others use gerund, infinitive, or participle.
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Open Finite Verbs lesson → Free practice — Sign up| Topic | Level | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Main & Helping Verbs | elementary | Main verbs carry meaning; helping verbs build tenses and questions. |
| Main Verbs | elementary | The main verb carries the core meaning of the verb phrase. |
| Helping Verbs | elementary | Helpers (be, have, do, will, can…) build tenses, questions and negatives. |
| Modal Verbs | intermediate | Can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would — ability, permission, obligation, possibility. |
| Finite & Non-finite Verbs | upper_intermediate | Finite verbs show tense and agree with the subject; non-finite verbs do not. |
| Non-Finite Verbs | upper_intermediate | Infinitives, gerunds and participles — forms that do not show tense. |
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