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| Welcome, E x. ![]() Here's a rule of thumb: if there are two verbs in a row, the first verb is the main verb (finite) and the second verb is non-finite. EX: I walked. <1 verb: "walked" is a finite verb> EX: I had walked. <2 verbs: "walked" is a non-finite verb; it's a past participle> Finite verbs agree in person and number with the subject, EX: She walks. <present tense> Non-finite verbs are not connected to the subject. They are objects of the main verb, EX: It has to work. <modal + non-finite verb; "work" is connected to the verb "has to", not to the subject> EX: I am supposed to go. <be + adjective + non-finite verb; "to go" is connected to "be supposed", not to the subject> Again, when in doubt, count the number of verbs. If there are two verbs, the first agrees in person and number with the subject (finite), the second does not (non-finite). |
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