FINITE VERBS

The word finite means limited

Yeah, actually, I don’t understand about this at all. But you can't say "I Can't" before you try ;)

To make easier to learn this one, look at the table below :D

 Yeah, actually, I don’t understand about this at all. But I will try! To make easier to learn this one, look at the table below :D

Group A	Group B
I like to sing songs.	I am fond of eating mangoes.
We like to sing songs.	We are fond of eating mangoes.
You like to sing songs.	You are fond of eating mangoes.
He likes to sing songs.	He is fond of eating mangoes.
She likes to sing songs.	She is fond of eating mangoes.
Anita likes to sing songs.	Antony is fond of eating mangoes.
They like to sing songs.	They are fond of eating mangoes.

®    In sentences in Group A, we have the verbs like and sing. The verb like takes on different forms (like, likes) in the six sentences in the group. The verb sing has the same unchangeable form to sing in all the sentences. So, we have one verb which changes and the other which does not change.

®      In the sentences in Group B, we have a similar thing. We have the verb be in different forms (am, is, are) and the unchangeable verb form eating of the verb eat. So, here too, we have again one changing verb and the other an unchanging verb.

®      The verb like in group A and the verb be in group B are verbs which change. The reason these verbs change their forms must surely be because of the words I, we, you, he, she, Anita, they...since it is clear that all other words within the same group of sentences are the same.

®      These verbs which change according to words I, we, you, he, she, Anita, and they, are called Finite Verbs.

Sooo…..

®    A finite verb is a verb that is inflected for person and for tense according to the rules and categories of the languages in which it occurs.

In English , only verbs in certain mood are finite.
These include :

1. Indicative mood : expressing a state of affairs.

Dalam indicative mood, finite verb harus menggunakan verb, example :
1. The buldoser demolished the restaurant.
2. Ani is going to visit her mother in hospital.
3. He has waited his father since morning.

2. Imperative mood : Giving a command.

Dalam imperative mood, finite verb tidak memerlukan subjek karena tanpa memakai subjek pun kalimatnya sudah jelas.

Example :

1.Positive command

- Help me, please !

2. Negative verb
- Don’t do that.