Finite and Non-Finite Clause Exercise

Go through the following sentences and choose the appropriate conjugated finite form of verbs.

They _______ (reach) home late.

• reached

• reach

• reaches

• reaching

Go through the following sentences and choose the appropriate conjugated finite form of verbs.

The song you released recently _______ (to be) so heart-warming.

• was

• is

• are

• were

Go through the following sentences and choose the appropriate conjugated finite form of verbs.

My daughter _______ (learn) how to count from 1 to 100.

• are learning

• learned

• were learning

• was learned

Identify the FINITE verbs only.

Being sick, Joon decided to take a day off.

• Decided

• being sick

• to take

• off

Identify the NON-FINITE verbs only.

Vernon texted Joshua the moment their favourite song started playing.

• Texted

• Started

• Playing

• Moment

Complete the sentence with Non-Finite verbs.

_______ (finish) her chores, she sat down to relax.

• Finished

• Having finished

• Finishing

• Having finishing

Complete the sentence with Non-Finite verbs

The movie was so good that I couldn't stop _______ (cry).

• cried

• crying

• cry

• crode

Complete the sentence with Finite verbs

Dr. Lee _______ (explain) the concept clearly.

• explains

• explain

• explained

• explaining

Complete the sentence with Finite verbs

She _______ (write) a letter to her friend.

• writing

• write

• wrote

• writed

What is Finite verbs?

• Verbs that agree with the subject and express the mood, tense, number and person.

• Verbs do not agree with the subject and can be used in the present participle, past participle or infinitive forms to perform different functions in a sentence.