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WorksheetsFINITE AND NON FINITE VERBS
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
My little brother wants to be a doctor. The highlighted word is a ___________.
finite verb
non- finite verb
infinitive
participle
She worked hard to pass the test. Identify the underlined words.
participle
finite
non-finite
none of these
If a verb is limited by its subject or tense, it is called a ______
infinite verb
non- finite verb
participle
Finite verb
He enjoyed playing cricket with his friends. Identify the finite verb.
enjoyed
playing
cricket
friends
She loved to climb trees in the backyard. Identify the non-finite verb.
loved
to climb
trees
backyard
A participle is also known as a __________.
gerund
infinitive
verbal noun
verbal adjectives.
''She is walking to school'' is an example of ___________
present participle
past participle
perfect participle
none of these
Shocked by the news, they fell into silence. Identify the highlighted word.
Present participle
past participle
perfect participle
none of these
The __________ participle denotes a completed action in the past.
Present participle
past participle
perfect participle
none of these.
He gave me a chair to sit.
Finite - gave, non-finite - to sit
Finite - to sit, non-finite - gave
Finite - me, non-finite - a chair
Finite - a chair, non-finite - me
Which of these is a non-finite verb?
to jump
jumped
am jumping
will be jumping
Non-finite verbs are ...
verbs that show actions, with different tenses (present, past, future)
verbs that can have a subject
verbs that show states of being like: ('is', 'was', 'were')
verbs with TO in front; lonely -ING verbs (without another verb in front)
Which of these is a non-finite verb?
have eaten
have been eat
eatting
eating
The dog 'wagged' its tail to show its happiness.
finite
non-finite
she 'closed' the window.
finite
non-finite
Which of these are non-finite verbs?
had been eating, will be eating
was eating, ate
eating, to eat
is eating, eats
Which of these is a non-finite verb?
have swum
swiming
swam
swimming
will swim
He is typing faster than usual.
Finite
Non-finite
She bought a packet of frozen peas.
Finite
Non-finite
This is the best software package to improve productivity
Finite
Non-finite
Which of these contains only finite verbs?
The opened gate invited us to enter.
We entered the opened gate.
As the watchman opened the gate, we had to enter.
The watchman was opening the gate so we entered.
Which of these contains one finite and one non-finite verb?
Animals are tamed all over the world.
Taming animals needs to be banned.
Taming animals is cruel.
Animals suffer when they are tamed
I 'couldn’t solve' the problem.
finite
non-finite
The students were asked 'to submit' their assignments by Friday.
finite
non-finite
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
The underlined word in the above sentence is a/an __________
infinitive
gerund
present participle
past participle
Crying will not get you anywhere.
The underlined word in the above sentence is a _________
present participle
past participle
to infinitive
gerund
The broken chair needs be repaired.
The missing word in the above sentence is (a) .
The finished product is a piece of art work!
The underlined word in the above sentence is a _________
Gerund
past participle
present participle
verb
The past participle form of the verb 'hit' is .......
hit
hitted
hited
hitting
The main idea of a paragraph is contained in the ......... sentence.
concluding
supporting
topic
declarative
