When to Use Non Finite?

By definition, a non-finite verb cannot serve as the main verb in an independent clause. In practical terms, this means that they don't serve as the action of a sentence. They also don't have a tense. While the sentence around them may be past, present, or future tense, the non-finite verbs themselves are neutral.

How do you know if a verb is non-finite?

What Are Non-finite Verbs? A non-finite verb is a verb form that does not show tense. In other words, you cannot tell if a sentence is in the past tense, present tense, or future tense by looking at a non-finite verb.

Which type of non-finite verb is used?

There are three types of non-finite verbs: gerunds, participles, and infinitives. Gerunds all end in -ing: skiing, reading, dancing, singing, etc. Gerunds act like nouns and can serve as subjects or objects of sentences. A participle is is used as an adjective or an adverb.