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What are finite and non finite verbs ? Describe with examples.

A verb that has a subject and shows tense, person and number is called a finite verb.
For example - I live in New Delhi.
A verb that has no subject, and does not show person or number is called non - finite verb.
For example-I love to go to the mall.
There are three kinds of non finite verbs- infinitives, participles and gerunds.

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A nonfinite verb is any of several verb forms that are not finite verbs; they cannot serve as the root of an independent clause. Most nonfinite verbs found in English are infinitives, participles and gerunds. (They sometimes are called verbals, but that term has traditionally applied only to participles and gerunds.)
 
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