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4 finite and non-finite verbs

A compound verb is actually made up of

finite and non-finite verbs

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onefinite part' which

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parts are tne the first auxiliary verb, while the remaining non-finite base form orthe ParticiPles.

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When the second verb is an-ing form coming aftera noun or pronoun, there can be a difference in grammar between two similar sentences. Both sentences beloware acceptable, although thefirst example might seem ambiguous to some people. In the second sentence, the-ing form is used as a verbal noun. See also p. r3o.
She

when I said that' Helen was ru n ning around screaming' I had been living in a dreamfor months' may have been

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She

didn't like him cleaning his boots over the sink. didn't like his cleaning his boots over the sink.

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g rou n d ot 6 o' cl ock this eveni n g'

always The present simple and past simple forms of a verb are

finite'

I sing.
Wetell stories ot night.
Mayalaughed.
The shelter collaPsed.

a finite verb. A non-finite verb is sometimes used immediately after

like to get up eorly attheweekend' Harrietreally disfikes cleanin gthe cooker' t certai nly woul dn' t wont to see hi m a gai n' WePersuaded thern to join us'

oftenanounorpronouncancomebetweenthefiniteVerbandtne non-finite one. See p' tz8 and p' rz9 for more on this'
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She wanted I

him to wash his honds in the bothroom'

don't like you cleani ng your boots over the sink'