5. FINITE VERB

5. FINITE VERB

 

                                                                                                                   

1)     Underline the verbs and choose the correct option from the brackets.

(b) • Preeti was sconful. (singular/plural) • This is the old kind of school. (singular/plural) • They are sportsmen. (singular/plural)

(a) • Preeti even wrote about it. (present tense/past tense) • Today Sanjay found a new book. (present tense/past tense) • Rahul finds Maths easy. (present tense/past tense)

                                                                    

Thus, we see that verb forms show tense, number, etc. Here, verb form changes according to the subject. A verb form which is decided by and changes according to the subject of the sentence is known as a finite verb.

Finite Verbs are those verbs that have a definite relation with the subject or noun. These verbs are usually the main verb of a clause or sentence and can be changed according to the noun. They are used only in present and past tense.

Example: ‘You are very kind.’ If the subject ‘you’ is changed to ‘she’, the sentence will be ‘She is very kind.’

§  Now change the verb form according to the change in the subject.

1)    I don’t know: Change ‘I’ to ‘She’.

Ans:- She doesn’t know.

2)    My father knows : Change ‘My father’ to ‘We’

Ans:- We know.

3)    I am following in your footsteps: Change ‘I’ to ‘He’.

Ans:- He is following in your footsteps.