nonfinite
Lacking tense marking
Nonfinite describes verb forms that don't carry tense or agree with a subject.
Infinitives (to run), participles (running, run), and gerunds (running as a noun) are nonfinite—they can't serve as the main verb of a sentence without help from a finite verb.
Having finished the work, she left uses a nonfinite participle alongside the finite verb "left."
Action-expressing word
- clauseProvision in agreement
- participleVerb form as adjective
- gerundVerb-derived noun form
- tenselessUnmarked for temporal reference
subordination · embedding · phrase · construction · morphology · aspect · voice · modality
Gift or current moment
- pastTime already gone
- perfectWithout any flaw
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- activeIn operation now
passive · dangling · adjectival · adverbial · absolute · reduced · modifying · attributive
verb
Action-expressing word
- clauseProvision in agreement
- participleVerb form as adjective
- gerundVerb-derived noun form
tenseless · subordination · embedding · phrase · construction · morphology · aspect · voice · modality · auxiliary
present
Gift or current moment
- pastTime already gone
- perfectWithout any flaw
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
active · passive · dangling · adjectival · adverbial · absolute · reduced · modifying · attributive · postpositive
to
Preceding infinitive verbs
complement · modal · auxiliary · perfect · passive · active · control · raising · result · subject
subject
Matter under discussion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- complementWhat makes complete
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
-ing · nominal · swimming · running · reading · writing · smoking · parking · fishing · singing
nonfinitefinite
Having definite bounds
conjugated · tensed · inflected · main verb · indicative
final, definite, infinity, definition, infinite, finalize, indefinite, finite, infinitive