Examples of non-finite verb phrases
.docxExamples of non-finite verb phrases:
Infinitive:
To drive on a slippery road is dangerous.
To calm my mind, I needed a sound sleep.
To wait seemed foolish.
To watch monkeys can sometimes be funny.
Present participle (- ing):
Being amused, I clapped hard in the theatre.
Using deductive reasoning, Larry voted for the best candidate.
Hearing about the new assignment, the students groaned.
Considering how late it is, we ought to go home.
Past participle /–ed:
His head lowered, he walked home.
Her brain lost in thought, Jeri failed to hear the dog bark.
When inflamed, the skin hurts.
Gerund:
Walking is a habit you should develop from the beginning.
Running like a maniac will not solve any problem.
Sleeping in the afternoon is not healthy at all.
By writing, one learns to write.
Non-Finite Auxiliary Verbs:
Active Forms
to be tickling |
to be flying |
having tickled |
having flown |
to have tickled |
to have flown |
to have been tickling |
to have been flying |
Passive Forms
being tickled |
being flown |
to be tickled |
to be flown |
having been tickled |
having been flown |
to have been tickled |
to have been flown |