Finite-Non Finite Verbs

Activities Unit 1C
Activity 1 : Classify the underlined verb forms below as finite or non-finite.

Example: Everyone arrested (non-finite) at the demonstration has now been released (finite).51. If at any point you don’t have (finite)anywhere to sleep (non-finite)there are hostels where you share(finite) the room.
2. You can use(finite) my boat but you must be(finite) careful.
3. Hewants to go (non-finite) to Italy when he finishes(finite) his studies.
4. You have taught(finite) him all he knows(finite)and now his confidence will vanish(finite).
5. Do you tell(finite) me you donot know(finite) who is(finite) there.
6. She will be playing(finite) with her new doll tomorrow.
7. Cambridge beats(finite) rival Oxford to take (non-finite) first place in the ranking of UKuniversities.
8. “Romeo and Juliet” is(finite)a tragedy, which made (non-finite) a great impression on him when he was at school.
9. The man seen (non-finite) with Mary is(finite)her brother.
10. Tounderstand (non-finite) the diversity of wildlife we should consider(finite) the climate change.


Activity 2: Change the following declarative clauses into interrogatives, write out the result, and saywhether the underlined verbs are auxiliaries or lexical verbs.

1. A date was appointed for the election.
Was a date appointed for the election? (Auxiliary verb)
2. I would rather we went to thetheatre.
Where would you* rather that we went? (Auxiliary verb)
* I have used you, because normally we don’t answer by ourselves.
3. They ought to be getting ready now.
Ought they to be gettingready now?* (Auxiliary verb)
*I’ve problems for change this sentences, because I believe that we can’t use “ought to” for a interrogative. I think that I correct to use “should”. So, the result willbe: Should they to be getting ready now? (Auxiliary verb)
4. She used to live in Glasgow.
Where did she use to live? (lexical verb)
5. They have to make a decision.
Do they have to make a...