Simple Definition:
Finite Verb is a type of verb that shows tense (past, present, or future) and agrees with the subject in a sentence. It is a main verb that indicates the action or state of the subject. On the other hand, words like "to run" or "to play" are not finite verbs (there’s no change in "to play" between "I want to play" and "she wanted to play".
For example:
- "She runs every morning." (The word "runs" is a finite verb because it shows present tense and agrees with the subject "she.")
- "They played soccer yesterday." (The word "played" is a finite verb because it shows past tense and agrees with the subject "they.")
Very Simple Definition:
A finite verb is a kind of verb that tells when something happens and matches the subject. It’s the main verb that shows what the subject does. But words like "to run" or "to play" are not finite verbs (they don’t change in "I want to play" and "she wanted to play").
For example:
- "She runs every morning." (The word "runs" is a finite verb because it tells what she is doing and matches with "she.")
- "They played soccer yesterday." (The word "played" is a finite verb because it tells what they did and matches with "they.")
- "they wanted to play soccer yesterday." ("to play" is not a finite verb here)