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Verbs can be classified into two groups:
| Column A | Column B |
| Reading Seeing To read To study Feeling Looking To support/help |
Went Told Offered answered |
The verbs in Column A are called non-finites.
The verbs in column A do not indicate tense.
The verbs in column B indicate tense.You will learn about three types of non - finites:
- the -ing form,
- the infinitive (plain) form
- the -ed form
| Note |
| In formal writing,use of non-finites helps us to achieve precision and compactness in writing. |