... hoped (past)The most common and recognisable form of non-finite verb is the to-infinitive. For example:to drink, to be, to laugh …3.1 Activities: finite and non-finite verbsThe recognition ... pronoun) in front of it for it to make sense.341A For example:John waves.The load slipped.Verbs are of two kinds, non-finite or finite. Non-finite means not complete. Non-finite verbs are not ... verbum meaning ‘word’. Verbs are doing, being or having words. Before learning about verbs, students should:• understand the term ‘noun’• recognise common and proper nouns• understand the...