finite verb-nonfinite verb

정형 동사는 시제, 인칭, 그리고 수를 나타낸다: (I go, she goes, we went, etc.)

• She was waiting in the room before he came in.
• Does your brother know my brother?
• The night before he had to leave, they sat on the small sofa in the living-room and looked at old family photos.
• Aren’t you a bit late?

 

비정형 동사는 시제, 인칭, 그리고 수를 나타내지 않는다: (to-, -ing, -ed)

• Remember to take nappies and baby wipes.
• Would you help me take it to the post office? [원형 부정사]
• This skirt needs taking up.