Finites dan Non Finites

Raja Jempol kali ini mencoba berbagi ilmu pengetahuan bahasa Inggris tentang Finites dan Non Finites.

Verb atau kata kerja dapat tergolong Finites atau Non Finites. Yang disebut Non Finites adalah inifitives (present atau perfect yaitu memakai “to” atau tanpa memamakai “to” ), present dan past participles dan gerund. Sedang yang disebut Finites adalah bentuk lain selain yang disebutkan diatas. Jadi non finites dari “be” misalnya adalah : (to) be, (to) have been, being dan been. Sedangkan finites dari “be” adalah : am, is, are, was, were.

Non finites dari “see” adalah : (to) see, (to) have seen, seing dan seen, sedangkan finitesnya adalah : see, sees dan saw.



Contoh :

“be” Non Finites :

I want to be a teacher

He will be a teacher

He has been in London

I will have been in London next month

Lucy is being treated in Raja Jempol Hospital

Finites :

I am teaching English (present continuous tenes)

He is sent to prison (passive voice)

She was not at school last Monday (kalimat negative)

Were you present last night (kalimat inteeogative)



Catatan :

Am, is, are, was dan were digunakan untuk :

a. membentuk kalimat negative dan interrogative

b. membentuk kalimat progressive atau continuous tense

c. membentuk kalimat passive.

Mereka berfungsi sebagai copula atau connecting (linking verb dalam kalimat affirmative)

Contoh :

I am a teacher

She is at school

They are students

He was absent on Tuesday

We were busy last night



“To see” Non Finites :

We cannot see without eyes

She wants to see the Minister

I am very glad to have seen you

We have seen the film

Seeing horse race is interesting

Bacteria cannot be seen with bare eyes



Finites :

I see my doctor every Wednesday

Hellen sees films every Saturday evening

I saw her two days ago



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