The forms of the Verbals or the non-finite forms of the verb
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THE VERBALS
GRAMMAR REVIEW
| Non-finite forms | The Infinitive | The Gerund | The first Participle \ Participle I | |||
| Voice Aspect | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Active | Passive |
| An indefinite form | to do to play | to be done to be played | doing playing | being done being played | doing playing | being done being played |
| A perfect form | to have done to have played | to have been done have been played | having done having played | having been done having been played | having done having played | having been done having been played |
| A continuous form | to be doing to be playing | |||||
| A perfect continuous form | to have been doing have been playing |
Note: The Second Participle or Participle II has got the single form done \ played, and denotes the passive meaning either of a simultaneous action\state (1) or a prior action to that of the predicate verb (2). 1. She found the door locked. Looking rather alarmed, she rushed out of the room. I made my way to the parked car. The streets, deserted, looked frightening. I was cold and too excited to talk about it. You are constantly seen drunk. She stood with her arms folded. He stood staring at that creature with the dyed hair, painted face.
2. Suddenly touched, she came over to the farther. Alfred, left alone, stood motionless for some minutes. When asked, he answered that it would take them about a week.
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