The relative pronounA part of speech that refers to or stands instead of a noun. E.g.: Who do you think I am? ("you", "I") can be omitted in defining relative clauseA group of related words containing a subject and a verb.s if the pronoun is the objectA person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb or involved in the result of an action. of the clause. We use the phrase zero pronoun to indicate such a case. There are, however, other cases when the clause can be shortened.

The actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something expressed with the perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. participle happens before another one.

Having seen the film before, I didn’t feel like going to the cinema. (= As I had seen the film before, I didn’t feel like going to the cinema.)

There are three types of participle: the present participle (writing), the past participle (written) and the perfectThe aspect expressing completion. E.g.: He’s finished university. participle (having written). The present and the perfect participles also have a passive form (being written and having been written).

The subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy") of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something expressed by a participle is usually the nounA part of speech that names a person, place or thing. E.g.: The koala is a marsupial. ("koala", "marsupial") or pronounA part of speech that refers to or stands instead of a noun. E.g.: Who do you think I am? ("you", "I") preceding it or, if there is nothing in this position, it is the subject of the following main verbA verb that can express an action or state in itself. E.g.: John likes squash a lot. ("like").

Although in all of the following sentences we use going, each sentence refers to a different timeA concept which is related to our perception of reality; that part of existence which is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc.:

Non-finite forms of a verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. do not indicate the timeA concept which is related to our perception of reality; that part of existence which is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc. of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something, however, they do have aspectA verbal category relating an action to the passage of time. It can express duration or completion..

Finite verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. forms

The finite forms of a verb are those that are marked by inflectionA change in or addition to the form of a word that shows a change in the way it is used in sentences. E.g.: He likes what you cooked. ("-s", "-ed"), that is, they indicate the timeA concept which is related to our perception of reality; that part of existence which is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc. and/or the subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy") of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something. Therefore the finite forms of, for example, the verb go are: