Finite Form
Rosa planted a garden.
planted
Mikayla wants to try out for wrestling.
to try
I need to take a nap.
non-finite
I hear singing.
The new puppy is not sleeping through the night yet.
is
We haven't got time to waste.
to waste
She took French for seven years before moving to France.
finite
Everyone is sleeping.
Beef stew happens to be my favorite dish.
happens
I always prefer to fly nonstop to Cancun.
to fly
She took French for seven years before moving to France.
non-finite
I should have been studying for my exam.
I must have been kidding myself.
NONE -- or must
(modal verbs are not conjugated, but can go with a subject)
"To be is to do."
~ Aristotle
to be, to do
We would never have known the difference.
non-finite
I won't say a word!