Finite clauses vs. Non-finite clauses: what they are and how they are used

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English grammar can sometimes be a bit tricky, especially when we start building more complex sentences, with verbs in different tenses, using verbs in the infinitive, etc. But don't worry, today we'll teach you how to differentiate between finite and non-finite clauses, so that you'll never get confused with verbs and sentences again.


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Finite Clauses
We start with the simplest thing, finite clauses . In English, we talk about italy phone number list clauses to refer to those sentences that contain a verb that indicates the time in which we are speaking.

I spoke to my mom last night. The verb spoke is irregular and is conjugated in the simple past. (2nd column of irregular verbs)
I didn't call you. This sentence is also considered a finite clause since didn't tells us that the sentence is in the past tense.
The sentences that we consider finite clauses can be both main sentences as in the previous examples and subordinate sentences :

I didn't call you because I had an emergency at home . In this case, I had an emergency at home , is a finite clause, had tells us that it is in the past. In addition, it is a subordinate clause because it depends on the previous sentence I didn't call you …