限定动词

英语上根据动词在句法上是否受到主语的限定，英语动词又可以分为限定动词(FINITE FORMS OF VERBS)和非限定动词(NON-FINITE FORMS OF VERBS)。

同时还表现出时态、语态和语气的变化。如：

I PLAY BASKETBALL.

HE PLAYS BASKETBALL.

THEY PLAYED BASKETBALL YESTERDAY.

THE CARS ARE MADE IN CHINA.