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Uses of English verb forms
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<p>Modern standard <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a> has various <a href="/facts/Verb/zp42buvn">verb</a> forms, including: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Finite_verb/AkqQoLbp">Finite verb</a> forms such as <i>go</i>, <i>goes</i> and <i>went</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Non-finite_verb/IWjHkWl5">Nonfinite</a> forms such as <i>(to) go</i>, <i>going</i> and <i>gone</i></li> <li>Combinations of such forms with <a href="/facts/Auxiliary_verb/euozcMq3">auxiliary verbs</a>, such as <i>was going</i> and <i>would have gone</i></li></ul> <p>They can be used to express <a href="/facts/Grammatical_tense/reLNLa97">tense</a> (time reference), <a href="/facts/Grammatical_aspect/zX9gFXn9">aspect</a>, <a href="/facts/Grammatical_mood/QS8qwCPm">mood</a>, <a href="/facts/Modality_(grammar)/hQmMKH2s">modality</a> and <a href="/facts/Voice_(grammar)/KGxB8PER">voice</a>, in various configurations. </p><p>For details of how inflected forms of verbs are produced in English, see <a href="/facts/English_verbs/6oGpx1Mz">English verbs</a>. For the grammatical structure of clauses, including word order, see <a href="/facts/English_clause_syntax/EKoHxwGb">English clause syntax</a>. For non-standard or archaic forms, see individual dialect articles and <a href="/facts/Thou/oKPIFrIU">thou</a>. </p>