Read the following sentences:
What can we gather from the above sentences? In the first sentence, the verb RISES agrees with the subject ‘building’ and also shows the tense. In the second sentence, the verb RAN agrees with the subject ‘spectators’ and also shows the tense. Do we see any commonality? The verbs agree with the subject in person and number and also show the tense. Such verbs are called FINITE VERBS.