Finite/non-finite verb forms

Finite verb forms cover all five grammatical categories i.e. person, number, voice, mood and tense. They are conjugated.

Non-finite verb forms do not express person, number and mood. These verb forms are not conjugated.

Example of a non-finite verb form	grammatical categories
spielen	---	person
	---	number
	active	voice
	---	mood
	present	tense

In the German language, there are three types of non-finite verb forms:

	Examples
the infinitive	spielen
the present participle (Partizip I)	spielend
the past participle (Partizip II)	gespielt