ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AGE
Via Old French from Vulgar Latin aetatīcum (unattested), from Latin aetās, ultimately from aevum lifetime; compare aeon.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AGE
PRESENT
Present
I age
you age
he/she/it ages
we age
you age
they age
Present continuous
I am aging
you are aging
he/she/it is aging
we are aging
you are aging
they are aging
Present perfect
I have aged
you have aged
he/she/it has aged
we have aged
you have aged
they have aged
Present perfect continuous
I have been aging
you have been aging
he/she/it has been aging
we have been aging
you have been aging
they have been aging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I aged
you aged
he/she/it aged
we aged
you aged
they aged
Past continuous
I was aging
you were aging
he/she/it was aging
we were aging
you were aging
they were aging
Past perfect
I had aged
you had aged
he/she/it had aged
we had aged
you had aged
they had aged
Past perfect continuous
I had been aging
you had been aging
he/she/it had been aging
we had been aging
you had been aging
they had been aging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will age
you will age
he/she/it will age
we will age
you will age
they will age
Future continuous
I will be aging
you will be aging
he/she/it will be aging
we will be aging
you will be aging
they will be aging
Future perfect
I will have aged
you will have aged
he/she/it will have aged
we will have aged
you will have aged
they will have aged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been aging
you will have been aging
he/she/it will have been aging
we will have been aging
you will have been aging
they will have been aging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would age
you would age
he/she/it would age
we would age
you would age
they would age
Conditional continuous
I would be aging
you would be aging
he/she/it would be aging
we would be aging
you would be aging
they would be aging
Conditional perfect
I would have age
you would have age
he/she/it would have age
we would have age
you would have age
they would have age
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been aging
you would have been aging
he/she/it would have been aging
we would have been aging
you would have been aging
they would have been aging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you age
we let´s age
you age
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGE»
The term «age» is very widely used and occupies the
982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «AGE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
age.
I've never had a problem with age; my feelings and emotions are still like those of a young woman. Thank God, I can still be surprised and excited, and I can still dream. I think that's something no one should stop doing, because it's what keeps you young!
I grew up mostly in Schenectady, N.Y. From an early age, building and creating things was a real passion for me.
But we are not going to stand by and go back to allowing people with preexisting conditions to be discriminated against, go back to the situation where people can be thrown off their insurance simply because they become seriously ill or you can't get on your parents' insurance after the age of 20.
It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer.
When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles - you're lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you're brother and sister. That's what intimacy is, if you're with your soulmate.
Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending.
My mom was always keen I stayed in school and got good grades, and she was always keen for me to do medicine. I used to go to drama classes when I was younger, and she would always take me. But when I got to an age when I decided it was what I wanted to do, when she accepted it, she had actually been the most supportive person ever.
I remember burying a girl fourteen years of age who had died with a ruptured appendix... I buried a good many people that I knew, some of whom I loved.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGE»
Discover the use of
age in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
age and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gerontology in the Era of the Third
Age: Implications and ...
This book serves as a comprehensive discussion about how the emergence of the third age has changed the way we think about and examine traditional frameworks regarding aging issues and the life course.
Dawn C. Carr PhD, Kathrin S. Komp PhD (C), 2011
In what will be a defining book for our time, Taylor takes up the question of what these changes mean, and what, precisely, happens when a society becomes one in which faith is only one human possibility among others.
Charles TAYLOR, Charles Taylor, 2009
Discusses the role of older people in American society and the effect they have on the economy
4
Books in the Digital
Age: The Transformation of Academic and ...
Books in the Digital Age will become a standard work on the publishing industry at the beginning of the 21st century.
5
The Work of Art in the
Age of Its Technological ...
A series of influential essays on the visual arts that were made possible by machines, and the implications for the future of culture.
Walter Benjamin, Michael William Jennings, Brigid Doherty, 2008
6
The
Age of Independence: Interracial Unions, Same-sex ...
Michael Rosenfeld offers a new theory of family dynamics to account for the interesting and startling changes in marriage and family composition in the United States in recent years.
Michael J. Rosenfeld, 2007
7
Age Discrimination in Employment
Malcolm Sargeant's Age Discrimination in Employment is an encyclopaedic guide for HR specialists and employment lawyers to the nature of age discrimination in the workplace in a number of countries, along with a discussion of the main ...
Professor Malcolm Sargeant, 2012
8
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the
Age of ...
Although Jim Crow laws have been wiped off the books, an astounding percentage of the African American community remains trapped in a subordinate status - much like their grandparents before them.
9
Image Ethics in the Digital
Age
'Image Ethics in the Digital Age' brings together leading experts in the fields of journalism, media studies, & law to address the challenges presented by new technology & assess the implications for personal & societal values & behavior.
Larry P. Gross, John Stuart Katz, Jay Ruby, 2003
10
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the
Age of ...
"Braudel's Mediterranean is a tour de force, one of the classics of this century's historical writing."--Charles Tilly, author of "As Sociology Meets History"
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
age is used in the context of the following news items.
I was locked up on Nauru at the age of 10: Child of Hope short film …
At 10, Mohammad Al Baqiri fled Afghanistan and the Taliban and came to Australia by boat with his brother and cousins. He spent three years ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Keep dancing: the ballet stars leaping through the age barrier
However, it wasn't just an appetite for artistic challenge that caused Whelan to leave ballet, it was also – inevitably – her age. She'd continued ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Yuval Noah Harari: The age of the cyborg has begun – and the …
Yuval Harari, the author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Photograph: Antonio Zazueta Olmos for the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
From the archive, 6 July 1935: Chasing a tan in the New Bronze Age
The “fair shes” no longer wish to be fair and cultivate the cool protection of the lime; they are addicts of the New Bronze Age and wish only to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Personal Health In The Digital Age
We live in the digital age. You know that already. Two out of three Americans are now smartphone owners, and more than 86 percent of the ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
Burt's Bees co-founder Burt Shavitz dies at age 80
Burt died at the age of 80, according to a public post from Burt's ... and eventually settling down in rural Maine, died Sunday at the age of 80. «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
Newport hopes Cliff Walk smoking ban reduces litter
... applies to the 3½-mile public walkway that runs between the Atlantic Ocean and some of the city's most spectacular Gilded Age mansions. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
Senior speed dating courts love at any age
One man wrings his hands. The woman seated across from him twists her wedding band. Wanda Moore looks around a dark-wood-walled ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
Diana Douglas dead: Actress and mother of Michael Douglas dies …
Diana Douglas dead: Actress and mother of Michael Douglas dies age 92. The actress was the first wife of Kirk Douglas and the mother of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
College-age residents make presence known in Moline Centre
With hundreds of young professionals using Moline as their home address, Moline Centre is experiencing a new energy and liveliness, ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
