ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASTOUND
From astoned amazed, from Old French estoné, from estoner to astonish.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ASTOUND
PRESENT
Present
I astound
you astound
he/she/it astounds
we astound
you astound
they astound
Present continuous
I am astounding
you are astounding
he/she/it is astounding
we are astounding
you are astounding
they are astounding
Present perfect
I have astounded
you have astounded
he/she/it has astounded
we have astounded
you have astounded
they have astounded
Present perfect continuous
I have been astounding
you have been astounding
he/she/it has been astounding
we have been astounding
you have been astounding
they have been astounding
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 astounded
you astounded
he/she/it astounded
we astounded
you astounded
they astounded
Past continuous
I was astounding
you were astounding
he/she/it was astounding
we were astounding
you were astounding
they were astounding
Past perfect
I had astounded
you had astounded
he/she/it had astounded
we had astounded
you had astounded
they had astounded
Past perfect continuous
I had been astounding
you had been astounding
he/she/it had been astounding
we had been astounding
you had been astounding
they had been astounding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will astound
you will astound
he/she/it will astound
we will astound
you will astound
they will astound
Future continuous
I will be astounding
you will be astounding
he/she/it will be astounding
we will be astounding
you will be astounding
they will be astounding
Future perfect
I will have astounded
you will have astounded
he/she/it will have astounded
we will have astounded
you will have astounded
they will have astounded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been astounding
you will have been astounding
he/she/it will have been astounding
we will have been astounding
you will have been astounding
they will have been astounding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would astound
you would astound
he/she/it would astound
we would astound
you would astound
they would astound
Conditional continuous
I would be astounding
you would be astounding
he/she/it would be astounding
we would be astounding
you would be astounding
they would be astounding
Conditional perfect
I would have astound
you would have astound
he/she/it would have astound
we would have astound
you would have astound
they would have astound
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been astounding
you would have been astounding
he/she/it would have been astounding
we would have been astounding
you would have been astounding
they would have been astounding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you astound
we let´s astound
you astound
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
astounded
Present Participle
astounding
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASTOUND»
Discover the use of
astound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
astound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Positively Outrageous Service: How to Delight and
Astound ...
To be truly successful and innovative, businesspeople must learn the art of Positively Outrageous Service (POS)--doing the unexpected and giving the customer more than he or she could hope for.
2
25 Real Life Math Investigations: That Will
Astound Teachers ...
Investigations on topics such as the dangers of short term loans, interest, and other topics of financial literacy.
Edward Zaccaro, Luke Zaccaro, 2007
Gold Disk Inc.'s Astound for Windows, Version 1.5 integrates sound, video, and
animation so well that you may soon have no excuse for leaving multimedia out
of your presentations. As a well-rounded desktop presentation graphics package
...
Priced at $399 ($129 through April 30, 1994), Astound for Windows, Version 1.5,
has just about the same features as Action! and tosses into the bargain a degree
of Macintosh-PC portability and a CDROM packed with 1,200 multimedia ...
5
Tangram Puzzles: 466 Tricky Shapes to Confound and
Astound
Solve the mysterious Tangram: a square divided into seven shapes that can be rearranged in hundreds of figures and forms. Use the seven high-quality wooden pieces that are packaged inside this book.
I/V/Jet/yer it': for the Web, a presentation, or internal distribution, Astoundmakes
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By Jeffrey Gordon Angus rRESENTATION AUTHORING combines elements of
both high-end authoring tools and basic presentation packages. Replete with
tools designed to maximize your most creative impulses, Gold Disk Inc.'s Astound
2.0 ...
Gold Disk Inc.'s Astound 1.5 for Windows, recently unveiled, combines business
presentation with the company's multimedia expertise in one package. The
program provides presentation features including master slides, outliner, and
slide ...
9
The everything kids' witches and wizards book: amaze your ...
A book about witches, wizards and magic that encourages reading and respect for others and the natural world.
10
Why Do Cats Like Catnip?: 324 Questions and Answers to ...
Why do cats like catnip? contains hundreds of the most puzzling science questions that author Martin M. Goldwyn was asked by his high school science students over the course of his career"--P. [4] of cover.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASTOUND»
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astound is used in the context of the following news items.
Company Aims to Offer On-Demand Meteor Showers
10 Ways To Astronomically Astound Your Friends · Play Video · GIANT Meteor Hits Russia. During the morning commute many drivers saw the ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
Meanwhile, in the Future...
Want a fun little bit of cosmic trivia to astound your friends? The light from this explosion reached Earth in the year 1054 … on July 4. Anyway ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
Peter Pan production at Threesixty Theatre wows with death-defying …
... personable puppets, thrilling flying sequences and the world's first 360-degree computer-generated imagery theater set designed to astound ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
Mr. Magic @ The Pearl Street Library
He will amaze and astound you with his magic! Free tickets for kids ages 4 and up will be available beginning July 13th. Please call the library ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
TaikOz Returning to Glen Street Theatre
'TaikOz astound and mesmerise with its musicianship. They show what cross-cultural collaboration at its best can achieve.' Courier Mail. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Rainstorm kids astound all at Chestnut Ridge fishing event
Photo / Forrest Fisher More than 250 visitors, both young and old, enjoyed fishing in the rain at the annual Teach-Me-To-Fish family fishing ... «Hamburg Sun, Jul 15»
Amazing Treasures | Explore theater, museum, park
But beyond the beauty of the building, the wide variety of programs it brings to our community will astound you. The largest summer musical to ... «Marion Star, Jul 15»
The week in TV: Wimbledon; Odyssey; Not Safe for Work; David …
Bad media moment: the normally splendid Sue Barker, who thinks on her feet in a way that would astound most politicians, caught in a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Tech Savvy: A numbers game
Go to Google and just start typing, the results will astound (and possibly horrify) you. So rather than focusing on identify you personally, the data ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
St. Louis Symphony's holiday performances
The Flying Wallendas and other fantastic acts will be included in the shows that are sure to astound and dazzle the audience. A Gospel ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
