CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AVERT
PRESENT
Present
I avert
you avert
he/she/it averts
we avert
you avert
they avert
Present continuous
I am averting
you are averting
he/she/it is averting
we are averting
you are averting
they are averting
Present perfect
I have averted
you have averted
he/she/it has averted
we have averted
you have averted
they have averted
Present perfect continuous
I have been averting
you have been averting
he/she/it has been averting
we have been averting
you have been averting
they have been averting
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 averted
you averted
he/she/it averted
we averted
you averted
they averted
Past continuous
I was averting
you were averting
he/she/it was averting
we were averting
you were averting
they were averting
Past perfect
I had averted
you had averted
he/she/it had averted
we had averted
you had averted
they had averted
Past perfect continuous
I had been averting
you had been averting
he/she/it had been averting
we had been averting
you had been averting
they had been averting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will avert
you will avert
he/she/it will avert
we will avert
you will avert
they will avert
Future continuous
I will be averting
you will be averting
he/she/it will be averting
we will be averting
you will be averting
they will be averting
Future perfect
I will have averted
you will have averted
he/she/it will have averted
we will have averted
you will have averted
they will have averted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been averting
you will have been averting
he/she/it will have been averting
we will have been averting
you will have been averting
they will have been averting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would avert
you would avert
he/she/it would avert
we would avert
you would avert
they would avert
Conditional continuous
I would be averting
you would be averting
he/she/it would be averting
we would be averting
you would be averting
they would be averting
Conditional perfect
I would have avert
you would have avert
he/she/it would have avert
we would have avert
you would have avert
they would have avert
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been averting
you would have been averting
he/she/it would have been averting
we would have been averting
you would have been averting
they would have been averting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you avert
we let´s avert
you avert
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
averting
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 QUOTES WITH «AVERT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
avert.
Mr. Chamberlain desires to avert the threat to England's peace by making England, in alliance with Germany, stronger than her rivals and so to force them to renounce their hostile intentions against her.
People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best.
This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling of horror by the unearthly paleness of his countenance, from which I could not avert my eyes, that I was unable longer to endure it.
Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, 'Hi' to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert deflation, a central bank cannot lower interest rates below the zero lower bound.
It's not white versus black any more, it's haves versus have-nots. Unless the black middle-classes unite to promote the interests of the black underclass, tension between them is inevitable. What we, the black middle class have to do, is think of a strategy to avert that.
No government, no head of state, made any attempt to avert or arrest the Boer War.
With some diseases, like type 2 diabetes, if people get alerted early, they can take steps to avert getting sick.
We must continue to pursue peace through diplomacy, but we must also not shrink from our responsibility through the option of strength. We must take advantage of internal resistance and change from within Iran to avert this path of mutual destruction.
Is it hard for the reader to believe that suicides are sometimes committed to forestall the committing of murder? There is no doubt of it. Nor is there any doubt that murder is sometimes committed to avert suicide.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVERT»
Discover the use of
avert in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
avert and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Checkpoints in Cyberspace: Best Practices to
Avert Liability ...
This book maps the risk points that are emerging for cross-border corporate transactions in the digital and Internet eras and in the new enforcement environment, and explains the best practices to avert liability in cross-border ...
Roland L. Trope, Gregory E. Upchurch, 2005
2
Why the Net Matters, or Six Easy Ways to
Avert the Collapse ...
In this thought-provoking and groundbreaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller SUM, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: epidemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, ...
3
The Oil Depletion Protocol: A Plan to
Avert Oil Wars, ...
A Plan to Avert Oil Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse Richard Heinberg.
Try the following thought experiment. Perhaps you have had the experience,
while driving, of running out of gasoline and having to push your automobile for a
few ...
4
Realeconomik: The Hidden Cause of the Great Recession (And ...
This book directly confronts uncomfortable questions that many prefer to brush aside: if economists and other scholars, politicians, and business professionals understand the causes of economic crises, as they claim, then why do such ...
5
Surviving climate change: the struggle to
avert global ...
Governments and business keep reassuring the public they are going to fix the problem. This book brings together some leading activists who disagree.
David Cromwell, Mark Levene, 2007
6
Out of the energy labyrinth: uniting energy and the ...
The solutions that Howell and Nakhle offer are unapologetically offer short term. This is because they view the problems of climate security as short term. But their solutions have long term consequences.
David Howell, Carole Nakhle, 2007
7
Budget Policy: Promt Action Necessary to
Avert Long-Term ...
Discusses the long-term effects of the federal budget, ways of enhancing the long-term perspective in budgeting, the need for a new decision-making framework to highlight the choice between consumption and investment spending, and difficult ...
8
How Can Fiscal Policy Help
Avert Currency Crises?
An overview of crisis episodes in emerging-market economies with a pegged exchange rate regime in the 1990s suggests that sizable explicit or implicit government deficits, or market perceptions of lack of fiscal sustainability, render these ...
9
To
Avert War, Our Prime Task: Selected Passages 1956 - 63
Upon publication in Moscow in 1963, the original publisher said: "This collection contains passages from speeches, reports and public statements by Nikita S. Khrushchov, which appeared in the Soviet press in 1956-1963.
Nikita S. Khrushchov, 2002
10
We can
avert a nuclear war
Appendiks 1: The Russel-Einstein Manifesto, s. 163-167. Appendiks 2: K. Tsipis: Weaponization of Outer Space, s. 167-69.
William Epstein, Lucy Webster, Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, 1983
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVERT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
avert is used in the context of the following news items.
Greece's FM resigns, new one named as Athens scrambles to avert …
Greece's unorthodox Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned Monday, less than 24 hours after he helped his government win a referendum ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015: Rail travel disruption for fans as talks to avert strike …
FGW were locked in talks with RMT leaders in an attempt to avert that strike that would affect trains into Cardiff during the Ashes. The train firm ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
CTR does not avert spontaneous IOL dislocation
Take-home message: In what is believed to be the largest reported series of spontaneous in-the-bag IOL dislocation, investigators analyze ... «ModernMedicine, Jul 15»
Brien Center Management, Union Reach Deal to Avert Strike
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Brien Center management and employees have settled on a contract that will stop an agency-wide strike.set to start ... «iBerkshires.com, Jul 15»
Girl jumps into well to avert rape bid, dies
ALWAR: A 15-year-old girl died after she jumped into a well to thwart a rape attempt on her in Alwar's Jhadoli village on Saturday night. «Times of India, Jul 15»
Industry working to avert possible tax on advertising By Ruth L Ratny …
Beware! Be informed! There's a looming possibility of a nearly 10% Illinois advertising tax being imposed to help stanch the state's need for ... «ReelChicago, Jul 15»
Naming convention helps avert any risk of identity crisis
Naming convention helps avert any risk of identity crisis. editorial image. 12:00 Sunday 05 July 2015. 0. Have your say ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
Bid to avert outright Mamelodi transport war
Johannesburg - A public meeting is to be held on Sunday in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, to engage the community following the stoning of ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Marshall police avert potential nightclub shooting
Marshall police averted a potential shooting at a private club after a disturbance early this morning. Keith Boyd, 39, of Marshall, is accused of ... «KTBS, Jul 15»
Greek banks prepare plan to raid deposits
Greek banks prepare plan to raid deposits to avert collapse. Kerin Hope in Athens. Share. Print; Clip; Gift Article. Comments. ©AFP. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
