CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BESIEGE
PRESENT
Present
I besiege
you besiege
he/she/it besieges
we besiege
you besiege
they besiege
Present continuous
I am besieging
you are besieging
he/she/it is besieging
we are besieging
you are besieging
they are besieging
Present perfect
I have besieged
you have besieged
he/she/it has besieged
we have besieged
you have besieged
they have besieged
Present perfect continuous
I have been besieging
you have been besieging
he/she/it has been besieging
we have been besieging
you have been besieging
they have been besieging
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 besieged
you besieged
he/she/it besieged
we besieged
you besieged
they besieged
Past continuous
I was besieging
you were besieging
he/she/it was besieging
we were besieging
you were besieging
they were besieging
Past perfect
I had besieged
you had besieged
he/she/it had besieged
we had besieged
you had besieged
they had besieged
Past perfect continuous
I had been besieging
you had been besieging
he/she/it had been besieging
we had been besieging
you had been besieging
they had been besieging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will besiege
you will besiege
he/she/it will besiege
we will besiege
you will besiege
they will besiege
Future continuous
I will be besieging
you will be besieging
he/she/it will be besieging
we will be besieging
you will be besieging
they will be besieging
Future perfect
I will have besieged
you will have besieged
he/she/it will have besieged
we will have besieged
you will have besieged
they will have besieged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been besieging
you will have been besieging
he/she/it will have been besieging
we will have been besieging
you will have been besieging
they will have been besieging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would besiege
you would besiege
he/she/it would besiege
we would besiege
you would besiege
they would besiege
Conditional continuous
I would be besieging
you would be besieging
he/she/it would be besieging
we would be besieging
you would be besieging
they would be besieging
Conditional perfect
I would have besiege
you would have besiege
he/she/it would have besiege
we would have besiege
you would have besiege
they would have besiege
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been besieging
you would have been besieging
he/she/it would have been besieging
we would have been besieging
you would have been besieging
they would have been besieging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you besiege
we let´s besiege
you besiege
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
besieging
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 «BESIEGE»
Discover the use of
besiege in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
besiege and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Though an Army
Besiege Me...
"THOUGH AN ARMY BESIEGE ME..." On April 18, 1996 in Guatemala City, a group of masked, armed men entered my house to steal and destroy.
PART TWO OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES The continuing story of Elsie and Henry.
3
Why
besiege Sebastopol? A letter addressed to the Right ...
d ' ' ' “v~ -~ it; ': WHY BESIEGE SEBASTOPOL? 1',“A LETTER ADDRESSED TO
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF DERBY. BY A MAN OF BUSINESS.
IAJIJINDIJ: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR 1854. SUMFIELD AND JONES ...
4
The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
... 35. speech of their embassadors at Lacedaemon in reply to the Corinthians, 44
. make war upon Per- diccas, 35 fight the Potidaeans and Corinthians, 37.
besiege Potidaea, 39. reduce Samos, 67, 68. deliberate about the
Peloponnesian war, ...
they ascend the Somme to Amiens, 99 ; besiege Rochester, ib. ; return to France,
100; defeat /Elfred's fleet at the mouth of the Stour, ib. ; defeated in Old Saxony, ¡6
. ; those of East Anglia violate the peace, 101 ; they besiege Paris, ib. ; proceed ...
English Historical Society, 1849
6
The History of the Peloponnesian War
ans, ib. besiege the Chians, 525 defeat the Milesians, 526 quit Miletus for fear of
the Pelo onnesians, 527. fight and are defeate , 536 solicit the friendship of
Tissaphernes, 546. fight with the Chians, 549 lose their democracy, ib. lose
Eubcea, ...
Thucydides, Henry Dale, 1863
7
Napoleon in exile, or, A voice from St. Helena: the opinions ...
had intended to besiege it, and for that purpose had marched a great army into
Spain ; although others said that his object was merely to get his troops a footing
in that country. He laughed, and said, " Cest vrai. Turkey," added he, " must soon
...
Barry Edward O'Meara, Napoleon I (Emperor of the French), 1822
8
Chronological Antiquities: Or, The Antiquities and ...
Reign of Nabuchodonosor (or Nabuchadnezzar) he began to besiege " Tyre ". As
if Josephus had meant that Nabuchadnezzar began the Siege of Tyre in the
seventh Year of his own Reign. But as it is evident from the Prophecy of Ezechiel
in ...
(f28r°a) She delivered a challenge to Talac like this: she took messengers who
went to tell him that he could be certain that she would besiege Rougemont
within three days; and so she did, for she lay siege to it on the third day. Talac
was not ...
10
Biography, sacred and interesting, deduced from the Holy ...
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come
down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land : and he shall besiege thee
in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESIEGE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
besiege is used in the context of the following news items.
Wilayat Sinai fails to cripple Egyptian army
The first purpose was to besiege the soldiers positioned in Al-Zhour camp and prevent them from moving or sending military reinforcements to ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»
Economy cushioned from euro fallout
Even then, the banks were expected to struggle as Greeks besiege cash machines to withdraw a maximum of 60 ($US66) daily, though ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
Capt. John Harnden commanded Bunker Hill troops
It became necessary to have a new military structure, one that could be used to besiege General Gage and his troops. At the time, the Colonials ... «Homenewshere wilmington town crier, Jul 15»
Greeks defy Europe with 'no' vote
Even then, the banks are expected to struggle as Greeks besiege cash machines to withdraw a maximum of 60 euros daily, though government ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Syrian army and Hezbollah besiege rebel-held border city
Syrian army and Hezbollah besiege rebel-held border city. Date: July 5, 2015 - 3:34PM. (29); Read later. Suleiman Al-Khalidi. inShare; submit to reddit · Email ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Syrian troops, Hezbollah besiege border mountain resort
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian elite forces backed by Hezbollah fighters besieged a rebel-held mountain resort near the border with ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
Houthis besiege Aden as organisations struggle to deliver …
Since late March 2015, violent clashes in Aden province have not calmed as Houthis fight to take over province. They are being met with strong ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
Greek pensioners besiege banks to grab cash
Athens (AFP) - In chaotic scenes, thousands of elderly Greeks on Wednesday besieged the nation's crisis-hit banks, which reopened to allow ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Angry pensioners besiege branches
Banks across Greece were mobbed yesterday as 1,000 branches reopened temporarily to allow pensioners who do not have cash machine ... «The Times, Jul 15»
Angry pensioners besiege Greek banks
A pensioner weary of waiting queues with other retired people who do not own ATM cards outside a bank branch to withdraw part of their ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
