ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLACK
Old English blæc; related to Old Saxon blak ink, Old High German blakra to blink.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLACK
PRESENT
Present
I black
you black
he/she/it blacks
we black
you black
they black
Present continuous
I am blacking
you are blacking
he/she/it is blacking
we are blacking
you are blacking
they are blacking
Present perfect
I have blacked
you have blacked
he/she/it has blacked
we have blacked
you have blacked
they have blacked
Present perfect continuous
I have been blacking
you have been blacking
he/she/it has been blacking
we have been blacking
you have been blacking
they have been blacking
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 blacked
you blacked
he/she/it blacked
we blacked
you blacked
they blacked
Past continuous
I was blacking
you were blacking
he/she/it was blacking
we were blacking
you were blacking
they were blacking
Past perfect
I had blacked
you had blacked
he/she/it had blacked
we had blacked
you had blacked
they had blacked
Past perfect continuous
I had been blacking
you had been blacking
he/she/it had been blacking
we had been blacking
you had been blacking
they had been blacking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will black
you will black
he/she/it will black
we will black
you will black
they will black
Future continuous
I will be blacking
you will be blacking
he/she/it will be blacking
we will be blacking
you will be blacking
they will be blacking
Future perfect
I will have blacked
you will have blacked
he/she/it will have blacked
we will have blacked
you will have blacked
they will have blacked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blacking
you will have been blacking
he/she/it will have been blacking
we will have been blacking
you will have been blacking
they will have been blacking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would black
you would black
he/she/it would black
we would black
you would black
they would black
Conditional continuous
I would be blacking
you would be blacking
he/she/it would be blacking
we would be blacking
you would be blacking
they would be blacking
Conditional perfect
I would have black
you would have black
he/she/it would have black
we would have black
you would have black
they would have black
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blacking
you would have been blacking
he/she/it would have been blacking
we would have been blacking
you would have been blacking
they would have been blacking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you black
we let´s black
you black
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
blacking
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 «BLACK»
The term «black» is very widely used and occupies the
473 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «BLACK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
black.
Mainstream media's representation, or its guerrilla decontextualization, of black men's lives in particular can set the stage for erroneous assumptions capable of damaging an individual or a nation.
Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series of gorgeous landscapes and wonderful portraits that may still hang in Greenwich Village.
I never wear white or black socks.
In a completely integrated unit where you'd have white soldiers, particularly from southern states, serving under black noncommissioned officers or officers... I think you would have a problem definitely.
My perspective comes in part from being a New York black lady, in part from being an engineer. I know I'm smart and have opinions worth being heard.
I want to see somebody go to jail over the financial crisis and not just black, brown and poor whites over humbles and minor drug beefs.
You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.
I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need to be personally responsible for keeping our streets clean, our schools safe, and our houses peaceful.
Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.
I wasn't shy, but I was really hyper. Nobody got my sense of humor. I was a black skater kid.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK»
Discover the use of
black in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
black and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression
Collects and analyzes seventy years of communist crimes that offer details on Kim Sung's Korea, Vietnam under "Uncle Ho," and Cuba under Castro.
Stéphane Courtois, Mark Kramer, 1999
2
The Little Black Book of Innovation: How It Works, How to Do It
No longer. In The Little Black Book of Innovation, long-time innovation expert Scott D. Anthony draws on stories from his research and field work with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation.
3
Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book Special
His complete works are contained in this massive volume, including everything he has written about performance coding and real-time graphics.
4
The Bartender's Black Book
A most popular new drinks guide for the new generation imbiber or the traditional Martini lover.
Stephen Kittredge Cunningham, 2001
The Black Book first saw print in 1938.
Lawrence Durrell, Henry Miller, 2006
6
The Black Book of the American Left: The Collected ...
Three decades of second thoughts then made him this movement’s principal intellectual antagonist. “For better or worse,” as Horowitz writes in the preface to this, the first volume of his collected conservative writings, “I have ...
7
Black: The Circle Series
Thomas Hunter narrowly survives a shooting attempt only to awaken in an alternate universe of green forests, a world to which he subsequently travels every time he goes to sleep.
8
The Little Black Book of Marijuana
This concise guide to cannabis delves into pot culture and history, from Herodotus To The hippies and beyond. it also covers the essentials of using, cultivating, and cooking with weed; identifying pot varieties; and understanding legal and ...
9
Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of ...
The Unpredictable Constitution brings together a distinguished group of U.S. Supreme Court Justices and U.S. Court of Appeals Judges, who are some of our most prominent legal scholars, to discuss an array of topics on civil liberties.
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, 2003
10
Black: the history of a color
The archetypal color of darkness and death, black was associated in the early Christian period with hell and the devil but also with monastic virtue. In the medieval era, black became the habit of courtiers and a hallmark of royal luxury.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
black is used in the context of the following news items.
The Universe might contain millions of hidden black holes
Black holes are, by definition, impossible to see by conventional methods and are often further obscured by thick blankets of dust or gas. «Engadget, Jul 15»
Los Angeles Times has added a reporter to cover Black Twitter
He will work closely with the newsroom and #EmergingUS to find communities online (Black Medium to Latino Tumblr to Line in Japan) and ... «Poynter.org, Jul 15»
Rugby: Hurricanes signing caps big few weeks for Otere Black
Fluent in te reo, Black impressed for both the Hurricanes in his limited on-field time and the under-20s, and has leapfrogged the 2014 ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Rihanna's video puts a black woman in control – no wonder there's …
There are many horrifyingly poignant scenes in the film 12 Years a Slave, but among those that have stayed with me most resonantly is the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Black youths mock bloodied white victim
A video on Facebook of a bloody-faced white male – the purported target of an attack by a black mob in Fountain Square in Cincinnati – is ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
Amazon says new 'Prime Day' will bury Black Friday
Black Friday, the legendary shopping day that follows Thanksgiving, is more than four months way. But that hasn't stopped Amazon from ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
Video of black race rioters brutally beating white man at July 4 …
The video shows a mostly Black crowd gathered around the white male victim laid out on the sidewalk. A few are trying to help the unconscious ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
ArtsBeat | Ava DuVernay Won't Direct Marvel's Black Panther Film
With a nod to the Fourth of July, Ava DuVernay announced over the long weekend that she would not be directing the action film “Black Panther ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Runners take to the streets for annual Black Country fun run
Over 1,000 runners took to the streets of Halesowen for the annual Black Country fun run as part of the Black Country Festival celebrations. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
Yael Stone on Orange is the New Black: 'I wasn't Sapphic enough to …
Orange is the New Black has opened up roles for African American, Hispanic and Asian character actors, many from stage rather than screen ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
