ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOARD
Old English bord; related to Old Norse borth ship's side, table, Old High German bort ship's side, Sanskrit bardhaka a cutting off.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOARD
PRESENT
Present
I board
you board
he/she/it boards
we board
you board
they board
Present continuous
I am boarding
you are boarding
he/she/it is boarding
we are boarding
you are boarding
they are boarding
Present perfect
I have boarded
you have boarded
he/she/it has boarded
we have boarded
you have boarded
they have boarded
Present perfect continuous
I have been boarding
you have been boarding
he/she/it has been boarding
we have been boarding
you have been boarding
they have been boarding
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 boarded
you boarded
he/she/it boarded
we boarded
you boarded
they boarded
Past continuous
I was boarding
you were boarding
he/she/it was boarding
we were boarding
you were boarding
they were boarding
Past perfect
I had boarded
you had boarded
he/she/it had boarded
we had boarded
you had boarded
they had boarded
Past perfect continuous
I had been boarding
you had been boarding
he/she/it had been boarding
we had been boarding
you had been boarding
they had been boarding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will board
you will board
he/she/it will board
we will board
you will board
they will board
Future continuous
I will be boarding
you will be boarding
he/she/it will be boarding
we will be boarding
you will be boarding
they will be boarding
Future perfect
I will have boarded
you will have boarded
he/she/it will have boarded
we will have boarded
you will have boarded
they will have boarded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been boarding
you will have been boarding
he/she/it will have been boarding
we will have been boarding
you will have been boarding
they will have been boarding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would board
you would board
he/she/it would board
we would board
you would board
they would board
Conditional continuous
I would be boarding
you would be boarding
he/she/it would be boarding
we would be boarding
you would be boarding
they would be boarding
Conditional perfect
I would have board
you would have board
he/she/it would have board
we would have board
you would have board
they would have board
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been boarding
you would have been boarding
he/she/it would have been boarding
we would have been boarding
you would have been boarding
they would have been boarding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you board
we let´s board
you board
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
boarding
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 «BOARD»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
board.
The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same.
I have been told by a member of the board of one of Canada's most prominent literary magazines that a submission of mine once caused a great deal of controversy.
When trouble strikes, which it always does - bad economy, bad quarter, activists, takeover - when trouble strikes, those board members who don't understand or are not committed are not helpful.
The first movie I literally ever made in my life was about two guys playing Stratego with each other. I had all my friends dressing up like the military characters in the game. So 'Battleship' is really my second board game turned movie!
I don't like leaving work behind. I hate the idea that something might be happening on the drawing board at home that I am going to miss.
I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English.
In 2008, I decided I wanted to begin a new venture, so I started Rethink Robotics. We build factory robots that a person can learn to train in just a few minutes. In May 2011, I stepped off the iRobot board.
I can totally identify with the younger kids. I'll never do what Jon Spencer did to me when I was 16, though. I made a tape with my friends and I put it onstage right near his mic stand by the pedal board and he pulled it out with his foot, kicked it to the center of the stage, looked me in the eye and stomped it to pieces.
The type of cuisine I do, especially after being on 'Iron Chef' for several years, is a lot of global cuisine. My strength has always been Mediterranean cuisine across the board from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, but I think now I'm doing a lot of very different cuisines all the time.
It was no mystery why Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold had singled me out as a prime prospect for their heinous crime. My grandfather, Julius Rosenwald, was the chairman of the board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. His prominence made me an ideal choice.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOARD»
Discover the use of
board in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
board and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
An exuberant infant is lifted high in the air by Mommy, kissed on the tummy by Daddy, and snuggled by a puppy.
Explores opposites, showing what is "yummy" and what is "yucky."
Baby, a toddler, decides to use the potty for the first time.
4
The Little Blue Box of Bright and Early Board Books by Dr. Seuss
; Ten Apples Up On Top!; and The Shape of Me and Other Stuff. Ideal for the holidays, new mothers, and happy occasions of all kinds, this is a literacy-nurturing gift that babies can literally sink their teeth into!
5
Across the
Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems
Across the Board is the definitive work on chessboard problems.
6
Bratton's Family Medicine
Board Review
Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this book is a comprehensive review for the American Board of Family Medicine certification and recertification exams.
7
Board Stiff Three: Preparing for the Anesthesia Orals
The new edition of this popular anesthesia review book delivers the most important things students need to know for the boards. It features an extensive section with self-assessment questions and a bonus DVD with simulated board scenarios.
Christopher J. Gallagher, 2008
The book provides an informative analysis of how classic board games that everyone has played_and probably owns_are not only great family entertainment but also develop core educational skills that have been proven to lead to academic ...
Jeffrey P. Hinebaugh, 2009
9
The Cheese
Board: Collective Works: Bread, Pastry, Cheese, Pizza
Includes a history of the store, a cheese primer, and over 50 duotone photographs that capture the food and personality of the Cheese Board. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Cheese Board Collective Staff, Cheese Board Colletive, 2012
10
Back to the Drawing
Board: Designing Corporate Boards for a ...
This book provides a candid account of the current state of boards and points the way in a time of crisis and change.
Colin B. Carter, Jay Lorsch, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOARD»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
board is used in the context of the following news items.
Sport NI in meltdown after nine board members resign after damning …
Troubled Sport NI has been rocked after the mass resignation of nine board members in the wake of a damning internal report. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
Bits | Sheryl Sandberg Joins SurveyMonkey's Board
Sheryl Sandberg is taking a seat on the board of SurveyMonkey, her late husband's online survey and polling company. Ms. Sandberg, chief ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Park board can't lock down a location for Vancouver's love locks
On Monday, the park board heard five possible locations for a permanent home for the locks, including Prospect Point in Stanley Park, English ... «The Province, Jul 15»
Tabletop for Two: Board Games Couples Can Play Together
By Hilary GoldsteinBoard game nights are great. You get friends together, you play a few games and you have a blast. Then everyone leaves ... «IGN, Jul 15»
United Way names new board members
United Way of Salt Lake has welcomed five new members to its board of directors and confirmed new members of the board's executive ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
New USD 450 board members attend first meeting
TECUMSEH — There were new faces at Monday night's Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 school board meeting. It was the first ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
NiSource appoints Fifth Third Bank CEO to board
Kabat's appointment brings board strength up to eight members. ... spinoff of Columbia Pipeline Group, the NiSource board had 11 members. «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
Unden to run for Duluth School Board
He's running to return "sanity" to the board and offer a "kinder, gentler approach to doing business," he said, noting recent meeting disturbances ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
Plum school board announces decision to fill positions of teachers …
Plum Borough school board members on Monday accepted the resignation of one of two high school teachers facing charges for allegedly ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
The outspoken conservative riling the Fairfax County School Board
Members of the crowd filling the school board meeting were on their feet, shouting at the politicians sitting on the dais. The voices had tinges of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
