ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAP
Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa hood, perhaps from Latin caput head.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAP
PRESENT
Present
I cap
you cap
he/she/it caps
we cap
you cap
they cap
Present continuous
I am capping
you are capping
he/she/it is capping
we are capping
you are capping
they are capping
Present perfect
I have capped
you have capped
he/she/it has capped
we have capped
you have capped
they have capped
Present perfect continuous
I have been capping
you have been capping
he/she/it has been capping
we have been capping
you have been capping
they have been capping
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 capped
you capped
he/she/it capped
we capped
you capped
they capped
Past continuous
I was capping
you were capping
he/she/it was capping
we were capping
you were capping
they were capping
Past perfect
I had capped
you had capped
he/she/it had capped
we had capped
you had capped
they had capped
Past perfect continuous
I had been capping
you had been capping
he/she/it had been capping
we had been capping
you had been capping
they had been capping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will cap
you will cap
he/she/it will cap
we will cap
you will cap
they will cap
Future continuous
I will be capping
you will be capping
he/she/it will be capping
we will be capping
you will be capping
they will be capping
Future perfect
I will have capped
you will have capped
he/she/it will have capped
we will have capped
you will have capped
they will have capped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been capping
you will have been capping
he/she/it will have been capping
we will have been capping
you will have been capping
they will have been capping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cap
you would cap
he/she/it would cap
we would cap
you would cap
they would cap
Conditional continuous
I would be capping
you would be capping
he/she/it would be capping
we would be capping
you would be capping
they would be capping
Conditional perfect
I would have cap
you would have cap
he/she/it would have cap
we would have cap
you would have cap
they would have cap
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been capping
you would have been capping
he/she/it would have been capping
we would have been capping
you would have been capping
they would have been capping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cap
we let´s cap
you cap
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
capping
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 «CAP»
The term «cap» is very widely used and occupies the
2.785 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «CAP»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
cap.
Eventually one day I want to direct, but as of right now my next cap that I'm looking for is the producer cap.
I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings.
You don't get real reform by pandering to every special interest. With cap and trade we wound up with a bill that didn't accomplish much, was enormously complicated and expensive.
Back in the Eighties, I'd buy the biggest Benetton jumper I could find and would wear it long-sleeved, hanging off my shoulders, with a varsity jacket and a baseball cap on back to front with a quiff. I was the smallest boy in my class, and I looked like a reject from New Kids On The Block. Terrible.
Steve Jobs came back to Apple in 1997 - the iPod came out 4 years later. 3 years after that is the first time his market cap grew. It took 7 years.
If you look at the market cap increase in Apple since it created the iPod versus what's happened to the music industry, you have to say Apple got the better part of that deal.
God, for example, appealed to me as a beardless man wearing a quilted silk cap; holiness was something burning, forbidding, something connected with fire while a day had the form of an oblong box.
Everybody wants to be a Bond villain. That is the coolest. To be able to portray a Bond villain, that is the feather in any actor's cap.
A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate raising or eliminating the cap on salaries subject to the Social Security tax.
The owners said that they wanted the salary cap and refused to promise that they would abide by the rules of the just-expired contract after the season ended. Believing we had no choice, the players went on strike in August of 1994.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAP»
Discover the use of
cap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Red Knit Cap Girl is a little girl with a big dream -- to meet the Moon. Red Knit Cap Girl lives with her animal friends in an enchanted forest.
2
The Small-
Cap Advantage: How Top Endowments and Foundations ...
Whether you are a new investor or have been in the markets for decades, you will find this book full of insights!"—D.
3
British Army
Cap Badges of the First World War
This book illustrates, for the first time in full color and high quality, images of the main types of badges used by the British Army in World War I. In addition, contemporary illustrations of the soldiers themselves wearing the badges, and ...
Peter Doyle, Chris Foster, 2010
4
Frenchmans
Cap: Story of a Mountain
Frenchmans Cap tells the story of Australia's most majestic mountain and 'one of the world's great wilderness walks' - a must for any modern day adventurer in Tasmania.
5
Official (ISC)2® Guide to the
CAP® CBK®, Second Edition
This is followed by a case study on the establishment of a successful system authorization program in a major U.S. government department. The final chapter considers the future of system authorization.
6
CAP Mot: The Story of a Marine Special Forces Unit in ...
This book tells the story of Goodson's personal experiences as a CAP Marine in the jungles of Vietnam.
7
The Small-
Cap Investor: Secrets to Winning Big with ...
This is particularly important for investors who have experienced losses in their portfolios, and are looking to grow their portfolios in the coming years.
8
CAP Regimes and the European Countryside: Prospects for ...
This book reviews assessments on the environmental effects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and assesses the contribution of agricultural policy to environmental quality in the EU. It focuses on the role of agricultural policy in ...
Floor Brouwer, Philip Lowe, 2000
9
Freedom's
Cap: The United States Capitol and the Coming of ...
Traces lesser-known events in the history of the modern U.S. Capitol building while revealing the significant contributions of Confederacy president Jefferson Davis, Union quartermaster general Montgomery Meigs, and architect Thomas U. ...
10
Cap Anson: The Grand Old Man of Baseball
"Cap Anson's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame sums up his career with admirable simplicity: 'The greatest hitter and greatest National League player-manager of the 19th century.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cap is used in the context of the following news items.
UPDATE 5-Accused of overcharging, UK energy firms could face …
LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Britain's largest energy suppliers could face a price cap after a competition watchdog found they overcharged ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
Fan catches Mariners home run in Tigers cap of fan next to him
Glove, bare hand, beer cup, popcorn bucket, infant sling, the cap on your head. The cap on somebody else's head. Even if it's the enemy's cap. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
Report: Celtics Eyeing Salary Cap Space To Sign Two Max Free …
That's when Kevin Durant becomes an unrestricted free agent and the NBA salary cap is expected to explode, thanks to the league's lucrative ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»
Small Stocks Make a King
The fact that the quarter was dominated by small-cap growth mutual funds isn't a surprise: As the S&P 500 has been largely flat this year, the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5 Small Cap Growth Mutual Funds to Consider
T. Rowe Price Diversified Small Cap Growth (PRDSX - MF report) invests a large chunk of its assets in growth oriented companies having ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
49ers salary cap: Big money at QB
Now, I thought we would take a look at the salary cap information for each position. Jason Hurley put together the tables with cap information for ... «Niners Nation, Jul 15»
Gov. Walker's historic tax credit cap proposal removed from budget
Scott Walker's proposal to cap historic restoration tax credits for restoration projects. Awards of those tax credits to restore historic buildings has ... «Milwaukee Business Journal, Jul 15»
'Splatoon' Gamers, Already Hit The Level Cap? Nintendo Is Worried …
Speaking with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, a few developers talked about players hitting the level cap so fast. Developers Yusuke ... «Design & Trend, Jul 15»
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap (SCZ) Enters Oversold Territory
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (AMEX: SCZ) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Benefit cap will pitch thousands more British children into poverty
'Ministers' own civil servants advised them that 40,000 more children would fall into poverty as a result of extending the benefit cap. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
