CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLIFFHANG
PRESENT
Present
I cliffhang
you cliffhang
he/she/it cliffhangs
we cliffhang
you cliffhang
they cliffhang
Present continuous
I am cliffhanging
you are cliffhanging
he/she/it is cliffhanging
we are cliffhanging
you are cliffhanging
they are cliffhanging
Present perfect
I have cliffhanged
you have cliffhanged
he/she/it has cliffhanged
we have cliffhanged
you have cliffhanged
they have cliffhanged
Present perfect continuous
I have been cliffhanging
you have been cliffhanging
he/she/it has been cliffhanging
we have been cliffhanging
you have been cliffhanging
they have been cliffhanging
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 cliffhanged
you cliffhanged
he/she/it cliffhanged
we cliffhanged
you cliffhanged
they cliffhanged
Past continuous
I was cliffhanging
you were cliffhanging
he/she/it was cliffhanging
we were cliffhanging
you were cliffhanging
they were cliffhanging
Past perfect
I had cliffhanged
you had cliffhanged
he/she/it had cliffhanged
we had cliffhanged
you had cliffhanged
they had cliffhanged
Past perfect continuous
I had been cliffhanging
you had been cliffhanging
he/she/it had been cliffhanging
we had been cliffhanging
you had been cliffhanging
they had been cliffhanging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will cliffhang
you will cliffhang
he/she/it will cliffhang
we will cliffhang
you will cliffhang
they will cliffhang
Future continuous
I will be cliffhanging
you will be cliffhanging
he/she/it will be cliffhanging
we will be cliffhanging
you will be cliffhanging
they will be cliffhanging
Future perfect
I will have cliffhanged
you will have cliffhanged
he/she/it will have cliffhanged
we will have cliffhanged
you will have cliffhanged
they will have cliffhanged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cliffhanging
you will have been cliffhanging
he/she/it will have been cliffhanging
we will have been cliffhanging
you will have been cliffhanging
they will have been cliffhanging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cliffhang
you would cliffhang
he/she/it would cliffhang
we would cliffhang
you would cliffhang
they would cliffhang
Conditional continuous
I would be cliffhanging
you would be cliffhanging
he/she/it would be cliffhanging
we would be cliffhanging
you would be cliffhanging
they would be cliffhanging
Conditional perfect
I would have cliffhang
you would have cliffhang
he/she/it would have cliffhang
we would have cliffhang
you would have cliffhang
they would have cliffhang
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cliffhanging
you would have been cliffhanging
he/she/it would have been cliffhanging
we would have been cliffhanging
you would have been cliffhanging
they would have been cliffhanging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cliffhang
we let´s cliffhang
you cliffhang
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
cliffhanged
Present Participle
cliffhanging
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 «CLIFFHANG»
Discover the use of
cliffhang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cliffhang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Tide at Sunrise: A History of the Russo-Japanese War, ...
The audacity amounting almost to irresponsibility in attempting to break down
with so small a force two centuries of firmly ingrained Japanese opposition to all
contact with foreigners was a cliffhang- ing venture that could have led, despite
the ...
Denis Warner, Peggy Warner, 2002
2
Great Stanley Cup Victories: Glorious Moments in Hockey
A New Decade and a New Era In the 1990-91 season, Detroit hung tenaciously
to third spot and fought the good playoff fight in a seven-game cliffhang- er with
the St. Louis Blues. Then, the Red Wings fell off the cliff. The next year, things got
...
3
Dillon and the Voice of Odin
Full of derring-do and cliffhang- ing escapades, eh?” “I realize some parts of it
must sound utterly fantastic, Mr. Tipp, but I assure you that it's the truth.” Tipp
replaced his glasses and chuckled. “My dear girl, it's not for me to judge the truth
or ...
The season-ender was a cliffhang- er. But network executives did not leave
Wings circling the NBC runway. Let's just hope Hastings never writes about Studs
. When they write about the heights of various movie actresses, writers just seem
to ...
[laughs] So that was my other editorial edict: every issue had to end on some
cliffhang- ing note where the scale kept getting bigger. That's how the Tower got
blown up. I was sitting in the office one day and called Marv up and said, "You
know, ...
Then there is Lift Line, a black-diamond trail that deserves the rating only at one
cliffhang- ing zigzag. Otherwise, it is suitable for any advanced skier, staircasing
down past the lodge in a delightful fashion. On either side of Lift Line are other, ...
7
Time in Television Narrative: Exploring Temporality in ...
S Although it will be discussed in greater detail later in this chapter, it is worth
mentioning the show's use of midseason and end—of—season cliffhang— ers, a
key narrative device that can shed further light on the network's preference
toward ...
exception of the Sherlock Holmes stories, he had never been very interested in
serialized fiction (“Cliffhang- ers,” he thought dryly), but he now realized that he
might have to reevaluate this position. Sometimes, he decided, the important ...
9
Travels with Max: In Search of Steinbeck's America Fifty ...
... painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not
transferable. From them comes silence and awe...they are ambassadors from
another time. What followed was approximately sixty-plus miles of cliffhang- ing
driving.
People listened to news, music, and sports. Serial dramas followed characters
from one cliffhang- er to the next. Comedy-variety shows featured songs and
jokes. Soap operas were over-the-top serial melodramas. During and between
shows, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLIFFHANG»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cliffhang is used in the context of the following news items.
Big Brother Canada 3 - Nomination Anticipation In Week 6 - Update
They cliffhang the HoH to drive us online and then aside from a few mins they blackout. If someone is shouting outside then go to interior cams ... «Big Brother Network, Apr 15»
'Nanda Parbat'
Season 3, Ep. 15 | Aired Feb 25. Posted February 25 2015 — 11:54 PM EST. Cliffhangers on cliffhangers (?) on cliffhang-ehs. Tonight's Arrow, the last new one ... «Entertainment Weekly, Feb 15»
'Glee' Recap: The Club's Future Hangs In Limbo As Cast Notch …
We cliffhang straight into Episode 101 as Holly and April vow to save the club. The problem is, it seems like a lost cause. Everyone is here, and ... «Billboard, Mar 14»
Dead or Alive 5 Plus
En este sentido tenemos también los Cliffhang, situaciones en las que el rival queda colgado de un saliente y atacamos hacia él golpeando u ... «MeriStation, Mar 13»
Ostrow: "The Prospectors" from Colorado's High Noon Entertainment …
We have to deal with act breaks as we go to commercial, something we can cliffhang on. It's no different than writing a screenplay." High Noon ... «Denver Post, Mar 13»
Nashville RECAP 2/6/13: Season 1 Episode 12 “I've Been Down …
He tells her he's tired of waiting. He tells her he wants a divorce. Whoa! Way to cliffhang Nashville! Damn that was a great episode! «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Feb 13»
Greg Weisman Brings Big Plans To "Young Justice: Invasion"
If you're going to take a hiatus, episode 7 was a really great place to cliffhang. We were actually kind of pleased about that. It was timed out well ... «Comic Book Resources, Sep 12»
Michael Chabon: Telegraph Avenue
... shocking twists, and plotting that keeps many storylines spinning, with an expert sense of just where to cliffhang readers to make them long to ... «A.V. Club, Sep 12»
Fall 2012 TV Preview: More thrills and chills, fewer laughs
Television will do its best to scare, unnerve and cliffhang this fall. With the rare exception, the dramas look much more promising than the ... «Denver Post, Aug 12»
Review: Green Lantern #12 By Geoff Johns, Renato Guedes, and …
... a positive direction, but unfortunately left them both unconscious with Black Hand standing over them as we cliffhang and wait for the annual! «Inside Pulse, Aug 12»
