ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COAL
Old English col; related to Old Norse kol, Old High German kolo, Old Irish gūal.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COAL
PRESENT
Present
I coal
you coal
he/she/it coals
we coal
you coal
they coal
Present continuous
I am coaling
you are coaling
he/she/it is coaling
we are coaling
you are coaling
they are coaling
Present perfect
I have coaled
you have coaled
he/she/it has coaled
we have coaled
you have coaled
they have coaled
Present perfect continuous
I have been coaling
you have been coaling
he/she/it has been coaling
we have been coaling
you have been coaling
they have been coaling
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 coaled
you coaled
he/she/it coaled
we coaled
you coaled
they coaled
Past continuous
I was coaling
you were coaling
he/she/it was coaling
we were coaling
you were coaling
they were coaling
Past perfect
I had coaled
you had coaled
he/she/it had coaled
we had coaled
you had coaled
they had coaled
Past perfect continuous
I had been coaling
you had been coaling
he/she/it had been coaling
we had been coaling
you had been coaling
they had been coaling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will coal
you will coal
he/she/it will coal
we will coal
you will coal
they will coal
Future continuous
I will be coaling
you will be coaling
he/she/it will be coaling
we will be coaling
you will be coaling
they will be coaling
Future perfect
I will have coaled
you will have coaled
he/she/it will have coaled
we will have coaled
you will have coaled
they will have coaled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been coaling
you will have been coaling
he/she/it will have been coaling
we will have been coaling
you will have been coaling
they will have been coaling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would coal
you would coal
he/she/it would coal
we would coal
you would coal
they would coal
Conditional continuous
I would be coaling
you would be coaling
he/she/it would be coaling
we would be coaling
you would be coaling
they would be coaling
Conditional perfect
I would have coal
you would have coal
he/she/it would have coal
we would have coal
you would have coal
they would have coal
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been coaling
you would have been coaling
he/she/it would have been coaling
we would have been coaling
you would have been coaling
they would have been coaling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you coal
we let´s coal
you coal
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
coaling
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 «COAL»
The term «coal» is very widely used and occupies the
9.857 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «COAL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
coal.
The commencement of coal mining at Parsa Kente is a milestone event in coal mining sector.
Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.
I do a job and am lucky enough to do a job that I love, but it is a hard one. I'm not saying it is as hard as working in a coal mine, but it is still difficult in a different way. Sometimes you have to go through very strong emotional journeys and then come back to yourself. And that can be difficult to control.
The experience reminds me of a favorite saying: Most of the yield from research efforts comes from the coal that is mined while looking for diamonds.
Here in Indiana and in many states throughout the union, we rely on coal to power our homes and provide good-paying middle class jobs - like the one my family relied on when I was a kid. The coal mine helped put food on our table and helped me pursue an education and realize the American Dream.
Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing.
England in the late 1940s was famously grim. As I remember it, London back then was a very dirty place, from coal dust and smoke, from the grit stirred up every day by the jackhammers still clearing out rubble from the Blitz.
Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.
With a proven track record as a reliable, low cost producer able to meet the needs of our customers with a diversity of operations, coal qualities and transportation options, we believe we can continue our record-setting performance in the future, as the Gibson South and White Oak mines reached their full potential.
Entering 2015, the coal industry clearly continues to face significant challenges.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COAL»
Discover the use of
coal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
coal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The first half of the book is set in Britain and tells how coal transformed Britain and ushered in the industrial age.
Describes what coal is, where it is found, how it is used to produce energy, and the effect of burning coal on the environment.
3
Big
Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for energy ...
Coal Geology provides a complete integrated handbook on coal and all its properties, covering the physical and chemical properties of coal as well as coal petrology.
5
Growing Up in
Coal Country
Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti, 1999
The two had joined forces to take on Massey Energy, the largest and most aggressive of the coal companies, and its swaggering, notorious chairman, Don Blankenship. Coal River is Shnayerson's account of this dramatic struggle.
Discusses the history, origins, uses, and future of coal; types of coal and the exploration and application of them; production, transportation, and marketing of coal; the relationship of coal to the environment; and the future of coal.
8
Advances in the Science of Victorian Brown
Coal
Advances in the Science of Victorian Brown Coal provides critical reviews of the information and research published over this time, giving the reader an authoritative overview of the science surrounding this important topic. · Critical ...
9
Advanced Pulverized
Coal Injection Technology and Blast ...
This book reports on the JSPS/ISIJ Committee's activities and describes the interpretation of findings drawn from combustion experiments and the results of live furnace applications, and furnace performance.
10
Coal: A Memoir and Critique
In this multi-layered book, he shares with the reader both the immediacy of his own life experiences and the thoughtful results of many decades observing the exercise of corporate power in America.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COAL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
coal is used in the context of the following news items.
Giant Shenhua Watermark coal mine wins federal approval from …
The $1.2 billion Shenhua Watermark coal mine has won federal government approval despite claims by the peak NSW farm group that the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
The most important climate story today is the global coal renaissance
Local villagers carry coal after having scavenged the coal illegally from an open-cast coal mine in the village of Jina Gora on February 11, 2012 ... «Vox, Jul 15»
Workers allege negligence by coal ash cleanup overseer
(WBIR) - Eleven people who worked at the Kingston fossil fuels plant after a disastrous 2008 coal ash spill allege a TVA contractor hired as an ... «WBIR-TV, Jul 15»
The decline of coal has West Virginia turning to a 'food economy'
With coal trains chugging past in the distance, Jack Perry watches as his wife, Margie, plants row upon row of Hungarian pepper seedlings in ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
Mountaintop removal coal output drops 62 percent
That compares with a 15 percent drop in all coal output during that time and a 21 percent decrease in production from all surface mining, the ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
Coal stocks are down and likely never coming back
In recent years, environmental activists have demanded that universities, foundations and other institutional investors divest their shares of coal ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
Brown coal wins a reprieve in Germany's transition to a green future
A power plant run by coal from the brown coal open cast mine Garzweilee, in Neurath, western Germany. Photograph: PATRIK ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
'Coal import dependence will reduce if CIL production goes up'
MUMBAI: Dependence on coal imports will reduce to up to eight per cent only if Coal India (CIL) meets the production of 1,000 million tonnes ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
Countries must reconsider building coal power stations - OECD
The OECD has warned that coal-fired power stations will release half of all the carbon that humanity can safely emit and alternatives must be ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
China sets new standards for coal conversion projects
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's energy regulator has released new draft guidelines for projects that convert coal to oil or gas, aiming to commit the ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
