CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRACK DOWN
PRESENT
Present
I crack down
you crack down
he/she/it cracks down
we crack down
you crack down
they crack down
Present continuous
I am cracking down
you are cracking down
he/she/it is cracking down
we are cracking down
you are cracking down
they are cracking down
Present perfect
I have cracked down
you have cracked down
he/she/it has cracked down
we have cracked down
you have cracked down
they have cracked down
Present perfect continuous
I have been cracking down
you have been cracking down
he/she/it has been cracking down
we have been cracking down
you have been cracking down
they have been cracking down
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 cracked down
you cracked down
he/she/it cracked down
we cracked down
you cracked down
they cracked down
Past continuous
I was cracking down
you were cracking down
he/she/it was cracking down
we were cracking down
you were cracking down
they were cracking down
Past perfect
I had cracked down
you had cracked down
he/she/it had cracked down
we had cracked down
you had cracked down
they had cracked down
Past perfect continuous
I had been cracking down
you had been cracking down
he/she/it had been cracking down
we had been cracking down
you had been cracking down
they had been cracking down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will crack down
you will crack down
he/she/it will crack down
we will crack down
you will crack down
they will crack down
Future continuous
I will be cracking down
you will be cracking down
he/she/it will be cracking down
we will be cracking down
you will be cracking down
they will be cracking down
Future perfect
I will have cracked down
you will have cracked down
he/she/it will have cracked down
we will have cracked down
you will have cracked down
they will have cracked down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cracking down
you will have been cracking down
he/she/it will have been cracking down
we will have been cracking down
you will have been cracking down
they will have been cracking down
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would crack down
you would crack down
he/she/it would crack down
we would crack down
you would crack down
they would crack down
Conditional continuous
I would be cracking down
you would be cracking down
he/she/it would be cracking down
we would be cracking down
you would be cracking down
they would be cracking down
Conditional perfect
I would have crack down
you would have crack down
he/she/it would have crack down
we would have crack down
you would have crack down
they would have crack down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cracking down
you would have been cracking down
he/she/it would have been cracking down
we would have been cracking down
you would have been cracking down
they would have been cracking down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you crack down
we let´s crack down
you crack down
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
cracked down
Present Participle
cracking down
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.
4 QUOTES WITH «CRACK DOWN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
crack down.
Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.
These illegal aliens are criminals and we need to treat them as such. I'm not in favor of giving amnesty to anybody who has broken the law. I applaud what our Georgia legislature is doing in trying to crack down on this situation.
Then in 1969, I spent the spring term at Cornell University in New York. The invasion of August 1968 had already happened, but the hardline regime took several months to crack down on dissidents.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRACK DOWN»
Discover the use of
crack down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
crack down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
‘Crime writing of the very highest order ... Kate Brannigan has turned into the most interesting sleuthess around’ The Times
2
Migrations and Mobilities
This global crack-down on illegal immigration affects women in several ways. As
crossing borders without legal authorization becomes harder, the market for
smuggling and trafficking becomes more lucrative, as well as more dangerous.35
...
Judith Resnik, Seyla Benhabib
3
Immigration Conflict: Should States
Crack Down on Unlawful ...
Americans are very concerned about illegal immigration but ambivalent about what to do about it -- especially the 11 million aliens currently in the United States illegally.
Kenneth Jost, CQ Press, 2012
4
China's Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969: Not a Dinner Party
pliance with our great leader Chairman Mao's teaching "Counterrevolutionaries
must be suppressed whenever they are found," it is imperative to resolutely crack
down "surely, accurately, and relentlessly" on all forms of destructive activities by
...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
6
The Conscience of the Game: Baseball's Commissioners from ...
“The owners weren't willing to crack down on what had to be cracked down on,”
Bowie Kuhn, the game's fifth commissioner and the man with the greatest
personal perspective on how the office has changed over the years, explains of ...
7
The Fall of the Faculty
Julianne Basinger, “Boards Crack Down on Members Insider Deals,” Chronicle of
Higher Education, February 6, 2006, 1. Basinger, “Boards Crack Down.” Craig
Gima, “Regents Blast UH Housing Bid,” Honolulu Star Bulletin, February 20,
2004 ...
8
Corporate Crime: A Reference Handbook
... recent efforts by governments to crack down on these offenses with new
legislation and detection efforts (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, for example),
companies typically report that the fraud came to their attention by chance, with
someone tipping ...
9
Red Scare: FBI and the Origins of Anticommunism in the ...
3 The States Crack Down Finally, it has been claimed that repressive measures
adopted during the Red Scare by local state legislatures are the clearest and
most reliable indicators of the existence of a hysterical public opinion. It has been
...
10
Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending
... was associated with considerable violence, either as a competitive instrument
among competing sellers or for the settlement of buyer-seller disputes in that
marketplace. That violence contributed to major public demands to crack down
on ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRACK DOWN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
crack down is used in the context of the following news items.
California lawmaker moves to crack down on sanctuary cities in …
A California lawmaker is making the first move to crack down on sanctuary city policies in San Francisco and the rest of the state after a young ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan asks states to crack down on …
NEW DELHI:Fearing spurt in vegetable prices, the Centre on Tuesday asked states to crack down on hoarders, ensure adequate supplies and ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
Pedestrians Beware: Police to crack down on jaywalking for the next …
Starting from today until July 14, the police will run yet another weeklong territory-wide pedestrian road safety campaign, with the aim of ... «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»
Watchdog to scrutinise thousands of City staff in bid to crack down …
Thousands more City workers will be monitored by banks and the Financial Conduct Authority in a bid to crack down on market rigging. «This is Money, Jul 15»
JPJ and KPDNKK to crack down on illegal car mods
The Road Transport Department (JPJ), in collaboration with the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK), is set to ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»
Police and community unite to crack down on bad behaviour in …
POLICE and community leaders are joining forces to clean up Dawson Mall and convince residents it is a safe place to build a $1.6 million ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
Long Island town looking to crack down on yard sales
A town in Suffolk County is looking to crack down on yard sales and garage sales. Some people say the sales are getting out of hand, making ... «WABC-TV, Jul 15»
US authorities crack down on US$68m Ponzi scam 'targeting …
US authorities have shut down what they described as a US$68 million Ponzi scam that allegedly targeted Chinese Americans and wealthy ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
Nationwide push to crack down on ivory and rhino horn trade praised
WASHINGTON, DC - Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, commends the legislators in nearly 20 states ... «eTurboNews, Jul 15»
Ottumwa council votes to crack down on speeding
A new program will soon be in place to help catch speeders in one Heartland city. After a lengthy discussion Tuesday night, Ottumwa city ... «KTVO, Jul 15»
