ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CREEP
Old English crēopan; related to Old Frisian kriāpa, Old Norse krjūpa, Middle Low German krūpen.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CREEP
PRESENT
Present
I creep
you creep
he/she/it creeps
we creep
you creep
they creep
Present continuous
I am creeping
you are creeping
he/she/it is creeping
we are creeping
you are creeping
they are creeping
Present perfect
I have crept
you have crept
he/she/it has crept
we have crept
you have crept
they have crept
Present perfect continuous
I have been creeping
you have been creeping
he/she/it has been creeping
we have been creeping
you have been creeping
they have been creeping
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 crept
you crept
he/she/it crept
we crept
you crept
they crept
Past continuous
I was creeping
you were creeping
he/she/it was creeping
we were creeping
you were creeping
they were creeping
Past perfect
I had crept
you had crept
he/she/it had crept
we had crept
you had crept
they had crept
Past perfect continuous
I had been creeping
you had been creeping
he/she/it had been creeping
we had been creeping
you had been creeping
they had been creeping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will creep
you will creep
he/she/it will creep
we will creep
you will creep
they will creep
Future continuous
I will be creeping
you will be creeping
he/she/it will be creeping
we will be creeping
you will be creeping
they will be creeping
Future perfect
I will have crept
you will have crept
he/she/it will have crept
we will have crept
you will have crept
they will have crept
Future perfect continuous
I will have been creeping
you will have been creeping
he/she/it will have been creeping
we will have been creeping
you will have been creeping
they will have been creeping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would creep
you would creep
he/she/it would creep
we would creep
you would creep
they would creep
Conditional continuous
I would be creeping
you would be creeping
he/she/it would be creeping
we would be creeping
you would be creeping
they would be creeping
Conditional perfect
I would have creep
you would have creep
he/she/it would have creep
we would have creep
you would have creep
they would have creep
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been creeping
you would have been creeping
he/she/it would have been creeping
we would have been creeping
you would have been creeping
they would have been creeping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you creep
we let´s creep
you creep
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
creeping
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 «CREEP»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
creep.
I do not yet know why plants come out of the land or float in streams, or creep on rocks or roll from the sea. I am entranced by the mystery of them, and absorbed by their variety and kinds. Everywhere they are visible yet everywhere occult.
I grew up on soul music. I was a dancing little creep.
When Whitney Houston died, I felt great sadness. My sadness, of course, was about our collective loss - when you listened to this nightingale sing, your body would drop into a chair, your head would tilt up, a small smile would creep across your face, and inside you knew that there was a higher power somewhere: gifted, beautiful, spiritual.
I have had UFO experiences, and yet, at the same time, I can easily be convinced that none of it is true. It's hard to say whether or not you're a believer. I've been interested in that subject matter, like lots of people. Perhaps foolishly, I've allowed some of that stuff to creep into my music.
Even when there are times that we're not happy, happiness will creep in.
It's kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can achieve a lot of success and be a creep too! But we try to be nice, just normal people.
Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking.
Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay.
A mental shutdown can happen when a young person is put in front of a Shakespeare play. My pieces are designed to release young audiences into the story and then creep up with the real Shakespeare, almost by stealth.
I come more to Scotland than I ever used to, so I feel more connected to it, more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and I'm choosing my homeland. It's funny: when you get older these things creep up to you.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREEP»
Discover the use of
creep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
creep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Dr. Sheila Tao is a professor of psychology and an expert in human behavior with a hidden past.
This is to offer simplified, useful and easily understood methods for dealing with the creep of components operating under conditions met in practice.
Royston Kenneth Penny, D.L. Marriott, 1995
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Fundamentals of
Creep in Metals and Alloys
This is the first book of its kind that provides broad coverage of a range of materials not just a sub-group such as metallic compounds, superalloys or crystals.
Michael E. Kassner, Maria-Teresa Perez-Prado, 2004
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Physics Of
Creep And
Creep-Resistant Alloys
The second half of the text considers alloying in greater detail as well as exploring the structure and properties of superalloys and stress effects in these materials.
F R N Nabarro, F. de Villiers, 1995
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Creep of Crystals: High-Temperature Deformation Processes in ...
In turn the book deals with the essential solid-state physics; thermodynamics and hydrostatics of creep; creep models and their applications in the geological sciences; diffusion creep; superplastic deformation and deformation enhanced by ...
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Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Tensile,
Creep, and Fatigue ...
The data represent the typical or average findings, and though some were developed years ago, the collection is the largest and most detailed available. There is no index.
John Gilbert Kaufman, 1999
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Creep and Relaxation of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials
Pioneering book presents basic theory, experimental methods and results, solution of boundary value problems.
William N. Findley, Francis A. Davis, 2013
Offers a short survey of the advances in the mathematical modelling of the mechanical behavior of anisotropic solids under creep conditions, including principles, methods, and applications of tensor functions.
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Modeling of
Creep for Structural Analysis
The objective of this book is to review some of the classical and recently proposed approaches to the modeling of creep for structural analysis applications as well as to extend the collection of available solutions of creep problems by new ...
Konstantin Naumenko, Holm Altenbach, 2007
10
Goosebumps HorrorLand #2:
Creep From the Deep
Billy and Sheena go with their Uncle, Dr. Deep, to search for treasure and are pursued by pirates who have been dead for two hundred years, and when Billy and Sheena return to land and visit Horrorland they encounter their worse fears.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREEP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
creep is used in the context of the following news items.
Reminder: Hallmark's Ornament Launch In July Is Not Christmas …
We take a firm stand against Holiday Creep, which is when retailers start to merchandise and decorate for a given holiday months in advance. «The Consumerist, Jul 15»
Arab Bill Gates Could Turn 'Shariah Creep' Into Full Trot
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a Saudi business magnate and investor, is ranked as the 34th richest man in the world. View Enlarged Image. «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
Reasons to creep feed
There are a number of reasons why producers may or may not provide creep feed to calves on pasture. In years of drought, creep feeding is ... «Southwest Booster, Jul 15»
Duval School Board votes to cut summer breaks shorter starting in …
School starts on August 24, but beginning with the next school year the first day of school will creep further into summer vacation times. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
Aluminum Price Forecast, July 2015: MW Premiums Creep Up (We …
Aluminum continued to fall throughout June closing at $1,686/mt, a 3+% decline from our previous monthly report and just above key support ... «MetalMiner, Jul 15»
'The threat is real': Fires creep within two kilometres of northern …
Fires have crept within two kilometres of some La Ronge homes. “We're very uncertain,” said Mayor Thomas Sierzycki, who remains in the ... «National Post, Jul 15»
Tesla shares creep toward 52-week high
Don't look now, but Tesla Motors' stock price (TSLA) has been creeping up as stealthily as the way one of its Model S electric sedans silently ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Exclusive Interview: Mark Duplass And Patrick Brice Talk Creep
On the surface, Creep looks like yet another found footage movie and the kind that Blumhouse Productions keeps churning out month after ... «We Got This Covered, Jul 15»
Toronto's Creep Highway deliver a brutal attack in 10 songs on …
On Surf's Up, Toronto noise-punk duo Creep Highway, made up of Michael DeForge and Patrick Kyle (seen here playing our NXNE showcase), ... «ChartAttack, Jul 15»
Some Creep Is Shopping a 'Deathbed' Photo of Bobbi Kristina to …
UPDATE: TMZ reports that Bobby Brown's family has been banned from Bobbi Kristina Brown's bedside following the news that someone has ... «BET, Jul 15»
