ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRUMB
Old English cruma; related to Middle Dutch krome, Middle High German krūme, Latin grūmus heap of earth.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRUMB
PRESENT
Present
I crumb
you crumb
he/she/it crumbs
we crumb
you crumb
they crumb
Present continuous
I am crumbing
you are crumbing
he/she/it is crumbing
we are crumbing
you are crumbing
they are crumbing
Present perfect
I have crumbed
you have crumbed
he/she/it has crumbed
we have crumbed
you have crumbed
they have crumbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been crumbing
you have been crumbing
he/she/it has been crumbing
we have been crumbing
you have been crumbing
they have been crumbing
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 crumbed
you crumbed
he/she/it crumbed
we crumbed
you crumbed
they crumbed
Past continuous
I was crumbing
you were crumbing
he/she/it was crumbing
we were crumbing
you were crumbing
they were crumbing
Past perfect
I had crumbed
you had crumbed
he/she/it had crumbed
we had crumbed
you had crumbed
they had crumbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been crumbing
you had been crumbing
he/she/it had been crumbing
we had been crumbing
you had been crumbing
they had been crumbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will crumb
you will crumb
he/she/it will crumb
we will crumb
you will crumb
they will crumb
Future continuous
I will be crumbing
you will be crumbing
he/she/it will be crumbing
we will be crumbing
you will be crumbing
they will be crumbing
Future perfect
I will have crumbed
you will have crumbed
he/she/it will have crumbed
we will have crumbed
you will have crumbed
they will have crumbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been crumbing
you will have been crumbing
he/she/it will have been crumbing
we will have been crumbing
you will have been crumbing
they will have been crumbing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would crumb
you would crumb
he/she/it would crumb
we would crumb
you would crumb
they would crumb
Conditional continuous
I would be crumbing
you would be crumbing
he/she/it would be crumbing
we would be crumbing
you would be crumbing
they would be crumbing
Conditional perfect
I would have crumb
you would have crumb
he/she/it would have crumb
we would have crumb
you would have crumb
they would have crumb
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been crumbing
you would have been crumbing
he/she/it would have been crumbing
we would have been crumbing
you would have been crumbing
they would have been crumbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you crumb
we let´s crumb
you crumb
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
crumbing
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.
2 QUOTES WITH «CRUMB»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
crumb.
I'm sick of the foodies who need every morsel that goes into their mouth to be a Picasso painting, a Giacometti sculpture, a Proust novel, evoking the world with each crumb.
If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of human behaviour.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUMB»
Discover the use of
crumb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
crumb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The R.
Crumb Coffee Table Art Book
A retrospective of the legendary underground artist's work features his characters Fritz the Cat, Devil Girl, and Mr. Natural, as well as unpublished rarities and personal reflections from the artist himself
In a future London, England, foundling Fever Crumb has been raised as an engineer, but at age fourteen she leaves her sheltered world and begins to learn startling truths about her past while facing danger in the present.
3
Penelope
Crumb Follows Her Nose
Her family haven't seen him since her dad died. So Penelope and her friend Lizzie Maple set off across town to find Grandpa Felix, skipping school, taking trains and calling every F. Crumb in the phone book.
The Complete Crumb series encompasses everything from Crumbs's well-known comics to little-seen commercial art and rarely-if-ever seen treasures from private collections and the artist's archives. Adult.
R. Crumb, Eric Reynolds,
2005
Personally selected by the artist, these drawings include much material never seen before. Volume 5 covers 1967 and 1968, when Crumb was crowned King of the Undergrounds. See a world-famous artist at work, developing ideas.
6
The Little Red Ant and the Great Big
Crumb
Spanish words add to the text's Mexican flavor, and bold, playful illustrations, hinting at what's coming next, make this story a real "page-turner."
7
R.
Crumb: Conversations
In this collection of interviews that spans from the late 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century, the comic artist proves to be iconoclastic, opinionated, and impervious to the commercial moods of the public
R. Crumb, D. K. Holm,
2004
R. Crumb's Kafka goes far beyond being explication or popularization or survey it is a work of art in its own right, a very rare example of what happens when one very idiosyncratic artist absorbs another into his world view without ...
Robert Crumb, David Zane Marowitz, R. Crumb,
2004
9
R.
Crumb's heroes of blues, jazz, and country
Presents brief biographies of musical innovators in blues, jazz, and country music along with original illustrations by R. Crumb.
Stephen Calt, R. Crumb, David A. Jasen,
2006
10
The Complete
Crumb Comics 7: Hot 'N' Heavy
A perennial classic: the complete cartoon work of the underground cartoonist for 1970 and 1971.
Robert Crumb, Gary Groth, Robert Boyd,
2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUMB»
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crumb is used in the context of the following news items.
Polymer Recyclers trialling retread compound containing 35 …
Tamworth-based Polymer Recyclers Ltd (PRL) is putting together a case for a retread compound with recycled tyre crumb as a major ingredient ... «Tyrepress.com, Jul 15»
Footballer Dies After Collapsing During Match
The Kent-based club's chairman, Steve Churcher, said: "This is devastating news and our only crumb of comfort is that Junior lost his life doing ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
Wimbledon: Andy Murray in quarter-final action
"This is devastating news and our only crumb of comfort is that Junior lost his life doing something he obviously enjoyed so much," said Tonbridge chairman ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
Burnside Plantation's Blueberry Festival: the blueberriest celebration
... healthy blueberry snack, gluten-free blueberry bars or cookies, double-crust blueberry pie, blueberry pie with crumb topping, blueberry salad ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
Drawn + Quarterly Publishing Transformed Comics. Can It Survive …
In effect, Drawn & Quarterly magazine cut a middle swath between RAW and Robert Crumb's Weirdo, featuring work that was more narratively ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
Mr Stink and Pals at Penlee
Desperate to appear as posh as possible, Mrs Crumb has organised sweet stalls, croquet and old fashioned party games with the aim to ... «The Cornishman, Jul 15»
French confection: Temperamental macarons worth effort
For Valentine's Day, he and his fiancée Madyson Versteeg spent $50 on French macarons at Common Crumb in Spokane, where the dainty ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
Out and about at Ada Hayden
... for the summer; a bicyclist rides on the path at the lake; and a bee lands on a wildflower at the lake. Photos by Michael Crumb/Ames Tribune. «Ames Tribune, Jul 15»
For Mayfair bakery, 85 years of constancy, confections
"What about crumb cake? Do you have crumb cake?" a customer called over the counter Tuesday. They do. "We work until there is no more ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Fazzino trial will be delayed again
By Michael Crumb Editor mcrumb@amestrib.com. Trial for a former Boone man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife will be ... «Ames Tribune, Jul 15»