CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAM
PRESENT
Present
I dam
you dam
he/she/it dams
we dam
you dam
they dam
Present continuous
I am daming
you are daming
he/she/it is daming
we are daming
you are daming
they are daming
Present perfect
I have damed
you have damed
he/she/it has damed
we have damed
you have damed
they have damed
Present perfect continuous
I have been daming
you have been daming
he/she/it has been daming
we have been daming
you have been daming
they have been daming
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 damed
you damed
he/she/it damed
we damed
you damed
they damed
Past continuous
I was daming
you were daming
he/she/it was daming
we were daming
you were daming
they were daming
Past perfect
I had damed
you had damed
he/she/it had damed
we had damed
you had damed
they had damed
Past perfect continuous
I had been daming
you had been daming
he/she/it had been daming
we had been daming
you had been daming
they had been daming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will dam
you will dam
he/she/it will dam
we will dam
you will dam
they will dam
Future continuous
I will be daming
you will be daming
he/she/it will be daming
we will be daming
you will be daming
they will be daming
Future perfect
I will have damed
you will have damed
he/she/it will have damed
we will have damed
you will have damed
they will have damed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been daming
you will have been daming
he/she/it will have been daming
we will have been daming
you will have been daming
they will have been daming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would dam
you would dam
he/she/it would dam
we would dam
you would dam
they would dam
Conditional continuous
I would be daming
you would be daming
he/she/it would be daming
we would be daming
you would be daming
they would be daming
Conditional perfect
I would have dam
you would have dam
he/she/it would have dam
we would have dam
you would have dam
they would have dam
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been daming
you would have been daming
he/she/it would have been daming
we would have been daming
you would have been daming
they would have been daming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you dam
we let´s dam
you dam
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
daming
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 «DAM»
The term «dam» is very widely used and occupies the
5.510 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «DAM»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
dam.
I was actually telling people that - by harnessing the atom - we could enter a new era of unlimited power that would do away with the need to dam our beautiful streams.
The summer of 1830 I... blasted the tunnel through the rock to take water from the dam above the falls for the mill... In 1831 we lowered the tunnel four feet, and built a new dam across the creek.
Some types of environmental restoration projects are well-known; restored wetlands, for instance, or coal mine reclamation projects. Recently though, larger dam removal projects have started, a number of them in Washington state.
How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky.
We can't put up a protectionist dam on our own against the neo-liberal world market either. However, we can try, together with our European partners, to maintain the social character of Europe as much as possible.
As many will remember, a respected Army Corps economist filed a whistleblower complaint about the Corps' use of faulty data to justify lock and dam expansion.
Whether it's veterans' disability claims, infrastructure projects, dam safety, or helping our farmers, what I am focused on is being useful for folks in the Hudson Valley.
One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.
Lawyers are like beavers: They get in the mainstream and dam it up.
My hand does the work and I don't have to think; in fact, were I to think, it would stop the flow. It's like a dam in the brain that bursts.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAM»
Discover the use of
dam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Provides information on building an archive for digital photographs.
2
The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers
Provides information on building an archive for digital photographs.
Trevor Turpin traces the development, design, and consequences of the dam, from the Industrial Revolution to the present day.
4
Advanced
Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and ...
This comprehensive handbook covers various aspects of dam technology and offers case histories that are reviewed to demonstrate principles and procedures of proved value.
5
Colossus: Hoover
Dam and the Making of the American Century
Yet the story of Hoover Dam has a darker side. Its construction was a gargantuan engineering feat achieved at great human cost, its progress marred by the abuse of a desperate labor force.
6
Dam Foundation Grouting
" "This new edition of Dam Foundation Grouting has been revised to reflect contemporary grouting practice and has been substantially enlarged to include coverage of geologic considerations and to address remedial grouting issues.
Kenneth D. Weaver, Donald A. Bruce, 2007
7
Hoover
Dam: An American Adventure
Traces the construction of Hoover Dam, describes the technical and political challenges, and discusses the economic impact of the dam
This book presents simple approximate methods of analysing embankment, gravity and arch dams for design studies, preliminary designs, estimates of quantities, checking computational methods, and teaching.
Max A. M. Herzog, Max Herzog (Dr. techn.), 1999
9
Dam Breach Modeling Technology
The modeling of dam breaching due to either or both of these causes is of fundamental importance to development of dam-safety programs. This book is, therefore, an attempt to present some aspects of earth-dam breach modeling technology.
10
Risk and Uncertainty in
Dam Safety
The book is a result of the unique cooperation among experienced and knowledgeable dam owners, dam safety managers and engineers, and experts in the theoretical basis for risk assessment.
Desmond N. D. Hartford, Gregory B. Baecher, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dam is used in the context of the following news items.
La Mesa Dam under red alert
La Mesa Dam's water level nearly reached the 80-meter spilling level with its 79.58-meter water level at 10 a.m., following continuous rains ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
Park to beavers: Your 600-foot dam at Indiana Dunes must go
Bumgardner said with all the recent rains, the dam needs to be removed so water can flow through. cComments. Ironically, these beavers must ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Feds close to wrapping up $40M replacement of dam turbines
He says energy production from the dam near the Arizona-Utah border is expected to increase by 3 percent when the work is done this year. «Arizona Daily Sun, Jul 15»
Incredible Photos Tell The Story Of The Hoover Dam
Construction of the Hoover Dam began on July 7, 1930, marking the beginning of the creation of one of the largest manmade structures in the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Group files suit to halt removal of Ballville Dam
The Sierra Club on Tuesday sought an injunction in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to stop the removal of the Ballville Dam ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
Site C construction project for $9-billion dam approved by BC …
The British Columbia government has granted approval for the first phase of construction to start on the massive Site C hydroelectric dam ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
UPDATED: Fire near Keswick Dam 18 acres
KESWICK, California - An 18-acre fire is at 25 percent containment this evening after it broke out near Keswick Dam Tuesday afternoon. «Redding Record Searchlight, Jul 15»
The man who feels no pain
Cyclist Laurens ten Dam has proven to be one of the gutsiest athletes around after his performances at the Tour de France. The 34-year-old ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
Bhumibol dam to slash water release | Bangkok Post: news
The lifeline Bhumibol dam is cutting water discharged by 60% and hoping it will rain within a month, when the dam will reach "dead storage" ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
Removal of stop-logs begins at Misner Dam
PORT DOVER - The refilling of Silver Lake last week after someone put stop-logs at Misner Dam back into place was “very dangerous” and put ... «Simcoe Reformer, Jul 15»
