CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DRIFT
PRESENT
Present
I drift
you drift
he/she/it drifts
we drift
you drift
they drift
Present continuous
I am drifting
you are drifting
he/she/it is drifting
we are drifting
you are drifting
they are drifting
Present perfect
I have drifted
you have drifted
he/she/it has drifted
we have drifted
you have drifted
they have drifted
Present perfect continuous
I have been drifting
you have been drifting
he/she/it has been drifting
we have been drifting
you have been drifting
they have been drifting
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 drifted
you drifted
he/she/it drifted
we drifted
you drifted
they drifted
Past continuous
I was drifting
you were drifting
he/she/it was drifting
we were drifting
you were drifting
they were drifting
Past perfect
I had drifted
you had drifted
he/she/it had drifted
we had drifted
you had drifted
they had drifted
Past perfect continuous
I had been drifting
you had been drifting
he/she/it had been drifting
we had been drifting
you had been drifting
they had been drifting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will drift
you will drift
he/she/it will drift
we will drift
you will drift
they will drift
Future continuous
I will be drifting
you will be drifting
he/she/it will be drifting
we will be drifting
you will be drifting
they will be drifting
Future perfect
I will have drifted
you will have drifted
he/she/it will have drifted
we will have drifted
you will have drifted
they will have drifted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been drifting
you will have been drifting
he/she/it will have been drifting
we will have been drifting
you will have been drifting
they will have been drifting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would drift
you would drift
he/she/it would drift
we would drift
you would drift
they would drift
Conditional continuous
I would be drifting
you would be drifting
he/she/it would be drifting
we would be drifting
you would be drifting
they would be drifting
Conditional perfect
I would have drift
you would have drift
he/she/it would have drift
we would have drift
you would have drift
they would have drift
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been drifting
you would have been drifting
he/she/it would have been drifting
we would have been drifting
you would have been drifting
they would have been drifting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you drift
we let´s drift
you drift
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
drifting
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 «DRIFT»
The term «drift» is very widely used and occupies the
9.491 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «DRIFT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
drift.
Running fills the cup that has to pour out for others. Running feeds the soul that has a responsibility to nourish. Running sets the anchor that limits the drift of the day. Running clears the mind that has a myriad of challenges to solve. Running tends to the self so that selfishness can subside.
Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in the end through a cliff into the sea, something of me. A ton of worms in an acre, that is a wonderful thought, a ton of worms, I believe it.
Look at the Palestinians with the huge, huge percentage of unemployed. What does that breed? Anyone who's unemployed in the world, you feel there's no meaning and there's a risk that you drift over to something desperate. Yes, we have to tackle the social problems as well.
If our moral attitudes are entirely the result of nonrational factors, such as gut feelings and the absorption of cultural norms, they should either be stable or randomly drift over time, like skirt lengths or the widths of ties. They shouldn't show systematic change over human history. But they do.
No-one really feels self-confident deep down because it's an artificial idea. Really, people aren't that worried about what you're doing or what you're saying, so you can drift around the world relatively anonymously: you must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from that idea that people are watching you.
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.
I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord Krishna and the cost of living.
For some reason I have a visual intuition that allows me to design things in an interesting way, and I don't know where that came from. Because I don't have this formal training, I seem to drift in a different direction.
We also own a little boat and I'm like a kid with it. I take off early in the morning, fishing rod in tow, and just drift about the ocean all day.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRIFT»
Discover the use of
drift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war.
2
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
Identifying what the author believes to be a battle between the priorities of civilian life and the war, the host of the critically acclaimed The Rachel Maddow Show explains that today's focus on national security is actually compromising ...
Now available for the first time in e-book format, a powerful literary classic from one of contemporary fiction's most acclaimed and important writers, Russell Banks's Continental Drift is a masterful novel of hope lost and gained, and a ...
4
Drift into Failure: From Hunting Broken Components to ...
This book explores complexity theory and systems thinking to better understand how complex systems drift into failure.
Professor Sidney Dekker, 2012
5
Pakistan's
Drift Into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and ...
In addition to a detailed account of the political developments in Pakistan since 1947, the book also provides a detailed profile of General Pervez Musharraf, evaluates Indo-Pakistani relations, and discusses the country's domestic and ...
6
Drift: The Hammersmith and City Line
This is a very pleasing set of books' A Common Reader blog 'The contrasts and transitions between books are as stirring as the books themselves .
Exposes the hollowness of a city's boom years
Abandoned by his parents and living with his grandmother, sixteen-year-old Robert Lomos dreams of somehow keeping himself out of trouble, saving his money, and heading for California to put his family back together.
Manuel Luis Martinez, 2003
9
Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest
This paperback edition of Walter Lippmann's classic work includes a revised introduction by William E. Leuchtenburg that places the book in its historical and political contexts.
Like all his work it is productively playful, punningly irreverent and deeply concerned with sex and death, fact and fiction, but also more seriously with the redemptive possibilities of art and the existential power of the novel - all in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIFT»
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drift is used in the context of the following news items.
Russia's Ban on Drift Net Fishing is Good for the Environment, But …
After years of fierce debate, Russian President Vladimir Putin last week banned the ecologically destructive practice of drift net fishing in the ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
Variant cover for Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift #1
Following the best-selling graphic novel Tales from Year Zero, Legendary takes you back to the front lines of a larger-than-life battleground with ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
GREMLIN's BYTE: July is Summer White Drift Season
While the snow drifts of last winter may now be only an unpleasant memory, July is our summer white drift season. «Nova News Now, Jul 15»
Video Review - Robots In Disguise Deployers Drift with Jetstorm …
YouTuber chuckdawg1999 has posted his video review of Deployers Drift! Luckily, it seems to be a bit better than Chuck judged Fracture to be, ... «Tformers.com, Jul 15»
Drift ace Darren Rickaby back from his travels with a victory
Craddy takes the wheel of the car because the Lexus LS200 being prepared by his new team, Hartlepool-based Tsujigiri Drift Team, is not yet ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»
Wildfire smoke expected to drift into Calgary
Tuesday could be a hazy day in Calgary, thanks to wildfires burning in Northern Alberta. Meteorologist David Spence says the amount of haze ... «660 News, Jul 15»
Futures drift lower after mixed crop ratings
Grain futures are down this morning but trying to move off session lows. Small improvements in corn and soybean ratings Monday took the ... «Farm Futures, Jul 15»
UK NBP spot gas prices drift marginally lower as network balances
UK NBP spot gas prices were slightly lower by 11:00 am London time Tuesday as the system moved from marginally short to comfortably ... «Platts, Jul 15»
Watch Eminem Drift This Nissan S13 In His 'Phenomenal' Music Video
Eminem! Why didn't you tell us you were an awesome drifter?! In Eminem's latest music video that dropped earlier last week (July. 3, 2015) on ... «The Art of Gears, Jul 15»
#SDCC15: Legendary Unveils Variant Cover for Pacific Rim: Tales …
For each issue of Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift, Legendary will release an alternate cover featuring limited edition artwork. The variant cover ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
