CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DROP
PRESENT
Present
I drop
you drop
he/she/it drops
we drop
you drop
they drop
Present continuous
I am dropping
you are dropping
he/she/it is dropping
we are dropping
you are dropping
they are dropping
Present perfect
I have dropped
you have dropped
he/she/it has dropped
we have dropped
you have dropped
they have dropped
Present perfect continuous
I have been dropping
you have been dropping
he/she/it has been dropping
we have been dropping
you have been dropping
they have been dropping
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 dropped
you dropped
he/she/it dropped
we dropped
you dropped
they dropped
Past continuous
I was dropping
you were dropping
he/she/it was dropping
we were dropping
you were dropping
they were dropping
Past perfect
I had dropped
you had dropped
he/she/it had dropped
we had dropped
you had dropped
they had dropped
Past perfect continuous
I had been dropping
you had been dropping
he/she/it had been dropping
we had been dropping
you had been dropping
they had been dropping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will drop
you will drop
he/she/it will drop
we will drop
you will drop
they will drop
Future continuous
I will be dropping
you will be dropping
he/she/it will be dropping
we will be dropping
you will be dropping
they will be dropping
Future perfect
I will have dropped
you will have dropped
he/she/it will have dropped
we will have dropped
you will have dropped
they will have dropped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dropping
you will have been dropping
he/she/it will have been dropping
we will have been dropping
you will have been dropping
they will have been dropping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would drop
you would drop
he/she/it would drop
we would drop
you would drop
they would drop
Conditional continuous
I would be dropping
you would be dropping
he/she/it would be dropping
we would be dropping
you would be dropping
they would be dropping
Conditional perfect
I would have drop
you would have drop
he/she/it would have drop
we would have drop
you would have drop
they would have drop
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dropping
you would have been dropping
he/she/it would have been dropping
we would have been dropping
you would have been dropping
they would have been dropping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you drop
we let´s drop
you drop
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
dropping
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 «DROP»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
drop.
Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.
I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'
When one kicks over a tea table and smashes everything but the sugar bowl, one may as well pick that up and drop it on the bricks, don't you think?
Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs.
When you drop any new idea in the pond of the world, you get a ripple effect. You have to be aware that you will be creating a cascade of change.
I'm gonna drop fitty. I'm gonna drop fitty pounds. How many quarter-pounders with cheeses is that? I'm gonna drop 200 quarter-pounder with cheeses.
Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, 'A house guest,' you're wrong because I have just described my kids.
I can cry at the drop of a hat. I've always found that easier than laughing in films.
When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them as if their reason had left them. When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless.
Politics is so much about serendipity that we've got to have a bigger pool of women, so that when people drop out of the process, you've got others to turn to.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROP»
Discover the use of
drop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
drop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Rain, Rain Go Away It's raining, and Pip Squeak's roof is leaking. He tries to catch the water with pots, pans, cups, and cans -- he even tries using a shoe! But the drips and the drops just won't stop. What will Pip Squeak do?
2
The Crime
Drop in America
Top criminologists explain the reasons for the drop in violent crime in America.
Alfred Blumstein, Joel Wallman,
2006
Using rural Connecticut as a background, this tension-filled story is told with a unique blend of humor and seriousness, as it unravels a challenging puzzle and explores a difficult social problem.
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Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects - Steps Six and Seven
Resentment. Fear. Self-Pity. Intolerance. Anger. As Bill P. explains, these are the "rocks" that can sink recovery- or at the least, block further progress.
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Turn On, Tune In,
Drop Out
Also in Sufi Tales … a certain type of "rascal"-with a grin and a wink (and wisdom beyond wisdom) … in the Zen tradition this is known as the School of Crazy Wisdom … Timothy Leary-in his own inimitable way-has become the twentieth ...
6
The
Drop Goes Plop: A First Look at the Water Cycle
Mama and baby seagull follow a drop of water, beginning when it is evaporated from the ocean and becomes part of a cloud, through its use by humans, and ending when it is again evaporated from the ocean.
Alex wants to be a part of the elite Backcountry Patrol of snowboarders, but first he and three other hopefuls--Dave, Bryce, and Hope--must endure a series of tests that forces them to confront their own fears and the treacherous mountain ...
Judge is desperate.
Jacqueline Turner Banks,
2003
9
A
Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder
Describes the origins, characteristics, and uses of water. The most spectacular photographs ever created on the subject of water appear in this unique science book by Walter Wick.
Author and illustrator Gordon Morrison has captured a single moment in time, revealing the course and influence of water, and inviting readers to pause and consider the world around them in this beautiful and lyrical appreciation of nature ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
drop is used in the context of the following news items.
Much of New Zealand to drop to below zero overnight
Temperatures are set to plummet below freezing over much of the country on Thursday night, MetService says. As the country battles the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Fed's Kocherlakota: Drop in neutral rate makes Fed's job harder
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A significant drop in the long-run interest-rate level that marks a sweet spot for a healthy U.S. economy is making it ... «Reuters Canada, Jul 15»
A small drop in mortgage rates brings in the buyers and even some …
Mortgage rates fell this week as the economic turmoil in Greece continued wreaking havoc on international markets. The lower rates have been ... «Bankrate.com, Jul 15»
Delaware gas prices expected to drop 20 cents
The price of a gallon of gas in the First State could drop 20 cents a gallon by August, as economic uncertainty in Europe, as well as in China, ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
Alfa and Harbour Energy Drop Bid to Acquire Oil Firm Pacific Rubiales
MEXICO CITY—Mexican conglomerate Alfa SAB and U.S.-based energy investor Harbour Energy Ltd. said Wednesday they were pulling out of ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Australian dollar resists sharp drop in iron ore price
The Australian dollar staged a mild recovery on Thursday, holding up above US74¢ despite another drop in the price of iron ore on concerns ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Bafana drop another place
Cape Town - Bafana Bafana have slipped down the latest FIFA rankings, dropping one place when the latest World Rankings were released by ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
Root makes the most of Haddin drop
Brad Haddin has dropped easier catches, but few would sting as much as the reprieve offered to Joe Root on day one of the Ashes opener. «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
Big drop in deportations worries former Canada border agency …
An unexplained 50 per cent drop in deportations — both nationally and locally — over the last three years has a former senior executive with ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
Punjab does not have a single drop of extra water for states like …
Speaking during his public rallies at Attari and Majitha, he reiterated that Punjab did not have a single drop of water to spare for other states, ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»