CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENTERTAKE
PRESENT
Present
I entertake
you entertake
he/she/it entertakes
we entertake
you entertake
they entertake
Present continuous
I am entertaking
you are entertaking
he/she/it is entertaking
we are entertaking
you are entertaking
they are entertaking
Present perfect
I have entertaked
you have entertaked
he/she/it has entertaked
we have entertaked
you have entertaked
they have entertaked
Present perfect continuous
I have been entertaking
you have been entertaking
he/she/it has been entertaking
we have been entertaking
you have been entertaking
they have been entertaking
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 entertaked
you entertaked
he/she/it entertaked
we entertaked
you entertaked
they entertaked
Past continuous
I was entertaking
you were entertaking
he/she/it was entertaking
we were entertaking
you were entertaking
they were entertaking
Past perfect
I had entertaked
you had entertaked
he/she/it had entertaked
we had entertaked
you had entertaked
they had entertaked
Past perfect continuous
I had been entertaking
you had been entertaking
he/she/it had been entertaking
we had been entertaking
you had been entertaking
they had been entertaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will entertake
you will entertake
he/she/it will entertake
we will entertake
you will entertake
they will entertake
Future continuous
I will be entertaking
you will be entertaking
he/she/it will be entertaking
we will be entertaking
you will be entertaking
they will be entertaking
Future perfect
I will have entertaked
you will have entertaked
he/she/it will have entertaked
we will have entertaked
you will have entertaked
they will have entertaked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been entertaking
you will have been entertaking
he/she/it will have been entertaking
we will have been entertaking
you will have been entertaking
they will have been entertaking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would entertake
you would entertake
he/she/it would entertake
we would entertake
you would entertake
they would entertake
Conditional continuous
I would be entertaking
you would be entertaking
he/she/it would be entertaking
we would be entertaking
you would be entertaking
they would be entertaking
Conditional perfect
I would have entertake
you would have entertake
he/she/it would have entertake
we would have entertake
you would have entertake
they would have entertake
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been entertaking
you would have been entertaking
he/she/it would have been entertaking
we would have been entertaking
you would have been entertaking
they would have been entertaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you entertake
we let´s entertake
you entertake
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
entertaked
Present Participle
entertaking
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 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENTERTAKE»
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... did this mightie Ladie, when she saw Those two strange Knights such homage
to her make, Bate somewhat of that maiestie and. awe That whylome 4 wont to
doe so many quake, And with more myld aspect those two to entertake.5 XXXVI.
Edmund Spenser, George Stillman Hillard, 1857
2
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser
... when she saw Those two strange Knights such homage to her make, Bate
somewhat of that Majestie and awe That whylome wont to doe so many quake,
And with more myld aspect those two to entertake. Now at that instant, as
occasion fell ...
3
Faerie queene. book III
... did this mightie Ladie, when she saw Those two strange Knights such homage
to her make, Bate somewhat of that maiestie and awe That whylome 4 wont to
doe so many quake, And with more myld aspect those two to entertake.5 XXXVI.
Edmund Spenser, George Stillman Hillard, Philip Masterman, 1845
4
The Faerie queene, book IV, cantos 2-12; book V
5 Entertake, entertain. 3 fldaw, moderate. XXXIV. 5.—find mee/test boone, &c.]
They solicited the smallest favor they could think of. flaked, or some similar word,
is understood before meekest. It was a custom for knights, on entering the ...
5
The Faerie queene (continued)
... Those two strange knights such homage to her make, Bate somewhat of that
Majestie and awe That whylome wont to doe so many quake, And with more myld
aspect those two to entertake.y v 36. Now at that instant, as occasion fell, When.
Edmund Spenser, John Payne Collier, 1873
... Bate somewhat of that maiestie and awe That whylome wont to doe so many
quake, And with more myld aspect those two to entertake.6 36 Now at that instant
, as occasion fell, When these two stranger knights arriv'd in place, 1 Quich, stir.
... adaw ;x So did this mightie Ladie, when she saw Those two strange knights
such homage to her make, Bate somewhat of that Majestie and awe That
whylome wont to doe so many quake, And with more myld aspect those two to
entertake.
Edmund Spenser, John Payne Collier, 1862
8
Spenser: The Faerie Queene
... adaw: So did this mightie Ladie, when she saw Those two strange knights such
homage to her make, Bate somewhat of that Maiestie and awe, That whylome
wont to doe so many quake, And with more myld aspect those two to entertake.
9
An Universal Etymological Dictionary
ENTERTAlNssNGLY, divertingly, pleasantly. l ENTERTMNVMENT
sEntertelemenr, F.] entertaining, receiving, Treatment, good Welcome. To
ENTERTAKE, to entertain. Spent. ENTERU/IEW [inFa/canzy] is the second Year
ofa Hawk's Age.
10
The poetical works of Edmund Spenser ... from the text of J. ...
... to her make, Bate somewhat of that maiestie and awe, That whylome wont to
doe so many quake, And with more myld aspect those two to entertake. xxxvr.
Now at that instant, as occasion fell, When these 146 THE FAERY QUEENE. [
B. V..
Edmund Spenser, John Aikin, 1810
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