ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXCEPT
From Old French excepter to leave out, from Latin exceptāre, from excipere to take out, from capere to take.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXCEPT
PRESENT
Present
I except
you except
he/she/it excepts
we except
you except
they except
Present continuous
I am excepting
you are excepting
he/she/it is excepting
we are excepting
you are excepting
they are excepting
Present perfect
I have excepted
you have excepted
he/she/it has excepted
we have excepted
you have excepted
they have excepted
Present perfect continuous
I have been excepting
you have been excepting
he/she/it has been excepting
we have been excepting
you have been excepting
they have been excepting
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 excepted
you excepted
he/she/it excepted
we excepted
you excepted
they excepted
Past continuous
I was excepting
you were excepting
he/she/it was excepting
we were excepting
you were excepting
they were excepting
Past perfect
I had excepted
you had excepted
he/she/it had excepted
we had excepted
you had excepted
they had excepted
Past perfect continuous
I had been excepting
you had been excepting
he/she/it had been excepting
we had been excepting
you had been excepting
they had been excepting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will except
you will except
he/she/it will except
we will except
you will except
they will except
Future continuous
I will be excepting
you will be excepting
he/she/it will be excepting
we will be excepting
you will be excepting
they will be excepting
Future perfect
I will have excepted
you will have excepted
he/she/it will have excepted
we will have excepted
you will have excepted
they will have excepted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been excepting
you will have been excepting
he/she/it will have been excepting
we will have been excepting
you will have been excepting
they will have been excepting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would except
you would except
he/she/it would except
we would except
you would except
they would except
Conditional continuous
I would be excepting
you would be excepting
he/she/it would be excepting
we would be excepting
you would be excepting
they would be excepting
Conditional perfect
I would have except
you would have except
he/she/it would have except
we would have except
you would have except
they would have except
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been excepting
you would have been excepting
he/she/it would have been excepting
we would have been excepting
you would have been excepting
they would have been excepting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you except
we let´s except
you except
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
excepting
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 «EXCEPT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
except.
Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden you're free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care except so far as your life can be used tactically to promote a cause you believe in.
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.
These days, it's really been uninteresting except when disasters occur.
Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.
Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.
I would, if checking boxes in a questionnaire, say I would oppose abortion except when the life of the mother is in danger.
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.
I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark.
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCEPT»
Discover the use of
except in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
except and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No One is Here
Except All of Us
A beguiling, imaginative, inspiring story about the bigness of being alive as an individual, as a member of a tribe, and as a participant in history, No One Is Here Except All Of Us explores how we use storytelling to survive and shape our ...
An egg is just an egg, except if, after hatching it becomes something else.
3
All Judges Are Political—
Except When They Are Not: ...
Comparing law to the American practice of common courtesy, this book explains how our courts not only survive under conditions of suspected hypocrisy, but actually depend on these conditions to function.
4
Except-Africa: Remaking Development, Rethinking Power
This complexity has generated a multitude of development scenarios. Among these is the doomsday scenario, applied to every nation on the continent, best captured in the phrase "Everything works ... except in Africa.
5
Except When I Write: Reflections of a Recovering Critic
A stylish, engrossing collection of essays from a master of the form that covers topics as diverse as dueling, Scott Fitzgerald, aphorisms, and the 1960s.
6
What Every (Girl
Except Me) Knows: A Novel
Twelve-year-old Gabby feels that she needs a mother to help her grow into a woman, so when things between her father and his latest girlfriend do not work out, Gabby sets off for the last place she remembers seeing her own mother. Reprint.
Nora Raleigh Baskin, 2002
Chester Nimmo, the son of a stableman, recalls the hardships endured by his family
8
i before e (
except after c)
Here is an amusing collection of ingenious mnemonics devised to help us learn and understand hundreds of important fact as children and can continue to resonate with us as adults.
9
I'd Scream
Except I Look So Fabulous: A Cathy Collection
In this Cathy collection, I'd Scream Except I Look So Fabulous, our favorite cartoon character once again shows why her popularity soars. Who can't relate to the discomfort fashion sometimes dictates in order to be trendy. /div
In the cold Toronto winter of 1895, the unclad body of a servant girl is found frozen in a deserted laneway.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCEPT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
except is used in the context of the following news items.
Why Hillary Clinton is moving left on every issue except Israel
Except on Israel, where she's moving to Barack Obama's right, to energize hawkish donors. The latest example is a just-released letter about ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
Nobody beats Sharapova 17 times in a row -- except Serena
LONDON: Thirty five years after Vitas Gerulaitis famously exclaimed that nobody beats him 17 times in a row, Maria Sharapova now knows how ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Rainfall Down in July, Negative in All Regions Except North-West …
New Delhi: In signs of a deficient monsoon, India has experienced a drop in rainfall in July and almost all regions except the North-West have ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
US colon cancer deaths falling -- except for these 3 "hot spots"
There's reason to celebrate declines in deaths from colon cancer in the United States -- unless you live in three areas that are still lagging ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
Lower oil prices: Good news for Asia except Malaysia – BofA
Our estimates show lower oil prices deliver a favorable mix of stronger growth and lower inflation for all countries in the region except Malaysia. «FXStreet, Jul 15»
Washington testing opt-out rates low, except in high schools
Washington testing opt-out rates low, except in high schools. By Debbie Cafazzo. Staff writerJuly 9, 2015. 2015-07-10T00:01:24Z. By Debbie Cafazzo. Facebook ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska: No more choices except reform of …
Gas metering station "Uzhgorod" is seen near the Chaslivci village, not far from western Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod, Transcarpathian region on ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
LA Residents Try to Hide Hollywood Sign From Tourists, Except on …
All the tourists, that is, except for the ones who rent their properties on Airbnb. They want those tourists to know exactly where the Hollywood ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
Daughter: Cabbie killed in Omni shooting 'feared no one except God'
With the smell of the Fourth of July fireworks still in the air, a yellow taxi — No. 205 — pulled in front of the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown on San ... «MyStatesman.com, Jul 15»
New Zealand's Harmful Digital Communications Act: Harmful to …
New Zealand's Harmful Digital Communications Act: Harmful to Everyone Except Online Harassers. Last week, the New Zealand Parliament ... «EFF, Jul 15»
