ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FEED
Old English fēdan; related to Old Norse fœtha to feed, Old High German fuotan, Gothic fōthjan.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FEED
PRESENT
Present
I feed
you feed
he/she/it feeds
we feed
you feed
they feed
Present continuous
I am feeding
you are feeding
he/she/it is feeding
we are feeding
you are feeding
they are feeding
Present perfect
I have fed
you have fed
he/she/it has fed
we have fed
you have fed
they have fed
Present perfect continuous
I have been feeding
you have been feeding
he/she/it has been feeding
we have been feeding
you have been feeding
they have been feeding
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 fed
you fed
he/she/it fed
we fed
you fed
they fed
Past continuous
I was feeding
you were feeding
he/she/it was feeding
we were feeding
you were feeding
they were feeding
Past perfect
I had fed
you had fed
he/she/it had fed
we had fed
you had fed
they had fed
Past perfect continuous
I had been feeding
you had been feeding
he/she/it had been feeding
we had been feeding
you had been feeding
they had been feeding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will feed
you will feed
he/she/it will feed
we will feed
you will feed
they will feed
Future continuous
I will be feeding
you will be feeding
he/she/it will be feeding
we will be feeding
you will be feeding
they will be feeding
Future perfect
I will have fed
you will have fed
he/she/it will have fed
we will have fed
you will have fed
they will have fed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been feeding
you will have been feeding
he/she/it will have been feeding
we will have been feeding
you will have been feeding
they will have been feeding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would feed
you would feed
he/she/it would feed
we would feed
you would feed
they would feed
Conditional continuous
I would be feeding
you would be feeding
he/she/it would be feeding
we would be feeding
you would be feeding
they would be feeding
Conditional perfect
I would have feed
you would have feed
he/she/it would have feed
we would have feed
you would have feed
they would have feed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been feeding
you would have been feeding
he/she/it would have been feeding
we would have been feeding
you would have been feeding
they would have been feeding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you feed
we let´s feed
you feed
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
feeding
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 «FEED»
The term «feed» is very widely used and occupies the
933 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «FEED»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
feed.
Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.
No, I'm not very productive at all. I'm probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I'm someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I'll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days.
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.
Get up, groan, write a bit, moan, eat breakfast, write some more, cycle my bike through the Sligo hills, make up country songs as I pedal along, sing them, have lunch, have a nap, groan, moan, write a small bit more, cook dinner, feed wifey, open a bottle, or several, slump, sleep.
I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.
I've got three kids, and those are mouths to feed.
Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can then feed on that culture, bringing it down. It's happened many times in the past. It could happen to us.
Zombies have no memories of their former life. You wont see the undead trying to wash windows or do your taxes. All they know how to do is swarm and feed.
Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEED»
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feed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
feed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
And it was before Titus met Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl who has decided to fight the feed and its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires.
Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives - the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will get out, even if it kills them.
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Feed Management in Intensive Aquaculture
""" This book has been written as a guide to the management and use of formulated feeds in intensive fish and shrimp culture.
4
Feed Your Pet Right: The Authoritative Guide to Feeding Your ...
Human nutrition expert and author of the critically acclaimed What to Eat, Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., has joined forces with Malden C. Nesheim, Ph.D., a Cornell animal nutrition expert, to write Feed Your Pet Right, the first complete, ...
Marion Nestle, Malden Nesheim, 2010
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Burn the Fat,
Feed the Muscle: Transform Your Body Forever ...
Tom Venuto has created a program using the secrets of the world's leanest people,although it's not about getting ripped; it is about maximizing your fat loss through nutrient timing and strategic exercise.
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Feed Your Horse Like a Horse: Optimize Your Horse's ...
Based on solid science and the author's long experience, Feed Your Horse Like A Horse illuminates the secrets of equine nutrition and points the way toward lifelong vitality for your horse.
Ph. D. Juliet M. Getty, 2009
7
Feed-in Tariffs: Accelerating the Deployment of Renewable Energy
Feed-in Tariffs is a concise introduction to feed-in laws, examining the experience of countries that have implemented this model.
8
Feed Your Best Friend Better: Easy, Nutritious Meals and ...
Featuring such options as Puppy Pesto, Bacon Yappetizers and Mutt Loaf, a cookbook by the creator of the "DogFoodDude" blog provides natural-foods recipes for dogs based on the nutritional guidelines of veterinary manuals.
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Voluntary
Feed Intake in Pigs
The book also deals with aspects such as genetic background of the animals, feeder design, feed manufacturing technology and the use of models to predict feed intake.This book is intended for academics, researchers, students and industry ...
David Torrallardona, Eugeni Roura, 2009
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Handbook of Poultry
Feed from Waste: Processing and Use
This book provides detailed scientific information on the processing of agro-waste material to provide inexpensive alternatives to non-traditional feedstuffs for use in poultry and farm animal nutrition.
Adel R. Y. El Boushy, A.F.B. van der Poel, Antonius Franciscus Bernadus Poel, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
feed is used in the context of the following news items.
3 things to know about Facebook news feed changes - WSOC tv
Facebook's goal for the News Feed is to show you more of the stories that matter to you most and it ranks the order of the stories based on your ... «WSOC Charlotte, Jul 15»
Facebook reportedly in talks to put music videos in your News Feed …
Facebook is trying to set up deals with major record companies to put music videos in your News Feed, both Billboard and The New York Times ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
Baltimore Restaurant Owner Ditches Restaurant Week to Feed …
Instead of offering a prix-fixe menu to local foodies, one Baltimore restaurant owner has decided to feed the homeless during Restaurant Week. «People Magazine, Jul 15»
App designed to feed Norfolk - WVEC.com
the We Feed Norfolk app claims to be like "Uber" for the Foodbank. Sandra Parker, 13News Now 1:03 p.m. EDT July 10, 2015. 635721283332855662-we-feed- ... «13newsnow.com, Jul 15»
Ex-FBI Agent Who Stole Heroin to Feed Addiction Sentenced to 3 …
A former FBI agent who went from drug investigator to drug abuser was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday, authorities said. The agent ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
St. Andrew's Church seeks new stove to feed community - apg-wi.com
St. Andrew's Church parishioner Joyce “Pep” Kabasa stands before the two antiquated kitchen stoves in the church kitchen. Kabasa and a ... «Ashland Daily Press, Jul 15»
Facebook gives mobile users more control over News Feed, lets …
A new setting added today to the “More” page of the Facebook app asks which friends you want at the top of your feed and makes it easy to ... «GeekWire, Jul 15»
CrunchWeek: Microsoft Swings The Axe, Facebook Updates News …
CrunchWeek: Microsoft Swings The Axe, Facebook Updates News Feed, And Reddit Melts Down. Posted 1 hour ago by Alex Wilhelm (@alex), Matthew Lynley ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
Stuntman jumps over his house, on The Feed! - CBS News
Some of the latest and greatest viral videos include daredevil Damien Walters leaping from a swing and clearing his house, plus an inventor ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
Here are two ways you can help feed hungry families this summer
The plea is urgent. “Harvest Hope seeks IMMEDIATE HELP to feed hungry families during the summer.” And some are hoping the response will ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
