CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIGURE-SKATE
PRESENT
Present
I figure-skate
you figure-skate
he/she/it figure-skates
we figure-skate
you figure-skate
they figure-skate
Present continuous
I am figure-skating
you are figure-skating
he/she/it is figure-skating
we are figure-skating
you are figure-skating
they are figure-skating
Present perfect
I have figure-skated
you have figure-skated
he/she/it has figure-skated
we have figure-skated
you have figure-skated
they have figure-skated
Present perfect continuous
I have been figure-skating
you have been figure-skating
he/she/it has been figure-skating
we have been figure-skating
you have been figure-skating
they have been figure-skating
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 figure-skated
you figure-skated
he/she/it figure-skated
we figure-skated
you figure-skated
they figure-skated
Past continuous
I was figure-skating
you were figure-skating
he/she/it was figure-skating
we were figure-skating
you were figure-skating
they were figure-skating
Past perfect
I had figure-skated
you had figure-skated
he/she/it had figure-skated
we had figure-skated
you had figure-skated
they had figure-skated
Past perfect continuous
I had been figure-skating
you had been figure-skating
he/she/it had been figure-skating
we had been figure-skating
you had been figure-skating
they had been figure-skating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will figure-skate
you will figure-skate
he/she/it will figure-skate
we will figure-skate
you will figure-skate
they will figure-skate
Future continuous
I will be figure-skating
you will be figure-skating
he/she/it will be figure-skating
we will be figure-skating
you will be figure-skating
they will be figure-skating
Future perfect
I will have figure-skated
you will have figure-skated
he/she/it will have figure-skated
we will have figure-skated
you will have figure-skated
they will have figure-skated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been figure-skating
you will have been figure-skating
he/she/it will have been figure-skating
we will have been figure-skating
you will have been figure-skating
they will have been figure-skating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would figure-skate
you would figure-skate
he/she/it would figure-skate
we would figure-skate
you would figure-skate
they would figure-skate
Conditional continuous
I would be figure-skating
you would be figure-skating
he/she/it would be figure-skating
we would be figure-skating
you would be figure-skating
they would be figure-skating
Conditional perfect
I would have figure-skate
you would have figure-skate
he/she/it would have figure-skate
we would have figure-skate
you would have figure-skate
they would have figure-skate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been figure-skating
you would have been figure-skating
he/she/it would have been figure-skating
we would have been figure-skating
you would have been figure-skating
they would have been figure-skating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you figure-skate
we let´s figure-skate
you figure-skate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to figure-skate
Past participle
figure-skated
Present Participle
figure-skating
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 «FIGURE-SKATE»
Discover the use of
figure-skate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
figure-skate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ice Skating: Steps to Success
The figure skate blade is the thickest, with a width of about 150/1,000 of an inch.
The figure skate blade has the deepest groove between the edges of the blade (
the hollott'). The hollow's concave shape is created by a sharpening stone with a
...
Karin Künzle-Watson, 1996
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Figure skates are a type of ice skate used by figure skaters.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
3
Britannica Student Encyclopedia
A figure skate has a tall boot that extends above the ankle. The blade on a figure
skate is about as long as the boot. Each skate has a toe pick, a jagged-toothed
edge at the front of the blade. Figure skaters use toe picks to brace themselves ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc, 2014
His heart felt silly by wanting to learn how to figure skate from thestart. He
decided to check on his cellfrom the coin locker box. He wanted to see ifSally
called him. There wereno missed callsfrom her. Hepaidagain forthe locker box
with three ...
5
Play-By-Play
Figure Skating
The bottom of a figure skate blade is not flat. It has two edges — an inside edge
and an outside edge. In between the edges is a hollow, or concave, space. At the
front, near the toe, the blade is jagged. This area is the toe pick. While beginners
...
6
Boitano's Edge: Inside The Real World Of
Figure Skating
But a figure skate blade is made of very high-quality steel, so a sharpening lasts
for about a month. If the sharpening is off, a skater's performance will also be off
for a whole month. If you've done a perfect sharpening, the blade feels right ...
A figure skate blade is longer, wider and flatter than a hockey skate. The shorter
blade gives a hockey player more maneuverability. The longer figure-skate blade
provides stability. That's why most rental skates at ice rinks are figure skates ...
SR Figure Skate. Men's jsed by Mr. Irving BrokaW and by Champion Figure
Skaters the world over LNISHED IN EITHER BROKAW OR SPALDING MODELS
Two stanchions, one-piece skates. Best quality iish steel, specially tempered
blades.
9
Artistic Impressions: Figuree Skating, Masculinity and the ...
It also seems to be the case that, in Canada at least, skating officials are no
longer shying away from acknowledging that gay men do figure skate. In 1993,
Matthew Hall, a member of the Canadian national team, came out. Doug Steele,
then ...
10
The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: An IOC Medical ...
The figure skate blade is wider than that of a speed skate, but narrower than that
of an ice hockey skate, with the boot being of leather (similar to the speed skate)
and extending above the ankle joint (similar to the ice hockey skate).
