CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORESWEAR
PRESENT
Present
I foreswear
you foreswear
he/she/it foreswears
we foreswear
you foreswear
they foreswear
Present continuous
I am foreswearing
you are foreswearing
he/she/it is foreswearing
we are foreswearing
you are foreswearing
they are foreswearing
Present perfect
I have foresworn
you have foresworn
he/she/it has foresworn
we have foresworn
you have foresworn
they have foresworn
Present perfect continuous
I have been foreswearing
you have been foreswearing
he/she/it has been foreswearing
we have been foreswearing
you have been foreswearing
they have been foreswearing
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 foreswore
you foreswore
he/she/it foreswore
we foreswore
you foreswore
they foreswore
Past continuous
I was foreswearing
you were foreswearing
he/she/it was foreswearing
we were foreswearing
you were foreswearing
they were foreswearing
Past perfect
I had foresworn
you had foresworn
he/she/it had foresworn
we had foresworn
you had foresworn
they had foresworn
Past perfect continuous
I had been foreswearing
you had been foreswearing
he/she/it had been foreswearing
we had been foreswearing
you had been foreswearing
they had been foreswearing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will foreswear
you will foreswear
he/she/it will foreswear
we will foreswear
you will foreswear
they will foreswear
Future continuous
I will be foreswearing
you will be foreswearing
he/she/it will be foreswearing
we will be foreswearing
you will be foreswearing
they will be foreswearing
Future perfect
I will have foresworn
you will have foresworn
he/she/it will have foresworn
we will have foresworn
you will have foresworn
they will have foresworn
Future perfect continuous
I will have been foreswearing
you will have been foreswearing
he/she/it will have been foreswearing
we will have been foreswearing
you will have been foreswearing
they will have been foreswearing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would foreswear
you would foreswear
he/she/it would foreswear
we would foreswear
you would foreswear
they would foreswear
Conditional continuous
I would be foreswearing
you would be foreswearing
he/she/it would be foreswearing
we would be foreswearing
you would be foreswearing
they would be foreswearing
Conditional perfect
I would have foreswear
you would have foreswear
he/she/it would have foreswear
we would have foreswear
you would have foreswear
they would have foreswear
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been foreswearing
you would have been foreswearing
he/she/it would have been foreswearing
we would have been foreswearing
you would have been foreswearing
they would have been foreswearing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you foreswear
we let´s foreswear
you foreswear
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
foresworn
Present Participle
foreswearing
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 «FORESWEAR»
Discover the use of
foreswear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
foreswear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Garner's Modern American Usage
“By the same token, Israel should be asked to foreswear [read forswear] future
persecution of Lebanese civilians.” “The Enemies of Lebanon's People,” Boston
Globe, 19 Apr. 1996, at 18. If ✳foreswear were a proper word, it might mean “to ...
2
The Book of Kadam: The Core Texts
I see my own life to be the same; So foreswear strong grasping atpermanence
and meditateupon impermanence in four sessions.90 Life is transient, like abeeat
season's end; Though hovering now,aslight shift in the weather anditdies.
3
The Model of Love: A Study in Philosophical Theology
A Study in Philosophical Theology Vincent Brümmer. Secondly, it is incoherent to
demand that everyone should exclusively adopt an attitude of gift-love and
foreswear all need- love. It is logically impossible for there to be only givers and
no ...
4
The Sources of Democratic Consolidation
As a result they may be willing to foreswear exit options even if they believe that
democracy, for example, could represent a lower payoff than authoritarianism for
one or more brief periods, so long as they expect democracy's payoffs to ...
5
Asian American Culture on Stage: The History of the East ...
forces, and foreswear any form of allegiance or obedience to the Japanese
emperor, to any other foreign government, power or organization?” The word “
foreswear” was particularly problematic for people of Japanese ancestry in the
United ...
6
Going for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers in the War ...
The very next question, number twenty-eight, asked: “Will you swear unqualified
allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States
from any and all attack by foreign or domestic forces, and foreswear any form of ...
7
It Did Happen Here: Recollections of Political Repression in ...
But then it went further to ask, ". . . and foreswear allegiance to the emperor of
Japan?" You ask that question of me, and it's a catch-22 situation. If I say, "Yes, I
foreswear allegiance to the emperor of Japan," that means I had allegiance
before.
Bud Schultz, Ruth Schultz, 1990
8
Encyclopedia of Japanese American Internment
Questions 27 and 28 on that instrument asked: are you willing to serve in the U.S.
armed forces, and will you swear unqualified allegiance to the U.S. and
foreswear loyalty to the Japanese emperor. The questionnaire and questions 27
and 28 ...
9
Richard and Adolf: Did Richard Wagner Incite Adolf Hitler to ...
There is one prerequisite to achieve world domination - whoever fashions the
gold into a ring must foreswear love. The chances of Alberich foreswearing love
seem to be pretty slim given his reckless pursuit of the maidens. The water boils ...
Christopher Nicholson, 2007
10
From Modernism to Postmodernism: Concepts and Strategies of ...
foreswear me when I shall foreswear myself, deny myself, plunge into Her who
summons, singing ... 'Love! Love! Love!'” (12, Barth's ellipsis) Recognizable are
both the existential concern of the swimmer and the playful, ironic, comic tone of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORESWEAR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
foreswear is used in the context of the following news items.
NYT: Low Retirement Savings Forces Baby Boomers to Think …
Meanwhile, the old conventional wisdom that retirees should foreswear stocks for bonds is wisdom no more, says Stuart Ritter, senior financial ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
T Rowe's Ritter: Retirees Shouldn't Shy Away From Stocks
The old conventional wisdom that retirees should foreswear stocks for bonds is wisdom no more, says Stuart Ritter, senior financial planner for ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
The Fourth of July belies pacifism -- State Journal editorial from 90 …
What does the type of pacifist who believes this country should dispose of all armament instanter, and foreswear war whether we be attacked or ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
Review Roundup: BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Opens in the West End
... good at conveying honest emotion...Above all, the show has charm - to complain of a soft centre would be to foreswear strawberry creams; ie, ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
North Korea's 'Worst Drought' Threatens Famine As Kim Jong-Un …
The best hope, if there is any, would be to cool it, to foreswear more testing, to cut back on massive investment in nukes, missiles and other ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
Korea, US expects new nuclear agreement to strengthen ties
The original agreement had banned Korea to foreswear uranium enrichment and reprocessing. The new deal allows Korea to use nuclear ... «Korea Times, Jun 15»
REAL AMERICA
But too many men will look at statistics, facts and figures and decide to foreswear off all women. And I couldn't blame them. It's just sad. «WND.com, Jun 15»
Don't Free Oscar López Rivera
The following year, he turned down President Bill Clinton's clemency offer because the deal required López Rivera to foreswear armed struggle ... «City Journal, Jun 15»
Chancery Continues Effort To Corral Multiforum Litigation
... than Delaware-an eventuality Treppel refused to foreswear. As UTC argued, because the Chancery Court has previously articulated its views ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Apr 15»
South Korea wins revisions to nuclear treaty with USA
It said the two parties also agreed to lift the "gold standard" in their agreement that legally binds US partners to foreswear enrichment and ... «World Nuclear News, Apr 15»
