ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GANG
Old English gang journey; related to Old Norse gangr, Old High German gang, Sanskrit jangha foot.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GANG
PRESENT
Present
I gang
you gang
he/she/it gangs
we gang
you gang
they gang
Present continuous
I am ganging
you are ganging
he/she/it is ganging
we are ganging
you are ganging
they are ganging
Present perfect
I have ganged
you have ganged
he/she/it has ganged
we have ganged
you have ganged
they have ganged
Present perfect continuous
I have been ganging
you have been ganging
he/she/it has been ganging
we have been ganging
you have been ganging
they have been ganging
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 ganged
you ganged
he/she/it ganged
we ganged
you ganged
they ganged
Past continuous
I was ganging
you were ganging
he/she/it was ganging
we were ganging
you were ganging
they were ganging
Past perfect
I had ganged
you had ganged
he/she/it had ganged
we had ganged
you had ganged
they had ganged
Past perfect continuous
I had been ganging
you had been ganging
he/she/it had been ganging
we had been ganging
you had been ganging
they had been ganging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gang
you will gang
he/she/it will gang
we will gang
you will gang
they will gang
Future continuous
I will be ganging
you will be ganging
he/she/it will be ganging
we will be ganging
you will be ganging
they will be ganging
Future perfect
I will have ganged
you will have ganged
he/she/it will have ganged
we will have ganged
you will have ganged
they will have ganged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ganging
you will have been ganging
he/she/it will have been ganging
we will have been ganging
you will have been ganging
they will have been ganging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gang
you would gang
he/she/it would gang
we would gang
you would gang
they would gang
Conditional continuous
I would be ganging
you would be ganging
he/she/it would be ganging
we would be ganging
you would be ganging
they would be ganging
Conditional perfect
I would have gang
you would have gang
he/she/it would have gang
we would have gang
you would have gang
they would have gang
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ganging
you would have been ganging
he/she/it would have been ganging
we would have been ganging
you would have been ganging
they would have been ganging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gang
we let´s gang
you gang
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
ganging
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 «GANG»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
gang.
During my eleven years as a New York City public school teacher, I saw firsthand the impact that poverty has on the classroom. In low-income neighborhoods like Sunset Park, where I taught, students as young as five years old enter school affected by the stresses often created by poverty: domestic violence, drug abuse, gang activity.
I went to Phoenix, Arizona for 'Angel Unchained,' and they'd hire the bike gang from Phoenix to be extras in the movie.
We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.
We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.
I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was not a gang to sell drugs.
My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region of Seattle. You had a choice - you either joined or formed a gang or you let others bully you.
Even gang members imagine a future that doesn't include gangs.
In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma.
Gangs are bastions of conditional love, and one of the ways to counteract it is to offer community, which will always trump gang, and that's what happens at Homeboy Industries.
I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GANG»
Discover the use of
gang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life in the
Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence
Although the book focuses on the individual, organizational, and institutional aspects of gang membership, it also explores gang members' involvement with other school and neighborhood structures.
2
Always Running: La Vida Loca:
Gang Days in L.A.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Luis J. Rodríguez including rare images from the author’s personal collection.
3
Gang Cop: The Words and Ways of Officer Paco Domingo
This book is for law enforcement personnel, lawyers, criminologists, and community and governmental agencies concerned with the proliferation of gangs in America's towns.
4
Monster: The Autobiography of an L. A.
Gang Member
When the inevitable jail term confined him to a maximum-security cell, a complete political and personal transformation followed: from Monster to Sanyika Shakur, black nationalist, member of the New Afrikan Independence Movement, and ...
Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago and answers another question: what's it like to ...
6
The Shanghai Green
Gang: Politics and Organized Crime, 1919-1937
In a remarkable example of history as detective work, Brian Martin pieces together the fascinating and complex story of the Shanghai Green Gang and its charismatic leader, Du Yuesheng.
7
Gang Investigations: A Street Cop's Guide
A captivating art program, learning design format, and numerous case studies draw students into the text and make them eager to learn more about the fascinating world of microbiology.
Derrick Watkins, Richard Ashby,
2007
8
The Stern
Gang: Ideology, Politics and Terror, 1940-1949
This study of "The Stern Gang" attempts to demythologize the image of this extremist, Zionist underground group.
9
The Scarlet
Gang of Asakusa
A new translation of the only work not currently available in English by a Nobel-Prize winning author and the best known Japanese writer outside of Japan.
10
Detroit's Infamous Purple
Gang
Using rare police department mug shots and group photographs, the book transports readers through the dark side of Prohibition-era Detroit history.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GANG»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gang is used in the context of the following news items.
Chicago rapper Capo, baby killed in gang-related incident: report …
Chicago police confirmed on Sunday that a 22-year-old gang member who was shot in the hip and the back on the city's south side on ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
In El Salvador, Gang Killings Take An Agonizing Toll : Parallels : NPR
Suspected members of El Salvador's 18th Street gang stand handcuffed in pairs at a police station in Panchimalco, near San Salvador. «NPR, Jul 15»
Anti-gang initiative ends as city reaches 20th shooting of year …
An anti-gang initiative that began as a response to last year's record year of gun violence in the capital has ended as Ottawa police investigate ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
Suspected gang member arrested with stolen firearm in Santa Rosa …
SANTA ROSA (KRON) — An alleged gang member was arrested early Saturday after police found illegal drugs and a stolen gun in a Santa ... «KRON4.com, Jul 15»
Mom Describes Terror as Gang of Teens Circled, Shook and Kicked …
Mom Describes Terror as Gang of Teens Circled, Shook and Kicked Her Car and Then Shattered the Rear Window — All While Her Two Young ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
Mitchell: Fathers' gang ties putting their kids at risk | Chicago
Any way you look at it, Amari is the latest innocent victim of gang disputes that account for a third of the homicides in our city. The police are still ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
Police tighten net around suspected robbery gang | News …
Police in northern Greece have drawn up case files against six suspected members of a robbery racket that appears to be based in Litohoro, ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
International gang of robbers busted, 11 arrested | GulfNews.com
The first gang consisted of five Colombians, who were helped by two Sudanese men who were familiar with the UAE. The other gang consisted ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
Lacote to direct street-gang drama 'Zama' | News | Screen
Ivorian director Philippe Lacote is developing a feature inspired by a real-life, street-gang leader called Zama, who was hacked to death on the ... «Screen International, Jul 15»
Hooksett Teen Charged After Gang Shooting Incidents | Concord …
Hooksett Teen Charged After Gang Shooting Incidents. Police: Isaac Velez arrested after enforcement stepped up to diffuse violence between ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»