CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLISTEN
PRESENT
Present
I glisten
you glisten
he/she/it glistens
we glisten
you glisten
they glisten
Present continuous
I am glistening
you are glistening
he/she/it is glistening
we are glistening
you are glistening
they are glistening
Present perfect
I have glistened
you have glistened
he/she/it has glistened
we have glistened
you have glistened
they have glistened
Present perfect continuous
I have been glistening
you have been glistening
he/she/it has been glistening
we have been glistening
you have been glistening
they have been glistening
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 glistened
you glistened
he/she/it glistened
we glistened
you glistened
they glistened
Past continuous
I was glistening
you were glistening
he/she/it was glistening
we were glistening
you were glistening
they were glistening
Past perfect
I had glistened
you had glistened
he/she/it had glistened
we had glistened
you had glistened
they had glistened
Past perfect continuous
I had been glistening
you had been glistening
he/she/it had been glistening
we had been glistening
you had been glistening
they had been glistening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will glisten
you will glisten
he/she/it will glisten
we will glisten
you will glisten
they will glisten
Future continuous
I will be glistening
you will be glistening
he/she/it will be glistening
we will be glistening
you will be glistening
they will be glistening
Future perfect
I will have glistened
you will have glistened
he/she/it will have glistened
we will have glistened
you will have glistened
they will have glistened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been glistening
you will have been glistening
he/she/it will have been glistening
we will have been glistening
you will have been glistening
they will have been glistening
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would glisten
you would glisten
he/she/it would glisten
we would glisten
you would glisten
they would glisten
Conditional continuous
I would be glistening
you would be glistening
he/she/it would be glistening
we would be glistening
you would be glistening
they would be glistening
Conditional perfect
I would have glisten
you would have glisten
he/she/it would have glisten
we would have glisten
you would have glisten
they would have glisten
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been glistening
you would have been glistening
he/she/it would have been glistening
we would have been glistening
you would have been glistening
they would have been glistening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you glisten
we let´s glisten
you glisten
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
glistened
Present Participle
glistening
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 «GLISTEN»
Discover the use of
glisten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
glisten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
For a song and for a charm, See, they glisten in alarm, And the moon is waxing
warm, To bear what I shall say. Moon, keep wide thy golden ears — Hearken,
stars — and hearken, spheres — Hearken theu eternal sky! I sing an infant's
lullaby, ...
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
glance 3 rub 4 buff, kiss, peek, peep, skim, skip 5 brush, carom, flash, glaze,
gleam, glime, glint, gloss, graze, shave, shine, touch 6 bounce, careen, polish,
scrape 7 burnish, contact, furbish, glimmer, glimpse, glisten, glitter, shimmer,
sparkle, ...
3
Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats
Listen, listen, listen, listen, Glisten, glisten, glisten, glisten, And hear my lullaby !
Though the rushes that will make Its cradle still are in the lake — Though the
linen that will be Its swathe, is on the cotton tree — Though the woolen that will
keep ...
John Keats, Baron Richard Monckton Milnes Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes Houghton (1st baron), 1848
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Life, Letters and Literary Remains of John Keats
'Tis the witching hour of night, Orbed is the moon and bright, And the stars they
glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listen — For what listen they ? For a
song and for a charm, See they glisten in alarm, And the moon is waxing warm
To ...
Rich. Monckton Milnes, 1848
Tis 'the witching time of night' Orbed is the Moon and bright And the Stars they
glisten, glisten Seeming with bright eyes to listen For what listen they? For a song
and for a cha[r]m See they glisten in alarm And the Moon is waxing warm To hear
...
John Keats, Robert Gittings, 2002
And the stars they glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listenFor what
listen they? For a song and for a charm, See they glisten in alarm, And the moon
is waxing warm To hear what I shall say. Moon! keep wide thy golden ears— ...
John Keats, William Michael Rossetti, 1871
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Life, letters, and literary remains of John Keats
'T is the Witching hour of night, Orbed is the moon and bright, And the stars they
glisten, glisten, Seemiug with bright eyes to listen—— For what listen they P For a
song and for a charm, See they glisten in alarm, And the moon is waxing warm ...
'Tis the "witching time of night" — Orbed is the moon and bright, And the stars
they glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listen. 5 For what listen they?
For a song and for a charm — See they glisten in alarm, And the moon is waxing
...
John Keats, Jack Stillinger, 1982
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The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats
'T [B the Witching time of night, Orbed is the moon and bright, And the Stars they
glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listen. For what listen they ? For a
song and for a charm, See they glisten in alarm, And the Moon is waxing warm
To ...
J. Keats, Horace Elisha Scudde
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Collection Of Various Famous Authors Volume 2:
Ihave a great mindtomake a prophecy, and they say prophecies workout their
own fulfilment 'Tis the witching timeof night, Orbed is the moonandbright,
AndtheStarsthey glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listen. For what
listen they?
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLISTEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
glisten is used in the context of the following news items.
Central City Opera's "La Traviata," sentimental and right at home
Jewels gleam, sequins glisten. There's a lot of light on stage. This all puts a lot of pressure on the singers to measure up, and not just to their ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
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I spent part of my first-ever Kentucky Derby walkover with the race favorite, and watched his coat glisten like a shiny new penny in the Kentucky ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jul 15»
A love letter to my beloved Renaissance at Cornerstone
Tears now glisten down my now sunken, Renaissance-depriven cheeks! Starbucks has undermined the inextricable values of small, ... «The Peak, Jul 15»
Coast Character: 24 years later, Saucier man sheds and shreds to …
With each rep Bryan completes, the veins in his arms protrude, and his tattoos glisten with sweat. He softly grunts sometimes at the end of a ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
The new face of South Dakota poetry
So what other choice is there, if not to simply give oneself up to the rain — to glisten, shine, and uncertainly pearl into this very absence, this ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»
Summer, like second chances, can sneak up on you
MORE FROM THE MIDDLE AGES: Summer days just made for wasting · Light a candle, glisten a glass for a generation's passing personalities. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Edinburgh the Athens of the North
Overlooking the verdant city, the menacing cannons on the castle grounds glisten in the tepid sun. Couple of yards away, is the sight of the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
Glisten Academy Graduates 56
Fifty Six students of the Glisten International Academy, Abuja, were on Wednesday sent forth by the school during its graduation ceremony held ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
At Mr. Wok, It's OK to Play With Your Food (Review)
Next, the cleaver goes to work on the frame, and slices of duck fall like playing cards while oil and juices glisten. The meat is placed in the ... «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
9 Ways to Stay Safe in Beach Waters This Summer
Sharks perceive shiny jewelry and clothes the same way they perceive fish scales that glisten in the water. You don't want to look like a shark's ... «Virtual Press Office, Jul 15»
