CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HAND DOWN
PRESENT
Present
I hand down
you hand down
he/she/it hands down
we hand down
you hand down
they hand down
Present continuous
I am handing down
you are handing down
he/she/it is handing down
we are handing down
you are handing down
they are handing down
Present perfect
I have handed down
you have handed down
he/she/it has handed down
we have handed down
you have handed down
they have handed down
Present perfect continuous
I have been handing down
you have been handing down
he/she/it has been handing down
we have been handing down
you have been handing down
they have been handing down
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 handed down
you handed down
he/she/it handed down
we handed down
you handed down
they handed down
Past continuous
I was handing down
you were handing down
he/she/it was handing down
we were handing down
you were handing down
they were handing down
Past perfect
I had handed down
you had handed down
he/she/it had handed down
we had handed down
you had handed down
they had handed down
Past perfect continuous
I had been handing down
you had been handing down
he/she/it had been handing down
we had been handing down
you had been handing down
they had been handing down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will hand down
you will hand down
he/she/it will hand down
we will hand down
you will hand down
they will hand down
Future continuous
I will be handing down
you will be handing down
he/she/it will be handing down
we will be handing down
you will be handing down
they will be handing down
Future perfect
I will have handed down
you will have handed down
he/she/it will have handed down
we will have handed down
you will have handed down
they will have handed down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been handing down
you will have been handing down
he/she/it will have been handing down
we will have been handing down
you will have been handing down
they will have been handing down
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would hand down
you would hand down
he/she/it would hand down
we would hand down
you would hand down
they would hand down
Conditional continuous
I would be handing down
you would be handing down
he/she/it would be handing down
we would be handing down
you would be handing down
they would be handing down
Conditional perfect
I would have hand down
you would have hand down
he/she/it would have hand down
we would have hand down
you would have hand down
they would have hand down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been handing down
you would have been handing down
he/she/it would have been handing down
we would have been handing down
you would have been handing down
they would have been handing down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you hand down
we let´s hand down
you hand down
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
handed down
Present Participle
handing down
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 «HAND DOWN»
Discover the use of
hand down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hand down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
There are no easy answers in this thoughtful novel. Indeed, much of its intrigue and enjoyment comes from piecing together the story from the myriad voices.
2
Love in the Palm of Your
Hand: How to Use Palmistry for ...
Place your inked, right hand down on the blank sheet of paper, hold your right
hand still, and again press it with your left hand in the same numerical sequence
as used earlier for inking. When finished, use your left hand to hold down the ...
Ghanshyam Singh Birla, 1998
3
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
halve ( = to separate into two equal portions) is pronounced like have. hand
down a decision; hand out a decision. The former is the American, the latter said
to be the traditional British legal idiom, as H.L. Mencken observed in The
American ...
... furnish, supply, SI. come up with, SI. cough up; hand over, turn over, surrender,
give up, Inf. fork up or out or over. 22. help, aid, assist, lend a hand, give a leg up,
boost; give a helping hand, help out, do a favor, do a good turn. 23. hand down ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
5
Step it
Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the ...
I have seen Los Angeles children playing this circle clap, though to different
rhymes, in an even more difficult manner: clapping their neighbors' hands with
right hand clapping up and left hand down; clapping their own hands together; ...
Bessie Jones, Bess Lomax Hawes, 1972
6
An Act for the Regulation of the Militia of the Commonwealth ...
Bring the left hand down strong upon the butt. 3d. Bring your right hand down by
your side. XX. Fix-Bayonet.' ' Three motions. lst 8:_2d. Motion the same as the two
first motions of the secure. 3d. Quitting the piece with your right hand, sink it ...
7
Sports and Games of Medieval Cultures
... elbow and dropping your right hand to your left shoulder. Lift your right leg to
the side and turn to put your weight on thatfoot. Keeping your elbows straight,
swing your right hand down and bring your left hand up as you turn. Bring your
right ...
Sally E. D. Wilkins, 2002
8
A
Hand Book for Infantry
thumb behind the barrel....in the case of the hand being already extended.down,
it is used as a preparative for fixing bayonet, or as a corrective of an imperfect
execution of the motion with the hand down, ...in both cases it consists of one ...
9
Autism in the School-Aged Child: Expanding Behavioral ...
I should not raise my hand when i don't have a comment or an answer. When
should i put my hand down? I should put my hand down when I get called on. I
should also put my hand down when someone else gets called on. Why should i
put ...
Autism Family Press, Carol Schmidt, Beth Heybyrne, 2004
10
Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
hand down something GIVE [M] to give something to a younger member of your
family when you no longer need it, or to arrange for someone younger to get it
after you have died 0 My grandmother handed down this necklace to my mother.
Cambridge University Press, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAND DOWN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hand down is used in the context of the following news items.
Teacher who put his hand down boy's trousers is banned from the …
Mr Withecombe, 61, was spotted by a colleague with his hand down the pupil's trousers but claimed he was checking whether the pupil had wet ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
Doc jailed after losing appeal
Almost half said he jammed his hand down their pants, feeling — but not seeing — their penis and testicles. Others testified he touched them in ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
McVay verdict coming soon
A judge is expected to hand down his verdict in the Tim McVay murder trial soon. Judge Mike Meersman told attorneys he plans on a decision ... «WQAD.com, Jul 15»
'Book-keeper of Auschwitz' says very sorry ahead of German verdict
The court, which said it would hand down its verdict on Wednesday, could sentence Groening to up to 15 years though most observers say it is ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Double strike for Indian Premier League
This committee was constituted in January to hand down punishments to Meiyappan and Kundra as well as the two teams after studying the ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
BRUH News: Ty Lawson Gets His 4th DUI
Expect the league to hand down a hefty punishment. — Photo: Brian To/WENN. Comment Comments: 0 Tags: crime and punishment, nba ... «Hip-Hop Wired, Jul 15»
Detainees protest at WA's Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre
She said an urgent injunction against that deportation was sought on Monday and Judge Lucev would hand down his decision in a Perth court ... «WA today, Jul 15»
Richmond Hill trial: Frequently asked questions
SOUTH BEND – Jurors will soon hand down a verdict in the lengthy trial of Richmond Hill explosion suspect Mark Leonard, who is charged ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
Cape Breton students union loses costly court battle to national body
I obviously thought we were going to win, and it's disappointing to see the judge hand down such a heavy damages award and kind of add ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
After 'Scalia/Ginsburg' Opera Premiere, Critics Hand Down Opinions
“Scalia/Ginsburg,” Derrick Wang's highly anticipated comic opera, premiered at the Castleton Festival in Virginia before an audience that ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
