ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HARPOON
Probably from Dutch harpoen, from Old French harpon clasp, from harper to seize, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HARPOON
PRESENT
Present
I harpoon
you harpoon
he/she/it harpoons
we harpoon
you harpoon
they harpoon
Present continuous
I am harpooning
you are harpooning
he/she/it is harpooning
we are harpooning
you are harpooning
they are harpooning
Present perfect
I have harpooned
you have harpooned
he/she/it has harpooned
we have harpooned
you have harpooned
they have harpooned
Present perfect continuous
I have been harpooning
you have been harpooning
he/she/it has been harpooning
we have been harpooning
you have been harpooning
they have been harpooning
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 harpooned
you harpooned
he/she/it harpooned
we harpooned
you harpooned
they harpooned
Past continuous
I was harpooning
you were harpooning
he/she/it was harpooning
we were harpooning
you were harpooning
they were harpooning
Past perfect
I had harpooned
you had harpooned
he/she/it had harpooned
we had harpooned
you had harpooned
they had harpooned
Past perfect continuous
I had been harpooning
you had been harpooning
he/she/it had been harpooning
we had been harpooning
you had been harpooning
they had been harpooning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will harpoon
you will harpoon
he/she/it will harpoon
we will harpoon
you will harpoon
they will harpoon
Future continuous
I will be harpooning
you will be harpooning
he/she/it will be harpooning
we will be harpooning
you will be harpooning
they will be harpooning
Future perfect
I will have harpooned
you will have harpooned
he/she/it will have harpooned
we will have harpooned
you will have harpooned
they will have harpooned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been harpooning
you will have been harpooning
he/she/it will have been harpooning
we will have been harpooning
you will have been harpooning
they will have been harpooning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would harpoon
you would harpoon
he/she/it would harpoon
we would harpoon
you would harpoon
they would harpoon
Conditional continuous
I would be harpooning
you would be harpooning
he/she/it would be harpooning
we would be harpooning
you would be harpooning
they would be harpooning
Conditional perfect
I would have harpoon
you would have harpoon
he/she/it would have harpoon
we would have harpoon
you would have harpoon
they would have harpoon
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been harpooning
you would have been harpooning
he/she/it would have been harpooning
we would have been harpooning
you would have been harpooning
they would have been harpooning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you harpoon
we let´s harpoon
you harpoon
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
harpooned
Present Participle
harpooning
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 «HARPOON»
Discover the use of
harpoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
harpoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Harpoon: Into the Heart of Whaling
With passion and engaging detail, Andrew Darby profiles each species of whale and its place in this great drama.
In this astonishing tale of a people struggling for survival in a brutal environment, Markoosie describes life in the Canadian Arctic before the arrival of the first White trappers or whalers.
3
PV Ventura/
Harpoon Units of World War 2
Beretter om bombeenheder - fortrinsvis amerikanske - med bombeflytyperne PV Ventura og PV-2 Harpoon under 2. verdenskrig
This is a new release of the original 1952 edition.
5
Stranger In
Harpoon Bay
When a man is washed up on a rocky outcrop, he awakes without his memory in the Harpoon Bay hospital, a small town in economic trouble.
6
The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, ...
(Author) SLAM was conceived as an air weapon, but it was successfully fired by
the cruiser Lake Champlain (using a Harpoon booster) on 26 June 1990, using a
LAMPS III helicopter for guidance. In 1995 ship-launched SLAM was included in
...
7
Indian Fishing: Early Methods on the Northwest Coast
Thrusting his harpoon with just enough power to impale the fish, but not too much
to break the gear if he should miss, a man learned to judge the depth of water
and the speed of the swimming fish, allowing for light refraction at the same time.
The adventures and exploits of the Paddock family of Nantucket during the great days of sperm whaling in the mid-nineteenth century.
Francis van Wyck Mason,
1969
9
Delmar's Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach
The aspiratory syringe has a harpoon on the end of the piston. The harpoon
penetrates the rubber end of the anesthetic cartridge. Once the needle is placed
in the tissues, the operator retracts the thumb ring, creating negative pressure (
Figure ...
Donna J. Phinney, Judy H. Halstead,
2003
10
A Systemic
Harpoon Into Family Games: Preventive ...
A SYSTEMIC HARPOON INTO FAMILY GAMES Preventive Interventions in
Therapy by GIULIANA PRATA, M.D. • New York Publishers BRUNNER/MAZEL,
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Prata, Giuliana. A systemic ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARPOON»
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harpoon is used in the context of the following news items.
Lake Wyola Association Beer & Wine Tasting set for Saturday - Daily …
Products from Amherst Brewing Co., Berkshire Brewing Co., Harpoon Brewery, Iron Duke Brewing, Abandoned Building Brewery, Lefty's ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
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In the films, a harpoon gun was used with abandon in Thunderball and likely helped with the dismissal of the film by Bond fans everywhere. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
Summer means time for some lemon (or lime) with that lager - Quad …
This June 15, 2015 photo shows MillerCoors' Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and Harpoon Brewery's UFO Big Squeeze Shandy in Concord, ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
Parrikar-led panel OKs long-pending defence deals worth Rs 30000 …
The radar-packed planes are armed with deadly Harpoon Block-II missiles, MK-54 lightweight torpedoes, rockets and depth charges to take on ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
It's a Big World: Not many good reasons to avoid a Calaveras visit …
Another pretty face with a deadly harpoon-like tooth that can penetrate a wet suit and cause, yes, you guessed it, death. Once I had read all of ... «Calaveras Enterprise, Jul 15»
'Teen Wolf' 5x03 recap: Blurring the lines - Hypable
The pack looks up to find the three Dread Doctors standing above them (one with a harpoon gun) who think Lucas' condition was terminal. «Hypable, Jul 15»
Restaurant pop-ups give chefs the chance to whet appetites for new …
Melbourne's Belle's Hot Chicken has popped up at Sydney's Icebergs and Harpoon Harry. And Pei Modern Melbourne has hosted Sydney's ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
Lena Dunham is launching a newsletter for young women - London …
... Lena Dunham is set to expand her brand once again this year, aiming her creative harpoon this time at the digital publishing industry. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
How to handle a huge halibut | Homer Tribune
“I grabbed the leader, pulled it across the top of the water and shoved my harpoon through it. And then I shot it with the .410.” It took three men ... «Homer Tribune, Jul 15»
Officials pondering Marine Industrial Park's future - The Boston Globe
Whatever happens, Warren Dibble, the chief financial officer at Harpoon Brewery, wants the industrial park to maintain its industrial identity, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»