CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HONE
PRESENT
Present
I hone
you hone
he/she/it hones
we hone
you hone
they hone
Present continuous
I am honing
you are honing
he/she/it is honing
we are honing
you are honing
they are honing
Present perfect
I have honed
you have honed
he/she/it has honed
we have honed
you have honed
they have honed
Present perfect continuous
I have been honing
you have been honing
he/she/it has been honing
we have been honing
you have been honing
they have been honing
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 honed
you honed
he/she/it honed
we honed
you honed
they honed
Past continuous
I was honing
you were honing
he/she/it was honing
we were honing
you were honing
they were honing
Past perfect
I had honed
you had honed
he/she/it had honed
we had honed
you had honed
they had honed
Past perfect continuous
I had been honing
you had been honing
he/she/it had been honing
we had been honing
you had been honing
they had been honing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will hone
you will hone
he/she/it will hone
we will hone
you will hone
they will hone
Future continuous
I will be honing
you will be honing
he/she/it will be honing
we will be honing
you will be honing
they will be honing
Future perfect
I will have honed
you will have honed
he/she/it will have honed
we will have honed
you will have honed
they will have honed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been honing
you will have been honing
he/she/it will have been honing
we will have been honing
you will have been honing
they will have been honing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would hone
you would hone
he/she/it would hone
we would hone
you would hone
they would hone
Conditional continuous
I would be honing
you would be honing
he/she/it would be honing
we would be honing
you would be honing
they would be honing
Conditional perfect
I would have hone
you would have hone
he/she/it would have hone
we would have hone
you would have hone
they would have hone
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been honing
you would have been honing
he/she/it would have been honing
we would have been honing
you would have been honing
they would have been honing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you hone
we let´s hone
you hone
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
honing
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONE»
The term «hone» is very widely used and occupies the
11.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «HONE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
hone.
I've been really trying to hone the art of songwriting in a way that doesn't follow any sort of guideline.
You just want to hone your craft, whatever it may be.
I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.
We believe that people will use real-time fMRI feedback to hone cognitive strategies that will increase activation of brain regions.
I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.
I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.
The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time, you know.
I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the best songwriters. There's a craft to it, and it takes a long time to hone it, and I work really hard at it.
Many psychopaths describe the traditional treatment programmes as finishing schools where they hone their skills. Where they find out that there are lots of techniques they had not thought about before.
The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONE»
Discover the use of
hone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Yet origins cannot be easily forgotten. Waiora is compelling, comic, devastating. Exploring differing interpretations of home and belonging, it addresses, in Kouka's words, "all of us who have travelled from somewhere else.
2
Deep River Talk: Collected Poems
An anthology by a Maori poet from New Zealand.
3
The Diary of Philip
Hone
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Five teenage cousins have returned home for another cousin's unveiling. Over the three days there, they begin to deal with the new roles they must accept as adults. The Prophet completes the trilogy of plays including Waiora and Home Fires.
5
Regency Radical: Selected Writings of William
Hone
The English satirist William Hone (1780-1842) became famous for his brilliant self-defense and acquittal when tried in 1817 for parodying parts of the Book of Common Prayer.
William Hone, David A. Kent, D. R. Ewen, 2003
6
Analysis of Vertebrate Pest Control
What is achieved by control of such pests? This 1994 book describes the application of statistics, economics and mathematical modelling to the control of bird and mammal pests.
7
The Three Trials of William
Hone, for Publishing Three ...
Viz. The Late John Wilkes's Catechism, the Political Litany, and the Sinecurist's
Creed : on Three Ex-officio Informations, at Guildhall, London, During Three
Successive Days, December 18, 19, & 20, 1817 : Before Three Special Juries,
and Mr.
8
Battle Line: The United States Navy 1919-1939
A portrait in words and photographs of the interwar Navy, this book examines the twenty-year period that saw the U.S. fleet shrink under the pressure of arms limitation treaties and government economy and then grow again to a world-class ...
Thomas Hone, Trent Hone, 2013
9
Ancient Mysteries Described
Before theater was standard entertainment, before it was even legal in some countries, there were liturgical plays performed both inside and outside churches to dramatize the stories of the New Testament.
10
Ancient mysteries described: especially the English miracle ...
Hone's summaries and excerpts from medieval Coventry plays or mysteries in the British Museum.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hone is used in the context of the following news items.
Busking helped to hone Aaron Tokona's talent | Stuff.co.nz
AHoriBuzz's Aaron Tokona chats with LAUREN HAYES about sales pitches and Tim Shadbolt before hitting Invercargill on Friday night. «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
PH, US troops hone aviation assault skills | Inquirer News
Filipino and American soldiers are holding military drills in the northern part of the Philippines for three weeks to hone aviation assault skills. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
Advanced Infantry Courses hone warfighting skills, shape future …
Marines with the Advanced Infantryman, Machine Gunner, Mortarman, Assaultman and Anti-Tank Missileman courses conduct the Final Field ... «Marines.mil, Jul 15»
Local leaders hone-in on Regional Cities proposal | 21Alive: News …
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (NBC33) - Just weeks away from submitting a proposal for a chance to be awarded $42 million, the Northeast Indiana ... «21Alive, Jul 15»
District 200 Students Hone Skills in Band Camp - The Woodstock …
District 200 Students Hone Skills in Band Camp. Edit Module. By Stephanie Price | 12:30 p.m. July 15, 2015. Nathan Hastings likes attending Woodstock Band ... «Woodstock Independent, Jul 15»
allAfrica.com: Zambia: Hone FM's Dj Khumalo Dies
Hone FM DJ Khumalo Chibomba has died. DJ Khumalo who was an ever present voice at the first ever college radio Hone FM will perhaps be ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Peer Connections helps young adults with autism hone social …
Peer Connections helps older teens and young adults on the autism spectrum to hone social and communication skills in volunteers settings in ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
Leadership is learned. Here are 17 qualities to hone
Leadership is learned. Here are 17 qualities to hone. Print this Print; E-mail this Email; Facebook this Share; Tweet this Tweet ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
Texas Stars' prospects hone skills at summer camp | www …
Texas Stars' prospects hone skills at summer camp. At development camp organized by parent NHL club, young players gather to learn and ... «MyStatesman.com, Jul 15»
Tchefuncte Middle School students hone math skills through …
Photo provided by Tchefuncte Middle School -- These math students from Tchefuncte Middle School in Mandeville participated in Continental ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
