ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOUSE
Old English hūs; related to Old High German hūs, Gothic gudhūs temple, Old Norse hūs house.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOUSE
PRESENT
Present
I house
you house
he/she/it houses
we house
you house
they house
Present continuous
I am housing
you are housing
he/she/it is housing
we are housing
you are housing
they are housing
Present perfect
I have housed
you have housed
he/she/it has housed
we have housed
you have housed
they have housed
Present perfect continuous
I have been housing
you have been housing
he/she/it has been housing
we have been housing
you have been housing
they have been housing
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 housed
you housed
he/she/it housed
we housed
you housed
they housed
Past continuous
I was housing
you were housing
he/she/it was housing
we were housing
you were housing
they were housing
Past perfect
I had housed
you had housed
he/she/it had housed
we had housed
you had housed
they had housed
Past perfect continuous
I had been housing
you had been housing
he/she/it had been housing
we had been housing
you had been housing
they had been housing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will house
you will house
he/she/it will house
we will house
you will house
they will house
Future continuous
I will be housing
you will be housing
he/she/it will be housing
we will be housing
you will be housing
they will be housing
Future perfect
I will have housed
you will have housed
he/she/it will have housed
we will have housed
you will have housed
they will have housed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been housing
you will have been housing
he/she/it will have been housing
we will have been housing
you will have been housing
they will have been housing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would house
you would house
he/she/it would house
we would house
you would house
they would house
Conditional continuous
I would be housing
you would be housing
he/she/it would be housing
we would be housing
you would be housing
they would be housing
Conditional perfect
I would have house
you would have house
he/she/it would have house
we would have house
you would have house
they would have house
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been housing
you would have been housing
he/she/it would have been housing
we would have been housing
you would have been housing
they would have been housing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you house
we let´s house
you house
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
housing
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 «HOUSE»
The term «house» is very widely used and occupies the
121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «HOUSE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
house.
I love HGTV. I love working on my house and have really been bit by the 'luxury remodeling' bug. 'Million Dollar Rooms,' 'Million Dollar Listing'... any show that can give me design inspiration, I soak it in and try my hand at it. Home Depot is my second home!
He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.
One of the first things electric I ever saw was a guitar. I was living in a house with no electricity until, at 7, we moved to a house that had it. It had electric lights, but the previous owners had even taken the light bulbs with them when they moved.
Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.
As a fiscal conservative, I believe one of the most important roles the federal government can play in assuring that our economy remains strong is to keep our fiscal house in order.
Paris Hilton's house was pretty exciting.
I have gone above and beyond to care for my child, including an agreed upon monthly stipend, a house, a car, insurance, school and other essentials for the baby and his mother as well as many other things, including toys and clothing.
I've got funny things. David Duchovny had to have a cast made of his face to do an old person's make-up, and I've got that cast of his face in my house. I've got something from the pilot, the original implant that was in Billy Miles' head. I've got a sign from 'The Erlenmeyer Flask.' But my house isn't a museum to 'The X-Files!'
I barely leave my cage, my house.
From the moment I leave my house or my hotel room, the public owns me. The public made Alice Cooper and I can't imagine ever turning my back on my fans.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSE»
Discover the use of
house in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
house and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Little House on the Prairie
They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their little house on the prairie. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1994
2
21: Bringing Down the
House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story ...
Recounts the story of how a notorious gang of MIT blackjack savants devised and received backing for a system for winning at the world's most sophisticated casinos, an endeavor that earned them more than three million dollars.
3
The Kitchen
House: A Novel
In this gripping New York Times bestseller, Kathleen Grissom brings to life a thriving plantation in Virginia in the decades before the Civil War, where a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to the estate.
Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it.
Virginia Lee Burton, 2009
Using interviews with Secret Service agents, aides, servants, and others, the author offers a backstage look at the inner workings of the White House
A debut graphic novel by the creator of the Happy series follows the experiences of a young man who explores an abandoned house at the side of two teenage girls and encounters life-threatening challenges, from an enormous sinkhole to ...
In rural Alabama, two couples find themselves in a fight for survival. Running from a maniac bent on killing them, they flee to an old house that's been empty for years or so they think.
Frank E. Peretti, Ted Dekker, 2008
Tracy Kidder takes readers to the heart of the American Dream: the building of a family's first house with all its day-to-day frustrations, crises, tensions, challenges, and triumphs.
9
Canal
House Cooks Every Day
This magnificent compilation celebrates the everyday practice of simple cooking and the enjoyment of eating, two of the greatest pleasures in life.
Melissa Hamilton, Christopher Hirsheimer, 2012
10
About the
House: Lévi-Strauss and Beyond
Inspired by Lévi-Strauss' suggestion that the multi-functional noble houses of Medieval Europe were simply the best-known examples of a widespread social institution, the contributors to this collection analyze "house" systems in Southeast ...
Janet Carsten, Stephen Hugh-Jones, 1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
house is used in the context of the following news items.
Designers create the 'impossible' zero-carbon house - BBC News
Designers at Cardiff University say they have constructed the sort of house George Osborne once described as impossible. The chancellor ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Oxfordshire's Fayland House named number one by The … - Daily Mail
Is this REALLY the best house in the world? It looks like a wartime bunker but this three-bed Oxfordshire home has been named number one by ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
The Ranch House, Reinvented - WSJ
Homeowners and architects are reinventing the low-slung ranch house with high ceilings, wide-open spaces and luxury amenities, all on a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Stockton-on-Tees house that hasn't been redecorated since the …
The four-bed Stockton-on-Tees house hasn't been updated since 1952 has gone on the market and it's like taking a step back in time. «Metro, Jul 15»
Stokes Valley retiree saves neighbour's house with a garden hose …
Carl Tupangaia talks about a fire at a house known as Ludlam's Haunt, where his neighbours host community halloween parties. «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
Wylie buys historic Brown house to keep it open to the public …
Carmen Powlen, manager of recreation for the city of Wylie, walks downstairs inside The Birmingham House. The house was renovated in ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
House GOP leaders order investigation into Planned Parenthood …
His comments, which come after similar remarks by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), are certain to inflame the already-heated ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
Woman, two children killed in Midtown house fire - WREG.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A University of Memphis student and her two young nieces were killed in a house fire late last night in Midtown. «wreg.com, Jul 15»
Step back in time for tea at historic Victorian house - Times Colonist
The garden party is one of the activities taking place throughout the year to commemorate the historic house's 150th anniversary. The party ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
Son Buys Angry Grandpa New House Video : People.com
YouTube Star 'Angry Grandpa' Breaks Down When Son Surprises Him with a House (VIDEO). 0SHARES. Reprint. 1 Comment subscribe now ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»