CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUM
PRESENT
Present
I hum
you hum
he/she/it hums
we hum
you hum
they hum
Present continuous
I am humming
you are humming
he/she/it is humming
we are humming
you are humming
they are humming
Present perfect
I have hummed
you have hummed
he/she/it has hummed
we have hummed
you have hummed
they have hummed
Present perfect continuous
I have been humming
you have been humming
he/she/it has been humming
we have been humming
you have been humming
they have been humming
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 hummed
you hummed
he/she/it hummed
we hummed
you hummed
they hummed
Past continuous
I was humming
you were humming
he/she/it was humming
we were humming
you were humming
they were humming
Past perfect
I had hummed
you had hummed
he/she/it had hummed
we had hummed
you had hummed
they had hummed
Past perfect continuous
I had been humming
you had been humming
he/she/it had been humming
we had been humming
you had been humming
they had been humming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will hum
you will hum
he/she/it will hum
we will hum
you will hum
they will hum
Future continuous
I will be humming
you will be humming
he/she/it will be humming
we will be humming
you will be humming
they will be humming
Future perfect
I will have hummed
you will have hummed
he/she/it will have hummed
we will have hummed
you will have hummed
they will have hummed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been humming
you will have been humming
he/she/it will have been humming
we will have been humming
you will have been humming
they will have been humming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would hum
you would hum
he/she/it would hum
we would hum
you would hum
they would hum
Conditional continuous
I would be humming
you would be humming
he/she/it would be humming
we would be humming
you would be humming
they would be humming
Conditional perfect
I would have hum
you would have hum
he/she/it would have hum
we would have hum
you would have hum
they would have hum
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been humming
you would have been humming
he/she/it would have been humming
we would have been humming
you would have been humming
they would have been humming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you hum
we let´s hum
you hum
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
humming
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 «HUM»
The term «hum» is very widely used and occupies the
3.599 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «HUM»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
hum.
I really don't have an ear for pitch. I can't sing at all, I can't hum melodies and I can't write riffs.
One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush of human interests and passions to hear the voices of God.
A melody is not merely something you can hum.
When I'm sitting in the church alone, I can hear singing of the old people. I can hear their singing and I can hear their praying, and sometimes I hum one of their songs.
In the 1920s, a generation before the coming of solid-state electronics, one could look at the circuits and see how the electron stream flowed. Radios had valves, as though electricity were a fluid to be diverted by plumbing. With the click of the knob came a significant hiss and hum, just at the edge of audibility.
The biggest thrill you can have is to tell people one of your songs, and have them be able to hum it.
When you're on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn't exactly a sound - it's a hum, like the streets.
I was a really picky eater as a child. Because I was obsessed by Popeye, my mum and aunts would put my food in a can to represent spinach and we'd hum the Popeye tune and then I'd happily eat it.
For me, anything can be music! I can get huge enjoyment and be moved totally by the purity and perfection of some Renaissance polyphony, but equally I can feel emotion in the expectant hum of a big old guitar amp just before the strings are hit.
Right after something happens to me, the first thing I'll do is go write when those feelings are really, really fresh. I'll hum a tune into my phone sometimes.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUM»
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hum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Jamaal May's language hits us hard and fast, immersing us in the rhythm and rush of his city's ardent heart.
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Do Hummingbirds
Hum?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about ...
George C. West, who has studied and banded over 13,500 hummingbirds in Arizona, and Carol A. Butler provide an overview of hummingbird biology for the general reader, and more detailed discussions of their morphology and behavior for those ...
George C. West, Carol A. Butler, 2010
From Hum: Things are incidental Someone is weeping I weep for the incidental The days are beautiful Tomorrow was yesterday The days are beautiful Since the mid-1970s, Ann Lauterbach has explored the ways in which language simultaneously ...
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U2: rattle &
hum : the official book of the U2 movie : a ...
Chronicles U2's popular Joshua Tree tour, including sessions with the legendary B.B. King and trips to Graceland, Sun Studios, and Harlem, and takes a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of their tour
Peter Williams, Steve Turner, 1988
Among the places to which this work takes them are: the tiger enclosure of a safari park; an island off the coast of Scotland; an Oxford college; and a yacht on the Indian Ocean, where they encounter characters hardly less daunting than the ...
White, Christopher Bevis White, 2011
" In these she honors the minimal requirement of having five triplets and a final quatrain but uses enjambment to destroy the integrity of a triplet or, as in the final lines of "My Savior in the Form of a Bus," to abandon the requisite ...
The benefits of humming and prayer.
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The
hum: call and response in African American preaching
Crawford refers to this musicality as "hum thoughts", and leads the reader to a better understanding of this type of preaching and its effects on the congregation.
Evans E. Crawford, Thomas H. Troeger, 1995
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The Medallion of Mose
Hum
A long-distance truck driver, he says, Driving the freeways and different kinds of roads such as farm areas and wilderness, I was inspired by the rivers, creeks and forest ambiance that created a perfect setting to get this book started.It ...
In “Boulevard,” a couple who has been trying to have a child for seven years finds themselves in an unnamed country at the height of a revolution, summoned there by the enigmatic H. “Scales,” the story of a woman who falls in love ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUM»
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hum is used in the context of the following news items.
After Slapgate, 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' Lead Actors Deepika Singh and …
Popular onscreen couple Deepika Singh and Anas Rashid of "Diya Aur Baati Hum", who had a bitter equation offscreen, seem to have ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
Ho hum -- Cyclones picked to finish ninth in Big 12
Here's one for the Less Than Shocking News department: Iowa State has been picked to finish ninth in the Big 12 Conference. So what's new ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
Humana (HUM) – Investment Analysts' Recent Ratings Updates
Humana (NYSE: HUM) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates: 7/12/2015 – Humana had its “buy” rating ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
Ho Hum Pavilion is completed - Long Island Advance
For just shy of 30 years, the Ho Hum Beach pavilion provided shade on a hot day and a place to gather for beach-goers. Then, in October 2012, ... «Long Island Advance, Jul 15»
Arizona reps hum tune: 'Bomb bomb bomb, bomb … - AZCentral.com
Arizona reps hum tune: 'Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran' ... deal negotiated with Iran seemed to hum along with a version of the Beach ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
Yam Hain Hum Serial Episode On SAB TV | Times Of india
Jyoti Bane JwalaB4U Movies · Movie Finder ». facebook; twitter; gplus; in; pint. You are here: Home » TV » Programmes » Yam Hain Hum. «Times of India, Jul 15»
Apple Pay gets ho-hum reception in the UK
Apple Pay gets ho-hum reception in the UK. By Daphne Howland | July 15, 2015 print. Share to Facebook share Share to Twitter tweet Share to Linkedin ... «Retail Dive, Jul 15»
Aadesh Chaudhary turns terrorist in 'Diya Aur Baati Hum'
Actor Aadesh Chaudhary, who was last seen as Vikrant Mehta in 'Sasural Simar Ka', will soon enter TV show 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' as naxal ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Diya Aur Baati Hum: Too many coincidences to make Sandhya's …
If you remember, during the airplane hijack track featuring Rajkumar (Gaurav Sharma) and his girl gang, Suraj and Bhabho's untimely ... «PINKVILLA, Jul 15»
Boston 101: #53 • "Hum” • The Sheila Divine
The first time I heard "Hum" by The Sheila Divine was a totally galvanizing moment for me. I was still living in New Hampshire, wearing shorts ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
