ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JAIL
From Old French jaiole cage, from Vulgar Latin caveola (unattested), from Latin cavea enclosure.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JAIL
PRESENT
Present
I jail
you jail
he/she/it jails
we jail
you jail
they jail
Present continuous
I am jailing
you are jailing
he/she/it is jailing
we are jailing
you are jailing
they are jailing
Present perfect
I have jailed
you have jailed
he/she/it has jailed
we have jailed
you have jailed
they have jailed
Present perfect continuous
I have been jailing
you have been jailing
he/she/it has been jailing
we have been jailing
you have been jailing
they have been jailing
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 jailed
you jailed
he/she/it jailed
we jailed
you jailed
they jailed
Past continuous
I was jailing
you were jailing
he/she/it was jailing
we were jailing
you were jailing
they were jailing
Past perfect
I had jailed
you had jailed
he/she/it had jailed
we had jailed
you had jailed
they had jailed
Past perfect continuous
I had been jailing
you had been jailing
he/she/it had been jailing
we had been jailing
you had been jailing
they had been jailing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will jail
you will jail
he/she/it will jail
we will jail
you will jail
they will jail
Future continuous
I will be jailing
you will be jailing
he/she/it will be jailing
we will be jailing
you will be jailing
they will be jailing
Future perfect
I will have jailed
you will have jailed
he/she/it will have jailed
we will have jailed
you will have jailed
they will have jailed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been jailing
you will have been jailing
he/she/it will have been jailing
we will have been jailing
you will have been jailing
they will have been jailing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would jail
you would jail
he/she/it would jail
we would jail
you would jail
they would jail
Conditional continuous
I would be jailing
you would be jailing
he/she/it would be jailing
we would be jailing
you would be jailing
they would be jailing
Conditional perfect
I would have jail
you would have jail
he/she/it would have jail
we would have jail
you would have jail
they would have jail
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been jailing
you would have been jailing
he/she/it would have been jailing
we would have been jailing
you would have been jailing
they would have been jailing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you jail
we let´s jail
you jail
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
jailing
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 QUOTES WITH «JAIL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
jail.
The question at the end of the day was, the courts having found there was no defense, a producer about to go to jail, should CBS in effect tell the producer go to jail even though there is no law at all that we can use to get you out of jail?
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.
While I was in jail, they handcuffed me and took me to a backroom, where a detective from the FBI and a Secret Service agent were, and they interrogated me for about three or four hours.
The second time I went to jail, I was like, 'Okay, this is not the move.'
With random urinalysis, there's a clear choice - either get high or go to jail.
I've never stabbed, hurt, killed, stolen, anything, but I went to jail for a year. What is that? My pastor said to me the fact that I'm not living under a bridge as a crazy woman, talking to myself, is amazing.
Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.
Some of the best projects to ever come out of Atari or Chuck E. Cheese's were from high school dropouts, college dropouts. One guy had been in jail.
I want my kids to graduate from high school. But that's not enough. I also want them to go to college. Why? Because rich people's kids go to college. And if that's good enough for them, it's good enough for my kids. Because you know what? College graduates don't tend to go to jail as frequently as nongraduates.
There are good reasons for being in jail - for protesting.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAIL»
Discover the use of
jail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
jail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
When someone you love goes to jail, you might feel lost, scared, and even mad. What do you do? No matter who your loved one is, this story can help you through the tough times.
2
The
Jail Notebook and Other Writings
The Notebook is richly annotated by Bhupender Hooja; and the annotations have been revised and updated for this edition.Also included are the most important texts that Bhagat Singh wrote in jail, Chaman Lal?s lucid introduction, the New ...
Bhagat Singh, Bhupendra Hooja, 2007
3
Letter from the Birmingham
Jail
Martin Luther King, Jr. rarely had time to answer his critics.
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1994
4
The Night Thoreau Spent in
Jail: A Play
"Produced around the country under the American Playwrights Theatre program, this drama opens with Thoreau in jail for refusing to pay taxes to a government conducting a war of aggression in Mexico, at midpoint shows Emerson visiting him, ...
Jerome Lawrence, Robert Edwin Lee, 1972
5
Hard Time: Life with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in America's ...
Recounts the time the author spent submerged in a world of gang violence, insect infested cells, and food unfit for animals.
6
Jail: An Inmate's Survival Guide
In addition to finding out some of the do's and don'ts you need to know when dealing with fellow inmates, guards and other personnel, this book will cover such topics as: the booking procedures and types of cells you will occupy, what is ...
Panama Publishing, Panama Publishing Staff, 2007
7
The
Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society
The re-publication of John Irwin’s The Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society is a most timely aid to that mission. –From the foreword by Jonathan Simon
Go to Jail! is a call for Christians worldwide to take the mission of Christ outside the walls of the church.
9
Breaking Out of Food
Jail
Argues against the famine-feast method of dieting, suggesting that eating until one feels satisfied and avoiding the bathroom scale is the best way to control weight
10
Detained: Immigration Laws and the Expanding I.N.S.
Jail Complex
Recently, the INS, particularly its enforcement and detention operations have expanded dramatically. This book will offer many readers their first look inside that system.
Michael Welch (Ph. D.), 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAIL»
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jail is used in the context of the following news items.
Texas trooper violated policy stopping woman who died in jail: agency
Relatives and friends of Bland, who was found hanged in her Waller County jail cell on Monday, said they do not believe the official version ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Essex County sheriff urges a detox facility for jail - Metro - The …
The jail had 1,174 inmates this week, twice the intended capacity when it was built in the 1990s. Of those inmates, 570 were in the pretrial ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
Protest Held for Woman Who Died in Waller County Jail | NBC 5 …
More than 100 protesters marched from the Waller County jail to the courthouse following the death of Sandra Bland, who authorities say ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Jul 15»
Mexico arrests seven officials over El Chapo jail break
The Mexican attorney general's office has said it has arrested seven officials over suspected involvement in the jail break of drug kingpin ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Online pirates could face 10 years in jail - BBC News
Online pirates could face jail terms of up to 10 years under plans being ... of years in jail just isn't a sufficient deterrent to prevent online piracy, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
South Seattle man remains in jail after road-rage incident | The …
A 44-year-old South Seattle man will remain in jail for violating terms of his community custody following his arrest Thursday on investigation of ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
Prisoner handed a four year sentence is still in jail NINE years later …
A prisoner jailed for four years and four months back in 2006 is still languishing behind bars - nine years later. Ishuba Salmon, 35, was ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Suit alleges jail inmates forced to go naked or get no clean clothes …
A lawsuit alleges the Cole County Jail forces inmates to go without clothing while their sole set of clothes are laundered. «KRCG, Jul 15»
Former felons who re-offend go to jail instead of prison - News10.net
Former felons who re-offend go to jail instead of prison. A report from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows fewer ... «News10.net, Jul 15»
Names of inmates who died at Richmond jail released | WTVR.com
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. released the names of the three inmates who died at the city jail over a 72-hour period. «wtvr.com, Jul 15»