ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEND
Lende (originally the past tense), from Old English lǣnan, from lǣnloan1; related to Icelandic lāna, Old High German lēhanōn.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LEND
PRESENT
Present
I lend
you lend
he/she/it lends
we lend
you lend
they lend
Present continuous
I am lending
you are lending
he/she/it is lending
we are lending
you are lending
they are lending
Present perfect
I have lent
you have lent
he/she/it has lent
we have lent
you have lent
they have lent
Present perfect continuous
I have been lending
you have been lending
he/she/it has been lending
we have been lending
you have been lending
they have been lending
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 lent
you lent
he/she/it lent
we lent
you lent
they lent
Past continuous
I was lending
you were lending
he/she/it was lending
we were lending
you were lending
they were lending
Past perfect
I had lent
you had lent
he/she/it had lent
we had lent
you had lent
they had lent
Past perfect continuous
I had been lending
you had been lending
he/she/it had been lending
we had been lending
you had been lending
they had been lending
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will lend
you will lend
he/she/it will lend
we will lend
you will lend
they will lend
Future continuous
I will be lending
you will be lending
he/she/it will be lending
we will be lending
you will be lending
they will be lending
Future perfect
I will have lent
you will have lent
he/she/it will have lent
we will have lent
you will have lent
they will have lent
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lending
you will have been lending
he/she/it will have been lending
we will have been lending
you will have been lending
they will have been lending
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would lend
you would lend
he/she/it would lend
we would lend
you would lend
they would lend
Conditional continuous
I would be lending
you would be lending
he/she/it would be lending
we would be lending
you would be lending
they would be lending
Conditional perfect
I would have lend
you would have lend
he/she/it would have lend
we would have lend
you would have lend
they would have lend
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lending
you would have been lending
he/she/it would have been lending
we would have been lending
you would have been lending
they would have been lending
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you lend
we let´s lend
you lend
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
lending
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 «LEND»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
lend.
I had always wanted to lend my voice to a character. I did a voice for this video game, called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun.
Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.
Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done.
I started out coming from more of a concert music background. It just turns out that 20th-century music techniques lend themselves to scary movies and horror movies.
I had a baby at 19 and was a grandmother by 39. Now, my children lend me their children to take them off to Brittany. It's divine. I'm quite exceptionally lucky. I've never had a week without having all three of my daughters on the telephone.
I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. I urge you to lend them your support so that, together, we can build that bright future worthy of our country.
People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.
Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.
Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
A photographer must be prepared to catch and hold on to those elements which give distinction to the subject or lend it atmosphere.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEND»
Discover the use of
lend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History
This book provides a wealth of valuable examples of great oratory for writers, speakers, and history aficionados.
2
Lend Me a Tenor: A Comedy
A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, Lend Me a Tenor is guaranteed to leave your audiences teary eyed with laughter. A new production opened on Broadway during the 2010 season. "A jolly play.
3
Russia's Life-Saver:
Lend-Lease Aid to the U.S.S.R. in World ...
Russia's Life-Saver is a brilliant contribution to the study of U.S.-Soviet relations and its role in World War II.
4
Lend Me Your Ear: Rhetorical Constructions of Deafness
But in her new book Lend Me Your Ear, Brenda Jo Brueggemann exposes this tradition's effect of disallowing deaf people human identity because of their natural silence.
Brenda Jo Brueggemann, 1999
5
Soviet
Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of World War 2
Beretter om sovjetiske flyver-esser, der under 2. verdenskrig fløj jagerfly, leveret fra Storbritannien, Canada og USA.
6
Lend Me Your Ears: All you need to know about making ...
And much more! With expert advice that will appeal to everyone from experienced CEOs to those writing that all-important wedding speech, this is destined to be the definitive text in this area.
7
Finding a Common Interest: The Story of Dick Dusseldorp and ...
This book tells the story of Australia's most admired blue-chip corporation and its founder.
In Lend me Your Ears: More Humorous Stories from Roaring Cove, the likable Schoolmaster continues to tell stories that comment on the goings on in Roaring Cove.
9
The Berenstain Bears
Lend a Helping Hand
When Mama concludes that there's too much "Me, me, me!" in Brother and Sister's behavior, she encourages them to help elderly Widow McGrizz deal with her full and messy attic.
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, 2012
10
Lend me your character
From the story of Steffie Cvek, a harassed and vulnerable typist whose life is shaped entirely by cliches as she searches relentlessly for an elusive romantic love in a narrative punctuated by threadbare advice from women's magazines and ...
Dubravka Ugrešić, Celia Hawkesworth, Michael Henry Heim, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEND»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lend is used in the context of the following news items.
Veterans share history of Lend-Lease - Great Falls Tribune
Once in Great Falls, he became part of the Lend-Lease program that sent nearly 8,000 aircraft from the U.S. to the Soviet Union to help them ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
Rapid City wildlife officials lend hand to bat preservation
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Building birdhouses may be more well-known, but building a bat house is not only a cool twist on a classic hobby, it can ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
Spring Airlines turns 10: regulatory support and IPO lend support to …
There are few better birthday presents than a near guarantee that the next 10 years should be momentously better than the first 10. «CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jul 15»
Rise Together Greensboro: Lend your ladder to build community …
GREENSBORO - Lend him a ladder, and Charlie Brouwer will turn it into a towering piece of public art. Actually, the Virginia artist will need lots ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
Community Members Lend a Helping Hand at Vandalized Sylmar …
Community members came together to paint Buffalo Bruce's Mercantile after the Sylmar restaurant was vandalized with graffiti. Melissa Etezadi ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»
Herald: NGOs and samaritans lend Pilgao family a helping hand
NGOs and samaritans lend Pilgao family a helping hand. BICHOLIM: Samaritans and NGOs from across Goa came forward to help the Falkar ... «Oherald, Jul 15»
Lend A Hand (July 19, 2015) | INFORUM
Lend A Hand, Fargo, is a Dakota Medical Foundation program that offers matching funds to support fundraising efforts for people experiencing ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
Winning streak, star players lend optimism to lacrosse's Launch …
Adding two of the biggest names from the college ranks may help Launch put South Florida on lacrosse map. Give it time and chances are you'll hear how ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
LMC Summer Theater goes farcical with "Lend Me a Tenor"
Matthew Scott and Kim Krege Florio play husband and wife in the farce 'Lend Me a Tenor,' raising the curtain this week as part of LMC Summer ... «Avery Journal Times, Jul 15»
4-Hers lend a hand after storm in East Otto - Olean Times Herald …
Members of the Valley Workers 4-H Club help clean up storm debris Thursday outside the home of Maureen Lansiedel of Cemetery Road in ... «Olean Times Herald, Jul 15»
