ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LITTER
(Bed): via Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin lectus bed.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LITTER
PRESENT
Present
I litter
you litter
he/she/it litters
we litter
you litter
they litter
Present continuous
I am littering
you are littering
he/she/it is littering
we are littering
you are littering
they are littering
Present perfect
I have littered
you have littered
he/she/it has littered
we have littered
you have littered
they have littered
Present perfect continuous
I have been littering
you have been littering
he/she/it has been littering
we have been littering
you have been littering
they have been littering
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 littered
you littered
he/she/it littered
we littered
you littered
they littered
Past continuous
I was littering
you were littering
he/she/it was littering
we were littering
you were littering
they were littering
Past perfect
I had littered
you had littered
he/she/it had littered
we had littered
you had littered
they had littered
Past perfect continuous
I had been littering
you had been littering
he/she/it had been littering
we had been littering
you had been littering
they had been littering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will litter
you will litter
he/she/it will litter
we will litter
you will litter
they will litter
Future continuous
I will be littering
you will be littering
he/she/it will be littering
we will be littering
you will be littering
they will be littering
Future perfect
I will have littered
you will have littered
he/she/it will have littered
we will have littered
you will have littered
they will have littered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been littering
you will have been littering
he/she/it will have been littering
we will have been littering
you will have been littering
they will have been littering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would litter
you would litter
he/she/it would litter
we would litter
you would litter
they would litter
Conditional continuous
I would be littering
you would be littering
he/she/it would be littering
we would be littering
you would be littering
they would be littering
Conditional perfect
I would have litter
you would have litter
he/she/it would have litter
we would have litter
you would have litter
they would have litter
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been littering
you would have been littering
he/she/it would have been littering
we would have been littering
you would have been littering
they would have been littering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you litter
we let´s litter
you litter
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
littering
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 «LITTER»
The term «litter» is very widely used and occupies the
2.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «LITTER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
litter.
I see litter as part of a long continuum of anti-social behaviour.
Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to prosperity as the last century's attempt to generate electricity from nuclear fission.
I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.
I hate the hand that comes out of a car and just drops litter in the street. I hate that! For some reason, it just fills me with fury! It's just utter laziness, lack of interest in other people, lack of interest in the planet, in the hedgehog who might eat the plastic bag, it's a lack of concern.
There was one 'crime' during the whole time I was at school, when a fountain pen went missing. Stealing just didn't happen. I was taught not to shoplift, not to steal, not to behave badly. We weren't even allowed to drop litter.
Different people's houses smell like different weird things. God forbid someone should come and nail down what my house smells like. It'd probably be a litter box... sweaty socks... and burnt bacon. That probably is what it smells like.
As my mum still candidly says, I was the runt of the litter.
'In Search of Excellence' was an afterthought, the runt of the McKinsey consulting litter, a hip-pocket project that was never supposed to amount to much.
I've had cats all my life and obviously loved them, but the litter box, and the having to always get a house sitter, they're just too - they're too rigid. Cats are too needy somehow.
Some exfoliates have rocks in them and it makes your skin really smooth, and cat litter is a good substitute. I haven't broke out at all yet!
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTER»
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litter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
litter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Discusses how litter harms the environment and simple steps that can be taken to help clean up litter.
Twelve-year-old Tom learns first-hand about honor, first when he is wrongly accused of lying at school and then when he faces the risk of losing a puppy he has come to love while helping his grandfather train hunting dogs.
Trina discovers many ways to prevent litter and reduce waste.
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Reducing
Litter on Roadsides
"The report provides information concerning the prevention and removal of roadside litter, unfulfilled needs, knowledge gaps, and underperforming activities.
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Plant
Litter: Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon ...
clear-cut as well as the lower litter fall in the younger stands were not considered.
The foliar litter fall is of course only one of the several fractions of the total litter fall
, and in mature boreal stands of Scots pine and Norway spruce, foliar litter may ...
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty, 2013
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Methods to Study
Litter Decomposition: A Practical Guide
INTRODUCTION Leaf litter is a dominant component of coarse particulate
organic matter in streams, and its decomposition has received considerable
attention (Webster & Benfield 1986, Allan 1995, Gessner et al. 1999). Gessner &
Chauvet ...
Manuel A.S. Graça, Felix Bärlocher, Mark O. Gessner, 2007
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How to Toilet-Train Your Cat: 21 Days to a
Litter-Free Home
Describes the advantages of toilet training a cat and provides a twenty-one day training program THIS BOOK ADDRESSES AN IMPORTANT ISSUE . . . "and" offers an easy solution to one of the most troublesome problems any cat owner will ever face ...
Presents readers with the hard facts about consumption and garbage, while encouraging change through activities.
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Lady Lulu Liked to
Litter
Lady Lulu litters lots. Her leftovers fill the lawn, lane, and lake. Will a litter landslide swallow Lulu and all of Lucky Landing?
Trisha Speed Shaskan, 2008
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Good Cat!: A Proven Guide to Successful
Litter Box Use and ...
With this book, you'll discover how to respond properly—so you can say Good Cat!
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
litter is used in the context of the following news items.
Litterers Become Anti-Litter Ambassadors | New Haven Independent
Jesse Okeke used to drop trash around his neighborhood. Now a Dixwell “ambassador,” he doesn't litter anymore—because he's the one ... «New Haven Independent, Jul 15»
WV DEP disburses $71K for litter control programs across the sta …
The agency disbursed a total of $71,676.79 through its Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan. The grants come out of the Litter Control Fund ... «WOWK, Jul 15»
Litter fines of more than £11,000 issued - Portsmouth News
East Hampshire District Council is the second local authority to contract outside enforcement officers to give out fines for dropping litter. «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
Flashmob Applauds Unsuspecting Litter Pickers In Central London …
Government: Don't loiter on litter. Create a strategy that has teeth. Show leadership by providing or stimulating funding. Engage with the ... «CIWM Journal Online, Jul 15»
Caught on camera: Wexford tries to stop litter bugs - Newstalk
At present, the council spends almost €2.7m cleaning up litter each year. It also has a freephone anti-litter hotline in place on 1800-386-733. «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
Diving into Mubarak Village: Gutka wrappers litter the land with no …
People of all ages and both genders chew on this mix of betel leaf and tobacco round the clock and gutka wrappers litter the otherwise pristine ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
$71,000 Worth of Grants Awarded for Litter Control | West Virginia …
More than two dozen entities have received litter control grants from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Department of ... «West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Jul 15»
LETTER: Lynn Canyon no place for litter - North Shore News
LETTER: Lynn Canyon no place for litter. North Shore News July 19, 2015 12:00 AM. Email; Print. • North Shore News •. Lynn canyon garbage. Lynn Canyon ... «North Shore News, Jul 15»
Headteacher singled out 11-plus 'failures' for litter-picking | Derby …
Headteacher singled out 11-plus 'failures' for litter-picking. By Derby Telegraph | Posted: July 19, 2015. By JANE GODDARD. Malcolm's final year at St Peter's ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
Beach Buddies creates new litter group | Isle of Man News …
Beach Buddies creates new litter group. by LC. Beach Buddies is creating another new group for beach cleaning - this time for singles. «isleofman.com, Jul 15»