ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOFT
Late Old English, from Old Norse lopt air, ceiling; compare Old Danish and Old High German loft (German Luft air).
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOFT
PRESENT
Present
I loft
you loft
he/she/it lofts
we loft
you loft
they loft
Present continuous
I am lofting
you are lofting
he/she/it is lofting
we are lofting
you are lofting
they are lofting
Present perfect
I have lofted
you have lofted
he/she/it has lofted
we have lofted
you have lofted
they have lofted
Present perfect continuous
I have been lofting
you have been lofting
he/she/it has been lofting
we have been lofting
you have been lofting
they have been lofting
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 lofted
you lofted
he/she/it lofted
we lofted
you lofted
they lofted
Past continuous
I was lofting
you were lofting
he/she/it was lofting
we were lofting
you were lofting
they were lofting
Past perfect
I had lofted
you had lofted
he/she/it had lofted
we had lofted
you had lofted
they had lofted
Past perfect continuous
I had been lofting
you had been lofting
he/she/it had been lofting
we had been lofting
you had been lofting
they had been lofting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will loft
you will loft
he/she/it will loft
we will loft
you will loft
they will loft
Future continuous
I will be lofting
you will be lofting
he/she/it will be lofting
we will be lofting
you will be lofting
they will be lofting
Future perfect
I will have lofted
you will have lofted
he/she/it will have lofted
we will have lofted
you will have lofted
they will have lofted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lofting
you will have been lofting
he/she/it will have been lofting
we will have been lofting
you will have been lofting
they will have been lofting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would loft
you would loft
he/she/it would loft
we would loft
you would loft
they would loft
Conditional continuous
I would be lofting
you would be lofting
he/she/it would be lofting
we would be lofting
you would be lofting
they would be lofting
Conditional perfect
I would have loft
you would have loft
he/she/it would have loft
we would have loft
you would have loft
they would have loft
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lofting
you would have been lofting
he/she/it would have been lofting
we would have been lofting
you would have been lofting
they would have been lofting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you loft
we let´s loft
you loft
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
lofting
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 «LOFT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
loft.
Going from sharing a one-bedroom place to living in a loft to two people living in a house to me having my own place by myself has kind of mirrored my career... small steps to bigger, to bigger, to now having a steady job.
You cannot just be working in a vast, air-conditioned loft space and think you are going to make a decent painting. Francis Bacon had a special studio built, and he felt completely emasculated in there. I have to be somewhere comfortable.
I was around 15 when I first wanted to compete in an Olympics. I even remember the first time I got to wear a GB kit as a junior. I've even kept it. It's in my mum's loft somewhere, probably gone mouldy by now.
'The Good Guy' is a totally differently-looking New York than 'How To Make It' portrays. 'The Good Guy' is all about Wall Street and that culture, which 'How To Make It' touches on, but 'How To Make It' also is downtown, Lower East Side loft parties, cool clubs, Brooklyn and that world.
I live in a loft in a building I designed, but for my dream house I'd get Frank Gehry, just to see what he'd do.
I used to have a lovely Chelsea loft - then I got divorced.
They were, I doubt not, happy enough in their dark stalls, because they were horses, and had plenty to eat; and I was at times quite happy enough in the dark loft, because I was a man, and could think and imagine.
Great American art needs the idea of uninterrupted spaces, like a loft, which itself is something very American.
There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway that runs through downtown.
But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches' bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government - yes, a Labour government - is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOFT»
Discover the use of
loft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
loft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Loft Living: Culture and Capital in Urban Change
This book exposes the meeting of art and real estate markets, the happy meeting between artists' demand for housing and city officials and homeowners who wanted to 'upgrade' their neighborhoods by private market means--and how those artists ...
From New York to Johannesburg, Buenos Aires to Barcelona, the lofts included in this book are variations on a simple open plan theme begun decades ago.
Paul Warchol's exquisite photographs, most taken especially for this volume, capture not only the design and details but the qualities of light, context, and history that make each loft unique.
Mayer Rus, Paul Warchol, 1998
4
Views from the
Loft: A Portable Writer's Workshop
The essays and interviews in this book include superstar writers like Rick Bass, Michael Cunningham, Grace Paley, Susan Power, Susan Straight, Marilyn Hacker, and many, many more.
5
Roof Construction and
Loft Conversion
Full of detailed construction drawings, this book covers cut roofs, bolted truss roofs, trussed rafter roofs, trimmed openings and ventilation.
Loft Conversions is the definitive technical guide to the conversion of roof spaces in single family dwellings. It brings together a wealth of practical and regulatory guidance in a form that is easy to read and comprehensively illustrated.
7
The Jazz
Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene ...
Sam Stephenson discovered Smith’s jazz loft photographs and tapes eleven years ago and has spent the last seven years cataloging, archiving, selecting, and editing Smith’s materials for this book, as well as writing its introduction and ...
8
An Atheist in the Choir
Loft
This book is for anyone who has ever given serious thought to questioning the extraordinary claims of the Christian faith.
9
Loft Design: Solutions For Creating A Livable Space
In this hands-on book, loft expert and host of HGTV's Lofty Ideas Katherine Stone shares her style, wisdom, and trade secrets so that you can create a beautiful, livable loft home or office.
Thirty of the most interesting conversions of freightships into incredible living spaces are featured here.
Philippe De Baeck, Rudy Stevens, Marc Reijntjes, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOFT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
loft is used in the context of the following news items.
How not to find a loft in New York City as an Englishwoman abroad …
Emma Freud has always wanted to live in a converted New York City loft, but with three children and three pets to think about, will she get the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Clinton Hills renovated 1950s dairy barn to host Music in the Loft …
Dubbed Music in the Loft, the weekly series at Clinton Hills will include performances by local musicians such as Dylan Menzie and Ward ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Rustic Meets Modern in This Tri-Level Lincoln Park Timber Loft …
Last autumn, Adam was browsing Curbed during a break at work and stumbled upon a post for a Lincoln Park loft that he thought was intriguing ... «Curbed Chicago, Jul 15»
Rhode Island couple say creating loft with separate living spaces …
A Rhode Island couple who needed space from one another found a way of staying together by living in a loft with two connected but different ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Five Rescued from Elevator at St. Clair Loft Apartments - WKEF-TV …
Crews were called to the St. Clair Loft Apartments around 7 p.m. Sunday. It took almost two hours for the people inside to be freed. «WKEF ABC 22, Jul 15»
Fleshtone Aura Loft, Guelph ON, July 18 - Exclaim!
Loft, Guelph ON, July 18. By Tom Beedham. Published Jul 19, 2015. Fleshtone AuraLoft, Guelph ON, July 18. Photo: Tom Beedham. 8. "Imagine 90 tedious ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
Loft Cinema's Kids Fest Starts Tonight
The Loft Cinema is once again entertaining the children of our community with the Loft Kids Fest, featuring everything from Harry Potter to ... «Tucson Weekly, Jul 15»
Spacious South Loop Loft With Heaps of Windows Asks $289K
Here's a really neat South Loop loft that has plenty of space to lounge, but also lots of windows to take in the skyline views. It's listed as a one ... «Curbed Chicago, Jul 15»
$650,000 for a Wallace-Emerson loft with plenty of office space
The Place: This three-storey live-work loft has an office and living room on the ground floor, a big dining room and kitchen on the second floor ... «Toronto Life, Jul 15»
Poetry reading slated at Art in the Loft
Susan Lane Foundation welcomes award-winning poets from around Michigan to Alpena for the third annual north45east Poetry Reading from ... «Alpena News, Jul 15»
