ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAD
Old English gemǣded, past participle of gemǣdan to render insane; related to gemād insane, and to Old High German gimeit silly, crazy, Old Norse meitha to hurt, damage.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MAD
PRESENT
Present
I mad
you mad
he/she/it mads
we mad
you mad
they mad
Present continuous
I am madding
you are madding
he/she/it is madding
we are madding
you are madding
they are madding
Present perfect
I have madded
you have madded
he/she/it has madded
we have madded
you have madded
they have madded
Present perfect continuous
I have been madding
you have been madding
he/she/it has been madding
we have been madding
you have been madding
they have been madding
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 madded
you madded
he/she/it madded
we madded
you madded
they madded
Past continuous
I was madding
you were madding
he/she/it was madding
we were madding
you were madding
they were madding
Past perfect
I had madded
you had madded
he/she/it had madded
we had madded
you had madded
they had madded
Past perfect continuous
I had been madding
you had been madding
he/she/it had been madding
we had been madding
you had been madding
they had been madding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will mad
you will mad
he/she/it will mad
we will mad
you will mad
they will mad
Future continuous
I will be madding
you will be madding
he/she/it will be madding
we will be madding
you will be madding
they will be madding
Future perfect
I will have madded
you will have madded
he/she/it will have madded
we will have madded
you will have madded
they will have madded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been madding
you will have been madding
he/she/it will have been madding
we will have been madding
you will have been madding
they will have been madding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would mad
you would mad
he/she/it would mad
we would mad
you would mad
they would mad
Conditional continuous
I would be madding
you would be madding
he/she/it would be madding
we would be madding
you would be madding
they would be madding
Conditional perfect
I would have mad
you would have mad
he/she/it would have mad
we would have mad
you would have mad
they would have mad
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been madding
you would have been madding
he/she/it would have been madding
we would have been madding
you would have been madding
they would have been madding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you mad
we let´s mad
you mad
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
madding
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 «MAD»
The term «mad» is very widely used and occupies the
3.419 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «MAD»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
mad.
I can't stand cruel people. And if I see people doing something mean to somebody else just to make themselves feel important, it really gets me mad.
I really like playing the bad guy. There are so many more objectives to play when you're mad or villainesque, or when there's some agenda that you have. That's drama, that's where the heart lives. I love playing the bad guy, but especially the bad guy who's still with the girl.
You could arm-wrestle with a T. rex and win, but you shouldn't because it only makes them mad.
I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.
I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure.
I'm a born athlete. Weight-lifting is in my blood. I used to do the powerlifting thing. I gained a little weight, but I still got it; I'm mad built.
Sometimes Lennon needed McCartney and sometimes Simon needed Garfunkel. You'd go mad doing everything on your own.
The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.
My greatest pleasure is to invent. My continual mad ambition is to make something true and beautiful that never existed in the world before.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAD»
Discover the use of
mad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient ...
" In Mad Travelers, Ian Hacking uses the Dadas case to weigh the legitimacy of cultural influences versus physical symptoms in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.
2
Analyzing
Mad Men: Critical Essays on the Television Series
"The 12 critical essays in this collection offer a broad, interdisciplinary approach to this highly relevant television show, examining Mad Men as a cultural barometer for contemporary concerns with consumerism, capitalism and sexism.
3
A
Mad People’s History of Madness
He traces the development of the private madhouse system in England and the state-run asylum system in the United States. Included is the first comprehensive bibliography of writings by the mentally ill.
4
Mad Men and Philosophy: Nothing Is as It Seems
But the series becomes even more absorbing once you dig deeper into its portrayal of the changing social and political mores of 1960s America and explore the philosophical complexities of its key characters and themes.
Rod Carveth, James B. South, 2010
5
Mad Cows and Mother's Milk, Second Edition: The Perils of ...
An evaluation of the crucial role of risk communication in dealing with public controversies.
William Leiss, Douglas Alan Powell, 2004
Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.
7
Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life
Explores the contested boundaries between disability, illness, and mental illness in higher education
8
Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't ...
Persuasive, straightforward, and full of the down-home good humor and optimism of a son of the soil, Mad Cowboy is both an inspirational story of personal transformation and a convincing call to action for a plant-based diet -- for the good ...
9
Mad Blood Stirring: Vendetta and Factions in Friuli During ...
Nobles were slaughtered and their castles looted or destroyed, bodies were dismembered and corpses fed to animals—the Udine carnival massacre of 1511 was the most extensive and damaging popular revolt in Renaissance Italy (and the basis ...
This book demonstrates, partly because its characters are an earlier, confused and conflicted version of ourselves, trying to make the best of a future unfolding at breakneck speed
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAD»
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mad is used in the context of the following news items.
'Mad Max: Fury Road' Meets 'Star Wars' in This YouTube Mashup …
“Mad Max: Fury Road” and the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” are two of the biggest movie events of the year for the Comic-Con ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Three men are found guilty of plotting to kill Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair …
Threatened: Former UDA chief John 'Mad Dog' Adair was the subject of a murder plot. Today the conspirators were found guilty of plotting to kill ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Jim Cramer's favorite stocks in the July 20 edition of Mad Money …
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- This week's stock market is a minefield, Jim Cramer cautioned his Mad Money viewers Monday. The markets will be ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
'Mike and the Mad Dog' reunion - Newsday
Mike Francesa, left, and Chris Russo in the radio booth doing their Mike and the Mad Dog show. (Oct. 11, 2006) Photo Credit: Newsday/Paul J. «Newsday, Jul 15»
Mad Dash: Riley Curry celebrates her birthday by dancing to …
The Yahoo Sports Mad Dash is a roundup of the morning's trending stories from across the sports landscape. Check it out every day to see ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
John Doyle: TV that's attempting - and failing - to capitalize on Mad …
In the time since Mad Men became a hit and culturally iconic, there have been numerous attempts to capitalize on public fascination with the ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
Gone Girl and Mad Men stars in Beirut thriller - RTÉ Ten
Gone Girl Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike is to star opposite Mad Men's Jon Hamm in the 1980s Beirut thriller High Wire Act. The film tells the ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
What To Expect From Mad Max: The Wasteland | moviepilot.com
Mad Max: Fury Road was one of, if not the most, talked about films of 2015. Scoring 98% on Rotten Tomatoes' 'Tomatometer' and countless ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
Road Wars mash-up asks a most important question: What if Mad …
Sometimes a great idea is just sitting there, waiting for someone to notice it. “Road Wars” is one of those ideas. All you have to do it take two ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
“We got really mad:” Dance coaches bitten by bed bugs while …
“We got really mad:” Dance coaches bitten by bed bugs while visiting Chula Vista in Wisconsin Dells. Posted 6:15 pm, July 20, 2015, by Rachelle Baillon, ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
