ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MIDDLE
Old English middel; compare Old Frisian middel, Dutch middel, German mittel.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MIDDLE
PRESENT
Present
I middle
you middle
he/she/it middles
we middle
you middle
they middle
Present continuous
I am middling
you are middling
he/she/it is middling
we are middling
you are middling
they are middling
Present perfect
I have middled
you have middled
he/she/it has middled
we have middled
you have middled
they have middled
Present perfect continuous
I have been middling
you have been middling
he/she/it has been middling
we have been middling
you have been middling
they have been middling
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 middled
you middled
he/she/it middled
we middled
you middled
they middled
Past continuous
I was middling
you were middling
he/she/it was middling
we were middling
you were middling
they were middling
Past perfect
I had middled
you had middled
he/she/it had middled
we had middled
you had middled
they had middled
Past perfect continuous
I had been middling
you had been middling
he/she/it had been middling
we had been middling
you had been middling
they had been middling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will middle
you will middle
he/she/it will middle
we will middle
you will middle
they will middle
Future continuous
I will be middling
you will be middling
he/she/it will be middling
we will be middling
you will be middling
they will be middling
Future perfect
I will have middled
you will have middled
he/she/it will have middled
we will have middled
you will have middled
they will have middled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been middling
you will have been middling
he/she/it will have been middling
we will have been middling
you will have been middling
they will have been middling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would middle
you would middle
he/she/it would middle
we would middle
you would middle
they would middle
Conditional continuous
I would be middling
you would be middling
he/she/it would be middling
we would be middling
you would be middling
they would be middling
Conditional perfect
I would have middle
you would have middle
he/she/it would have middle
we would have middle
you would have middle
they would have middle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been middling
you would have been middling
he/she/it would have been middling
we would have been middling
you would have been middling
they would have been middling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you middle
we let´s middle
you middle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
middling
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 «MIDDLE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
middle.
CJ is my nickname. It stands for Cameron, and my middle name is John.
I come from a middle class background. I have travelled a lot by trains and have lived in the world. It is a world I cannot get away from; I would not even want to.
I myself am consummately middle class. We grew up in upper-middle-class suburbs in Oklahoma City, and that's very much the same ethos as what Richard Yates and John Cheever wrote about.
There's a magical energy and power from the ocean. I was born in a room overlooking the sea, in the middle of a storm. Perhaps, then, it's not surprising that shores touch my soul. Science might disagree, but I think there's a difference in the air on a coast - the positive ions, perhaps.
Coming up as a kid, I played middle linebacker and I was very bow-legged, and I wanted to be like the legendary Dick Butkus.
It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get a hold of - shaving cream, ketchup, mustard, everything. It's kind of like a pie in the face after a guy is successful.
I was in theater when I was in elementary, middle school and high school. I didn't know it would be an actual profession for me. I didn't think of it as a reality.
Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.
I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not just in Chicago. It affects the middle class. It pushes people down.
What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black middle class and the increasing numbers of black people who are more impoverished than ever before.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIDDLE»
Discover the use of
middle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
middle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Waning of the
Middle Ages
Brilliant study of art, life, and thought in France and the Netherlands during 14th-15th centuries explores the period's splendor and simplicity, courtesy and cruelty, religious, artistic, and practical life; much more. 14 illustrations.
2
A Book of
Middle English
The book opens with an introduction to the language of the time, designed to enable the reader to understand the representative pieces of Middle English literature that follow.
J. A. Burrow, Thorlac Turville-Petre, 2011
3
The
Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the ...
An acclaimed book and widely acknowledged classic, The Middle Ground steps outside the simple stories of Indian-white relations – stories of conquest and assimilation and stories of cultural persistence.
4
The New Book of
Middle Eastern Food
The book was originally published here in 1972 and was hailed by James Beard as "a landmark in the field of cookery"; this new version represents the accumulation of the author's thirty years of further extensive travel throughout the ever ...
5
East Central Europe in the
Middle Ages, 1000-1500
Jean Sedlar’s excellent synthesis clarifies what was going on in Europe between the Elbe and the Ukraine during the Middle Ages, making available for the first time in a single volume information necessary to a fuller understanding of the ...
6
Being
Middle-class in India: A Way of Life
This book looks at Indian middle-class lifestyles through a number of case studies, ranging from a historical account detailing the making of a savvy middle-class consumer in the late colonial period, to saving clubs among women in ...
7
Girls' Life Ultimate Guide to Surviving
Middle School
Counsels 'tween girls entering middle school on how to prepare for typical challenges from managing friendships and networking with teachers to interacting with upper classmen and handling relationships with the opposite sex. Original.
8
A Companion to the Eucharist in the
Middle Ages
This volume presents the medieval Eucharist in all its glory combining introductory essays on the liturgy, art, theology, architecture, devotion and theology from the early, high and late medieval periods.
Ian Levy, Gary Macy, Kristen Van Ausdall, 2011
9
Magic in the
Middle Ages
A fascinating 2000 study of natural and demonic magic within the broad context of medieval culture.
10
The
Middle Ages in Texts and Texture: Reflections on ...
The essays in this collection present a textured picture of the medieval world and offer models for how to reflect fruitfully on medieval sources.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIDDLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
middle is used in the context of the following news items.
Suicide rate for middle-age men with mental health issues up 73 …
Suicides among middle-aged men with mental health issues have soared by 73% since 2006, which may be attributed to a combination of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Julieanne's sudden fall from middle class to down-and-out
Three years ago Julieanne Ellaby had a well-paid job training staff in a city bar and was living comfortably in a share house when a series of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
St. Paul may need a new middle school by 2025
St. Paul Public Schools might need a new middle school to handle an expected enrollment increase of 2,200 students over the next decade, ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
Supercar season: Middle Eastern millionaires and their gas guzzlers …
Middle-Eastern millionaires have descended on London with their shiny supercars, annoying the locals with their noisy anti-social antics and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
New Jersey state trooper hospitalized after cruiser hit by lightning in …
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Two New Jersey state troopers avoided serious injury after their cruiser was struck by lightning in Middle ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
King Middle School Principal Michael McCarthy will retire after 27 …
A two-time state principal of the year who adopted an in-depth teaching model known as Expeditionary Learning at King Middle School is ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
Childcare plan will subsidise those on low and middle incomes
Childcare plan will subsidise those on low and middle incomes ... to extend a childcare subsidy to low- and middle-income working parents. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Are you 'middle class poor'?
With the cost of living increasing, a new report says New Zealand's 'middle class poor' is on the rise. READ MORE: 'Middle-class poor' ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Middle school removes Robert E. Lee mascot
Last week, the superintendent of the Orange County Public School ordered a middle school to taken down its mascot. On Tuesday, the ... «MyFoxOrlando.com, Jul 15»
Onslow County breaks ground on $31.5 million middle school
The current Dixon Middle School was built in 1928, and served grades 1-8 until the high school and then elementary schools were built. «WITN, Jul 15»
