ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOTHER
Old English mōdor; compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old High German muotar, Latin māter, Greek mētēr.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MOTHER
PRESENT
Present
I mother
you mother
he/she/it mothers
we mother
you mother
they mother
Present continuous
I am mothering
you are mothering
he/she/it is mothering
we are mothering
you are mothering
they are mothering
Present perfect
I have mothered
you have mothered
he/she/it has mothered
we have mothered
you have mothered
they have mothered
Present perfect continuous
I have been mothering
you have been mothering
he/she/it has been mothering
we have been mothering
you have been mothering
they have been mothering
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 mothered
you mothered
he/she/it mothered
we mothered
you mothered
they mothered
Past continuous
I was mothering
you were mothering
he/she/it was mothering
we were mothering
you were mothering
they were mothering
Past perfect
I had mothered
you had mothered
he/she/it had mothered
we had mothered
you had mothered
they had mothered
Past perfect continuous
I had been mothering
you had been mothering
he/she/it had been mothering
we had been mothering
you had been mothering
they had been mothering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will mother
you will mother
he/she/it will mother
we will mother
you will mother
they will mother
Future continuous
I will be mothering
you will be mothering
he/she/it will be mothering
we will be mothering
you will be mothering
they will be mothering
Future perfect
I will have mothered
you will have mothered
he/she/it will have mothered
we will have mothered
you will have mothered
they will have mothered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mothering
you will have been mothering
he/she/it will have been mothering
we will have been mothering
you will have been mothering
they will have been mothering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would mother
you would mother
he/she/it would mother
we would mother
you would mother
they would mother
Conditional continuous
I would be mothering
you would be mothering
he/she/it would be mothering
we would be mothering
you would be mothering
they would be mothering
Conditional perfect
I would have mother
you would have mother
he/she/it would have mother
we would have mother
you would have mother
they would have mother
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mothering
you would have been mothering
he/she/it would have been mothering
we would have been mothering
you would have been mothering
they would have been mothering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you mother
we let´s mother
you mother
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
mothering
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 «MOTHER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
mother.
My mother always said I must be part Mongolian because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair.
My mother is French-Italian with a little Spanish blood in her. I've been raised, and she was, as far as I know, raised as a Christian.
During my grief, I realised there was nothing I could do for my mother, but I did have a child.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother's anxiety.
When a mother quarrels with a daughter, she has a double dose of unhappiness hers from the conflict, and empathy with her daughter's from the conflict with her. Throughout her life a mother retains this special need to maintain a good relationship with her daughter.
My mother put me on birth control as soon as I told her I wanted to go on it. I was 16. I was very young.
I was raised by a single psychologist mother and we spent every evening sitting at the kitchen table and dissecting our emotions and speculating about the inner life of everyone we knew.
You've got a movie where the pro-choice family gives their daughter no choice. The pro-life family murders. What seems to be the good mother, the kind of hippie painter, sweet and cute mother has no love for her daughter really.
I grew up in Tuscany in a very poor family. My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity.
I had a suit made for me when I was five. It was double-breasted, mohair and purple. My mother was very particular about clothing - it always used to have to go back into the plastic and it used to drive me insane.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHER»
Discover the use of
mother in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mother and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Battle Hymn of the Tiger
Mother
I guarantee that if you read the book, there'll undoubtedly be places where you'll cringe in recognition, and others where you'll tear up in empathy.” –San Francisco Chronicle “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother hit the parenting hot ...
A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss.
THE BEST-LOVED NOVEL of One of the World’s Great Writers Mother, the immortal classic of Maxim Gorky, one of the world’s best-loved writers, is the story of the radicalization of an uneducated woman.
This younger reader's version of Doris Pilkington's amazing best-selling true story of courage and love will grab readers of all ages, and take them on a journey through a country as beautiful as it is harsh. A journey home.
Presents traditional nursery rhymes, including "Little Jack Horner," "Hot Cross Buns," "The Queen of Hearts," and "The Cat and the Fiddle."
6
Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage is usually regarded as Brecht's masterpiece and remains to this day an epic indictment of the brutality of war.
7
Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America
Interviews with female impersonators reveal the social, cultural, and economic aspects of their occupation and the subculture of the homosexual transvestite.
8
One of Those Hideous Books Where the
Mother Dies
My name is Ruby. This book is about me.
9
Message from an Unknown Chinese
Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
For parents of adopted Chinese children and for the children themselves, this is an indispensable, powerful, and intensely moving book.
In this sequel to "Jessica's First Prayer," Jessica, Daniel and the minister were at the church when a tragedy occurred. Daniel went home and discovered Jessica's mother crouching on his doorsill.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mother is used in the context of the following news items.
Another Day, Another Sickening New Video of Police Brutality
... possession of stolen property, possession of a weapon, and resisting arrest, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Mother Jones. «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
Mom arrested in child's death after bus trip to Atlanta
The mother of a 2-year-old girl pronounced dead early Tuesday after being found unresponsive near a downtown Atlanta bus station has been ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
Northern Ireland – mother and daughter lose appeal to allow …
A mother and her teenage daughter have lost an appeal against the ... to highlight another case, which involves a mother being prosecuted for ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Mother humbled by daughter after accident: 'She'll be OK'
An Evanston mother writes about seeing how her daughter reacted to a car accident they witnessed. An Evanston mother writes about seeing ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Darrelle Revis Irked Patriots Didn't Allow Mother To Attend Ring …
Back in June, the Patriots told Revis, who signed a five-year, $70 million deal with the New York Jets, that his mother couldn't attend the team's ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»
Texas Police Deny Editing Dashcam Footage of Sandra Bland's Arrest
Texas police have now told Mother Jones that the 52-minute video of Bland's was not deliberately edited, and that the glitches were the result of ... «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
John Cena gets emotional while sharing heartfelt story about his …
While Cena and his brothers may have been absolute terrors growing up – starting fires, fighting, swearing – his mother always stuck by her ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
Local moms top up a mother's parking meter during hospital wait …
A Barrie, Ont. mother says she's overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers who saved her car from being towed while she waited in hospital for ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
HIV transmission from mother to child nearly eliminated in Canada
In 2014, there was only one case of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Canada, continuing a decade-long downward trend, said Dr. Jason ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Mehlville sexual assault suspect dangerous man, mother says
The mother of the 41-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting an ... Larry's mother, Ida Alverson, said he was recently released four months early from a two ... «KMOV.com, Jul 15»
