ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRESUME
Via Old French from Latin praesūmere to take in advance, from prae before + sūmere to assume.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRESUME
PRESENT
Present
I presume
you presume
he/she/it presumes
we presume
you presume
they presume
Present continuous
I am presuming
you are presuming
he/she/it is presuming
we are presuming
you are presuming
they are presuming
Present perfect
I have presumed
you have presumed
he/she/it has presumed
we have presumed
you have presumed
they have presumed
Present perfect continuous
I have been presuming
you have been presuming
he/she/it has been presuming
we have been presuming
you have been presuming
they have been presuming
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 presumed
you presumed
he/she/it presumed
we presumed
you presumed
they presumed
Past continuous
I was presuming
you were presuming
he/she/it was presuming
we were presuming
you were presuming
they were presuming
Past perfect
I had presumed
you had presumed
he/she/it had presumed
we had presumed
you had presumed
they had presumed
Past perfect continuous
I had been presuming
you had been presuming
he/she/it had been presuming
we had been presuming
you had been presuming
they had been presuming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will presume
you will presume
he/she/it will presume
we will presume
you will presume
they will presume
Future continuous
I will be presuming
you will be presuming
he/she/it will be presuming
we will be presuming
you will be presuming
they will be presuming
Future perfect
I will have presumed
you will have presumed
he/she/it will have presumed
we will have presumed
you will have presumed
they will have presumed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been presuming
you will have been presuming
he/she/it will have been presuming
we will have been presuming
you will have been presuming
they will have been presuming
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would presume
you would presume
he/she/it would presume
we would presume
you would presume
they would presume
Conditional continuous
I would be presuming
you would be presuming
he/she/it would be presuming
we would be presuming
you would be presuming
they would be presuming
Conditional perfect
I would have presume
you would have presume
he/she/it would have presume
we would have presume
you would have presume
they would have presume
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been presuming
you would have been presuming
he/she/it would have been presuming
we would have been presuming
you would have been presuming
they would have been presuming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you presume
we let´s presume
you presume
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
presuming
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 «PRESUME»
The term «presume» is very widely used and occupies the
21.250 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «PRESUME»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
presume.
Everyone's entitled to express their political beliefs. I don't presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people what my opinions are.
For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.
On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.
Honestly, what can really be said about 'the Jewish people' as a whole? Is it not a lamentable stereotype to make large generalizations about all Jews, and to presume they all share the same political commitments?
You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate.
I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.
As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we should not presume to any on our leaving it, but soberly learn to will which He wills.
I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me.
Labor, under their current leadership, want to be the Downtown Abbey party when it comes to educational opportunity. They think working class children should stick to the station in life they were born into - they should be happy to be recognized for being good with their hands and not presume to get above themselves.
To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESUME»
Discover the use of
presume in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
presume and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dr Livingstone I
Presume: Missionaries, Journalists, ...
This is the second title in the new Profiles in History series, edited by Mary Beard. This series explores classic moments of world history - those 'ring-a-bell' events that we always know less about than we think!
2
Mister Cavendish, I
presume
Engaged in the cradle, Thomas Cavendish, Duke of Wyndham, and Amelia Willoughby, daughter of the Earl of Crowland, have never gotten to know each other romantically until an impulsive kiss begins a rocky courtship.
3
Mr. Cavendish, I
Presume
Amelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember.
4
Mr. Baldwin, I
presume: James Baldwin--Chinua Achebe, a ...
his book is a study of James Baldwin and Chinua Achebe, the two most prominent black writers of the twentieth century. Although other books have addressed their individual works, this is the first to make the connection between the two.
5
The Groom, I
Presume? (Mills & Boon Vintage Desire)
CELEBRATION 1000 Daughters of Texas THE BRIDE HAD HER BOOTS ON... . And she was ready to walk down the aisle.
Wyndham Lewis' American experiences written from his usual original viewpoint. Illus.
The rip-roaring and hilarious memoir from Stanley Johnson—the father of London mayor Boris Johnson—begins with a loud bang when Stanley's father, an RAF pilot in World War II, crash-lands a Wellington bomber on a Devon airfield.
8
Daughters of Texas: Megan's Marriage, Instant Mommy, the ...
Three delightful romantic novels journey to the Lone Star State to chronicle the three O'Brien sistersMegan, Mollie, and Maribethas they search for love in Megan's Marriage, Instant Mommy, and The Groom, I Presume? Reprint.
9
Audrey Featherstone, I
Presume?: The Amazing Story of a ...
Gordon M. Guinness in his foreword to Elizabeth Pritchards work For such a time, speaking of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union (RBMU), Audreys mission, says, Although there are great figures in the story, like Henry Grattan Guinness and F ...
Don't Panic or Presume, but do Pause for Purpose! NW Georgia now has by
some reports the second highest unemployment rate in the country at over 13%.
Even for those people who have kept theirjobs there is a great temptation to walk
in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESUME»
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presume is used in the context of the following news items.
Police presume body found in dumpster is that of missing Santa …
Santa Cruz police gave an update on the arrest of a 15-year-old boy and the discovery of a young girl's body. Embed.
