CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRESUPPOSE
PRESENT
Present
I presuppose
you presuppose
he/she/it presupposes
we presuppose
you presuppose
they presuppose
Present continuous
I am presupposing
you are presupposing
he/she/it is presupposing
we are presupposing
you are presupposing
they are presupposing
Present perfect
I have presupposed
you have presupposed
he/she/it has presupposed
we have presupposed
you have presupposed
they have presupposed
Present perfect continuous
I have been presupposing
you have been presupposing
he/she/it has been presupposing
we have been presupposing
you have been presupposing
they have been presupposing
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 presupposed
you presupposed
he/she/it presupposed
we presupposed
you presupposed
they presupposed
Past continuous
I was presupposing
you were presupposing
he/she/it was presupposing
we were presupposing
you were presupposing
they were presupposing
Past perfect
I had presupposed
you had presupposed
he/she/it had presupposed
we had presupposed
you had presupposed
they had presupposed
Past perfect continuous
I had been presupposing
you had been presupposing
he/she/it had been presupposing
we had been presupposing
you had been presupposing
they had been presupposing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will presuppose
you will presuppose
he/she/it will presuppose
we will presuppose
you will presuppose
they will presuppose
Future continuous
I will be presupposing
you will be presupposing
he/she/it will be presupposing
we will be presupposing
you will be presupposing
they will be presupposing
Future perfect
I will have presupposed
you will have presupposed
he/she/it will have presupposed
we will have presupposed
you will have presupposed
they will have presupposed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been presupposing
you will have been presupposing
he/she/it will have been presupposing
we will have been presupposing
you will have been presupposing
they will have been presupposing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would presuppose
you would presuppose
he/she/it would presuppose
we would presuppose
you would presuppose
they would presuppose
Conditional continuous
I would be presupposing
you would be presupposing
he/she/it would be presupposing
we would be presupposing
you would be presupposing
they would be presupposing
Conditional perfect
I would have presuppose
you would have presuppose
he/she/it would have presuppose
we would have presuppose
you would have presuppose
they would have presuppose
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been presupposing
you would have been presupposing
he/she/it would have been presupposing
we would have been presupposing
you would have been presupposing
they would have been presupposing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you presuppose
we let´s presuppose
you presuppose
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
presupposed
Present Participle
presupposing
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.
4 QUOTES WITH «PRESUPPOSE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
presuppose.
We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being.
There's a very real possibility in this industry of going out and leading your life and then going home and being a voyeur of your own life. You can literally go watch yourself - where you went last night, what you did, what the things that people presuppose about you. It's kind of crazy.
Sculptures created from found materials like ice and thorns, driftwood, and even bleached kangaroo bones all presuppose that artistic design will yield to the cycles of time and climate, whether over an hour or a decade.
The script is very good because the things that happen in it are very believable to me. It doesn't presuppose that the world has changed very much. You don't have to think that you're in a different world.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESUPPOSE»
Discover the use of
presuppose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
presuppose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Meaning Through Language Contrast
presuppose the addressee's superior position over the addresser's and
presuppose the latter regulates himself to fulfill the dialogical goal and its master
illocutionary act, namely, pleading, is successful. Warning-dialogue is successful
if and ...
Katarzyna Jaszczolt, Ken Turner, 2003
2
David Hume: Induction and scepticism
Some are perhaps excluded on the ground that they are senses in which what an
argument presupposes is a rule or a principle of inference, whereas we have
Hume's word for it that what arguments from the impression to the idea
presuppose ...
3
Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Aristotle and the Metaphysics
But an axiom, as he uses the term 'axiom', is something that one must
presuppose if one is to learn anything (see Posterior Analytics I. 2, 72a16–17).
Hence PNC is a principle of all reasoning in the sense that if one is to reason at
all about ...
4
Rationalized Epistemology: Taking Solipsism Seriously
The usual methods of random selection can be shown to yield random samples
only on the basis of empirical generalizations that presuppose the validity of
inductive procedures. A very simple example of such a method is that of throwing
a ...
Albert A. Johnstone, 1991
5
The Transformation of Positivism: Alexius Meinong and ...
Does not the act of writing a nonsensical sentence presuppose the mental act of
formulating it? Meinong's response is that the principle stands primarily because
the objects they refer to stand in a parallel definite order: objectives presuppose ...
David F. Lindenfeld, 1980
6
Essays on A Priori Knowledge and Justification: Essays
In effect, we will have found that we presuppose that P is valid in subjunctive
reasoning. Assuming that the foregoing claim about metaphysical necessity is
correct, this result makes it reasonable to conclude that P is metaphysically
necessary.
7
How to Make a Good Mind Great
Presuppositions of NLP If we presuppose certain things to be true, it can be very
helpful. If we take a puppy to the stream and gently coax it into chasing a stick
into the water, we presuppose it will have the ability to swim further out to grasp it
...
8
Out of Error: Further Essays on Critical Rationalism
Chapter. 8. How. Little. Uniformity. Need. an. Inductive. Inference. Presuppose? 0
A Problem Hume said that 'all our experimental conclusions proceed upon the
supposition that the future will be conformable to the past' and that 'all reasonings
...
9
Fiction and Fictionalism
If, in regarding the sentence “Holmes is smarter than any real detective” as true,
we presuppose the existence of Holmes, we presumably presuppose his real
existence. But then his fame cannot be greater than that of any real detective,
else it ...
10
Studies in the Theory of Ideology
When I utter the expression 'Good morning' to a person passing in the street, I
commonly presuppose that it is the early part of the day and that the person so
addressed will understand my utterance as a greeting (and not, for example, as a
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESUPPOSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
presuppose is used in the context of the following news items.
Why Obama's Executive Action on Iran Does Not Violate the Law
“All his acts therefore, properly executive, must presuppose the existence of the laws to be executed.” To allow the president a share of the ... «Ricochet.com, Jul 15»
What is a President? The CEO of Capitalism
That is, both sides generally presuppose the liberal notion of pluralism, which conceives of a neutral and malleable state that can be shaped ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
Supreme Court decision affects affordable housing industry
... conclusion that the act includes claims of disparate impact and congressional amendments to the act presuppose disparate impact claims. «Lexology, Jul 15»
Public Opinion On Obama's Official Visit
... the delegates' visit, Birhanu said "such a thing should not come as a surprise for such conferences presuppose absolute serenity and calm. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Opinion: Jerusalem and the latest Temple Mount flare-up
... that appears to defy all rational analysis, at least, when this analysis isn't willing or able to presuppose the existence of irrational motives. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
A BIT of Confusion in Enforcing Investment Treaty Awards
And, as Engelmayer explained, the FSIA uses terms that presuppose litigation over a contested issue, e.g., a conventional lawsuit in which ... «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»
Germany's Schaeuble endorses eurozone budget, finance minister …
... the ministry said, adding that individual elements in the report must be seen in the overall context and would presuppose treaty changes. «Europe Online Magazine, Jul 15»
The Right Way Forward for Conservatism
... individual freedom, equality under law, and limited government—all of which presuppose and protect religious faith and traditional morality. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Congress needs to stand up for American people's interest over …
Ultimately any agreement must presuppose the good faith of the parties and must rely on the professionalism and skill of the IAEA inspectors to ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
Gov. Fallin Correct to Defy OK Supreme Court on Ten Commandments
It would be strange indeed, if with such a people, our institutions did not presuppose Christianity, and did not often refer to it, and exhibit ... «United Liberty, Jul 15»
