ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROSE
Via Old French from Latin phrase prōsa ōrātiō straightforward speech, from prorsus prosaic, from prōvertere to turn forwards, from pro-1 + vertere to turn.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROSE
PRESENT
Present
I prose
you prose
he/she/it proses
we prose
you prose
they prose
Present continuous
I am prosing
you are prosing
he/she/it is prosing
we are prosing
you are prosing
they are prosing
Present perfect
I have prosed
you have prosed
he/she/it has prosed
we have prosed
you have prosed
they have prosed
Present perfect continuous
I have been prosing
you have been prosing
he/she/it has been prosing
we have been prosing
you have been prosing
they have been prosing
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 prosed
you prosed
he/she/it prosed
we prosed
you prosed
they prosed
Past continuous
I was prosing
you were prosing
he/she/it was prosing
we were prosing
you were prosing
they were prosing
Past perfect
I had prosed
you had prosed
he/she/it had prosed
we had prosed
you had prosed
they had prosed
Past perfect continuous
I had been prosing
you had been prosing
he/she/it had been prosing
we had been prosing
you had been prosing
they had been prosing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will prose
you will prose
he/she/it will prose
we will prose
you will prose
they will prose
Future continuous
I will be prosing
you will be prosing
he/she/it will be prosing
we will be prosing
you will be prosing
they will be prosing
Future perfect
I will have prosed
you will have prosed
he/she/it will have prosed
we will have prosed
you will have prosed
they will have prosed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been prosing
you will have been prosing
he/she/it will have been prosing
we will have been prosing
you will have been prosing
they will have been prosing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would prose
you would prose
he/she/it would prose
we would prose
you would prose
they would prose
Conditional continuous
I would be prosing
you would be prosing
he/she/it would be prosing
we would be prosing
you would be prosing
they would be prosing
Conditional perfect
I would have prose
you would have prose
he/she/it would have prose
we would have prose
you would have prose
they would have prose
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been prosing
you would have been prosing
he/she/it would have been prosing
we would have been prosing
you would have been prosing
they would have been prosing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you prose
we let´s prose
you prose
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
prosing
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 «PROSE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
prose.
Here lies a plain and simple Jew who wrote in plain and simple prose.
I've always liked police-blotter kind of writing, or the writing of a policeman, right to the point and hardboiled. That's how I see at least the prose elements of scriptwriting.
All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose, too. I guess my ambition was simply to make money however I could to keep myself going in some modest way, and I didn't need much, I was unmarried at the time, no children.
Always be a poet, even in prose.
I always like to break out and address the audience. In 'The History Boys', for instance, without any ado, the boys will suddenly turn and talk to the audience and then go back into the action. I find it more adventurous doing it in prose than on the stage, but I like being able to make the reader suddenly sit up.
I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
For me, prose walks, poetry dances.
And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.
Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck of a lot of fun. I often am sorry I ever started writing prose, because it is so hard. But I can't stop.
There are a lot of editorials that have nothing to do with anything like that. But I was just thinking of that sense of prose as being very responsible and perceptive, thoughtful, intimate, and contriving a quote statement.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROSE»
Discover the use of
prose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Great American
Prose Poems: From Poe to the Present
The prose poem is beginning to enjoy a tremendous upswing in popularity. Readers of this marvelous collection, a must-have for anyone interested in the current state of the art, will learn why.
First published in German in 1967, these stories were written at the same time as Bernhard's early novels Frost, Gargoyles and The Lime Works and they display the same obsessions, restlessness and disarming mastery of language.
3
Complete Poems and Major
Prose
First published by Odyssey Press in 1957, this classic edition provides Milton's poetry and major prose works, richly annotated, in a sturdy and affordable clothbound volume.
John Milton, Merritt Yerkes Hughes, 2003
4
A world of
prose for CXC
Suitable for CSEC syllabuses A and B in English.
David Williams, Hazel Simmons-McDonald, 2005
5
The
Prose of Things: Transformations of Description in the ...
The author analyses literary works in the contexts of natural science, consumer culture, and philosophical change to show how and why the perception and representation of space in the 18th century novel, Robinson Crusoe, and other prose ...
6
Classical Japanese
Prose: An Anthology
“McCullough deserves our thanks and gratitude for compiling this anthology.”—Monumenta Nipponica
Helen Craig McCullough, 1990
7
The Artistry of Shakespeare's
Prose
First published in 1968. This re-issues the revised edition of 1979. The Artistry of Shakespeare's Prose is the first detailed study of the use of prose in the plays.
8
Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and
prose
This Volume Is Devoted To Plays And Prose Writings, The Task Of Bringing Together Samples Of The Best Of Modern Indian Writing Is Now Complete.
9
Art of Translating
Prose
must never write for publication in any language but English — I took advantage,
in this first chapter, of the fact that Old English, prose and poetry alike, today
requires translation to be understood by readers of Modern English. It seemed to
me, ...
10
Selected
Prose and
Prose-Poems
She is that political poet and more: a poet of philosophical meditation, self-consciousness, and daring. This is a book full of surprises and paradoxes.
Gabriela Mistral, Stephen Tapscott, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
prose is used in the context of the following news items.
Ignore the 'good grammar' crowd and your prose will be better for it
Ignore the 'good grammar' crowd and your prose will be better for it. 49 Comments Oliver ... If you ignore its potential, you'll write clunky prose. Indeed, Orwell ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
Writing From a War Zone Doesn't Make You Anne Frank
By Francine ProseFrancine Prose is distinguished writer in residence at Bard College and the author of more than twenty fiction and nonfiction books, including ... «Foreign Policy, May 15»
PEN Award For Charlie Hebdo Prompts Writers Protest
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose and at least four other writers have withdrawn from next month's PEN American Center gala, citing ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
City seeks next group of PROSE schools, as Fariña praises first …
The experimentation program, Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools for Excellence, or PROSE, allowed 62 schools to start putting plans into place in ... «Chalkbeat New York, Mar 15»
Prose Web And Mobile Application Launches
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Prose, a new social media literature platform, announces the global launch of its web (https://theprose.com/) and ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
POTUS Reading List: The Books Obama Bought at Politics & Prose
President Obama visited Politics and Prose, an independent bookstore in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, to promote small businesses by buying a giant stack of ... «Bloomberg, Dec 14»
Here are the books Obama bought at Politics & Prose
President Obama and his daughters celebrated “Small Business Saturday” with a visit to Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., where the president ... «MSNBC, Nov 14»
Deadpool Stars in Marvel's Next Prose Novel
By Jesse SchedeenMarvel's new line of prose novels has delivered adaptations of major comic book storylines like Civil War and The Death of Captain America. «IGN, Nov 14»
Marvel Announces New 'Ant-Man' Prose Novel
In addition to a new comic series launching next year, Marvel announced plans Tuesday for Ant-Man: Natural Enemy, a prose novel centering on the character. «Hollywood Reporter, Nov 14»
Politics and Prose will open satellite stores in Busboys and Poets …
In a move to expand its retail operation and cultural offerings, Politics and Prose Bookstore will open five satellite locations in Busboys and Poets restaurants ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
