ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUEEN
Old English cwēn; related to Old Saxon quān wife, Old Norse kvæn, Gothic qēns wife.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO QUEEN
PRESENT
Present
I queen
you queen
he/she/it queens
we queen
you queen
they queen
Present continuous
I am queening
you are queening
he/she/it is queening
we are queening
you are queening
they are queening
Present perfect
I have queened
you have queened
he/she/it has queened
we have queened
you have queened
they have queened
Present perfect continuous
I have been queening
you have been queening
he/she/it has been queening
we have been queening
you have been queening
they have been queening
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 queened
you queened
he/she/it queened
we queened
you queened
they queened
Past continuous
I was queening
you were queening
he/she/it was queening
we were queening
you were queening
they were queening
Past perfect
I had queened
you had queened
he/she/it had queened
we had queened
you had queened
they had queened
Past perfect continuous
I had been queening
you had been queening
he/she/it had been queening
we had been queening
you had been queening
they had been queening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will queen
you will queen
he/she/it will queen
we will queen
you will queen
they will queen
Future continuous
I will be queening
you will be queening
he/she/it will be queening
we will be queening
you will be queening
they will be queening
Future perfect
I will have queened
you will have queened
he/she/it will have queened
we will have queened
you will have queened
they will have queened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been queening
you will have been queening
he/she/it will have been queening
we will have been queening
you will have been queening
they will have been queening
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would queen
you would queen
he/she/it would queen
we would queen
you would queen
they would queen
Conditional continuous
I would be queening
you would be queening
he/she/it would be queening
we would be queening
you would be queening
they would be queening
Conditional perfect
I would have queen
you would have queen
he/she/it would have queen
we would have queen
you would have queen
they would have queen
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been queening
you would have been queening
he/she/it would have been queening
we would have been queening
you would have been queening
they would have been queening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you queen
we let´s queen
you queen
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
queening
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 «QUEEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
queen.
There was a queen that was overthrown here. So I was affected by all of that and felt profoundly grateful for the opportunity to live in Hawaii, and I set out at once to try to fit in.
Queen Paola and I will never forget the ties that have grown between the people and us during the course of the years. Thank you for your confidence, tokens of sympathy and support, sometimes even with a little criticism. We always loved you.
Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes, but in Italy I get turned down for work.
Yes, I am transgendered but I also am a cross-dresser - I dress as a woman. It's not that I just want to be seen as a female in our society, I'm also a drag queen and a performer - there are many levels there.
The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation.
Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights.
I enjoy the TV series 'Dexter,' where there's a reason for every kill. Quentin Tarantino is a favourite, and a 'Kill Bill' action-packed movie would be up my street. I'd love to be India's first scream queen!
My mother was a beauty queen in her hey day. That's where I learnt a little about makeup and hair... I had never picked up or even seen a 'Vogue' before I was 17. I had no idea about fashion, magazines, models or designers. No idea.
Queen Victoria was a woman of peerless common sense; her common sense, which is a rare gift at any time, amounted to genius. She had been brought up by her mother with the utmost simplicity, and she retained it to the end, and conducted her public and private life alike by that infallible guide.
If you're a queen, you're powerless, so I'd probably demote myself and go shopping.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUEEN»
Discover the use of
queen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
queen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion
Alphabetically arranged subject entries cover Queen Victoria's life and her sixty-three-year reign, the longest of any female monarch.
After her father is arrested for her mother's murder, Queen faces a difficult decision to reveal a long held secret which can reveal the real killer and save her father's life.
This classic account of the birth of a legendary group is the truly authentic version of Queen's rise to stardom.Author Mark Hodkinson interviewed over 60 friends and colleagues of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon to ...
When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.
Catherine Gilbert Murdock, 2007
5
The White
Queen: A Novel
The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become ...
More than a decade after Mercury's death, Queen's fan base continues to grow. This meticulous, session-by-session, album-by-album, tour-by-tour chronicle of the band is the book that Queen fans have been waiting for.
7
Queen Elizabeth I: Selected Works
A new collection of selected original writings by the sixteenth-century monarch offers an introductory perspective on Elizabethan literature and is complemented by eight pages of black-and-white photographs. Original. 15,000 first printing.
A lyrical tale of survival in a strange, hostile world
9
Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin
Queen
Looks at the life of a member of Chicago's Puerto Rican gang the Latin Queens, the female counterpoint of the Latin Kings, and details the years of sexual abuse that began at the age of five and the consequences of breaking the gang's code ...
Reymundo Sanchez, Sonia Rodriguez, 2010
10
Remaking
Queen Victoria
An exploration of the diverse and conflicting meanings Queen Victoria held for her subjects and others.
Margaret Homans, Adrienne Munich, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUEEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
queen is used in the context of the following news items.
Fury after The Sun publishes Queen's Nazi salute footage
'The Queen and her family's service and dedication to the welfare of this nation during the war, and the 63 years The Queen has spent building relations ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Davis Cup: Murray vs Tsonga 2nd singles at Queen's
LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will meet at Queen's Club on Friday in the first Britain-France tie in Davis Cup in 23 years. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
What does Prince George call the Queen?
One of the cutest royal pictures from the weekend showed Prince George chatting away to the Queen following Princess Charlotte's christening on Sunday. «hellomagazine.com, Jul 15»
Buckingham Palace repairs may force queen out
LONDON — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II may be forced to move out of Buckingham Palace to allow millions of dollars of renovations to be carried out. «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
Queen is UK's secret gold in German showdown
Berlin (CNN) There's been speculation that Queen Elizabeth's state visit to Germany this week will be her last major trip. Palace officials dismiss those rumors as ... «CNN, Jun 15»
Andy Murray v Kevin Anderson, Queen's Club final: as it happened
Andy Murray became a record-equalling four-time winner at Queen's after outclassing Kevin Anderson in the final of the Aegon Championships. Murray, who ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Sophie Wessex enjoys Royal Ascot Ladies Day but it's a disaster for …
The Queen was left to look on in horror after one of her horses suffered a serious injury at Royal Ascot this afternoon - and had to be removed from the course in ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Queen Elizabeth celebrates official birthday with military parade
London (CNN) Queen Elizabeth II marked her official birthday Saturday with a spectacular military parade and awards for actors, sportsmen and sportswomen, ... «CNN, Jun 15»
Queen's Speech 2015: EU referendum, tax freeze and right-to-buy
An EU referendum by the end of 2017 is among a packed programme of new laws in the first Conservative Queen's Speech in nearly two decades. «BBC News, May 15»
Princess Charlotte Meets Her Great-Grandmother, Queen Elizabeth
The Queen was away on an official royal engagement Saturday while Charlotte was born at St. Mary's Hospital in London, but spent around 30 minutes meeting ... «ABC News, May 15»
