CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAFT
PRESENT
Present
I raft
you raft
he/she/it rafts
we raft
you raft
they raft
Present continuous
I am rafting
you are rafting
he/she/it is rafting
we are rafting
you are rafting
they are rafting
Present perfect
I have rafted
you have rafted
he/she/it has rafted
we have rafted
you have rafted
they have rafted
Present perfect continuous
I have been rafting
you have been rafting
he/she/it has been rafting
we have been rafting
you have been rafting
they have been rafting
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 rafted
you rafted
he/she/it rafted
we rafted
you rafted
they rafted
Past continuous
I was rafting
you were rafting
he/she/it was rafting
we were rafting
you were rafting
they were rafting
Past perfect
I had rafted
you had rafted
he/she/it had rafted
we had rafted
you had rafted
they had rafted
Past perfect continuous
I had been rafting
you had been rafting
he/she/it had been rafting
we had been rafting
you had been rafting
they had been rafting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will raft
you will raft
he/she/it will raft
we will raft
you will raft
they will raft
Future continuous
I will be rafting
you will be rafting
he/she/it will be rafting
we will be rafting
you will be rafting
they will be rafting
Future perfect
I will have rafted
you will have rafted
he/she/it will have rafted
we will have rafted
you will have rafted
they will have rafted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rafting
you will have been rafting
he/she/it will have been rafting
we will have been rafting
you will have been rafting
they will have been rafting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would raft
you would raft
he/she/it would raft
we would raft
you would raft
they would raft
Conditional continuous
I would be rafting
you would be rafting
he/she/it would be rafting
we would be rafting
you would be rafting
they would be rafting
Conditional perfect
I would have raft
you would have raft
he/she/it would have raft
we would have raft
you would have raft
they would have raft
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rafting
you would have been rafting
he/she/it would have been rafting
we would have been rafting
you would have been rafting
they would have been rafting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you raft
we let´s raft
you raft
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
rafting
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 «RAFT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
raft.
I started using a raft at my shows in 2009, and in 2011, I started caking people.
The BBC must never be all about ratings - or even mainly about ratings. In the past year, we have made a raft of terrific programmes which stand comparison with the best the BBC has ever done: 'Blue Planet,' 'Walking with Beasts,' 'Son of God,' 'Clocking Off,' 'The Way We Live Now,' 'Conspiracy,' 'Lost World.'
A quintessential experience is to raft the Rio Grande through the Blue Mountains, stopping off at waterfalls and having picnics of barbecued fish.
People reveal so much of their mental processes online, simply because the psychological effect of anonymity just means that a whole raft of inhibitions are left alone when people log on.
Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.
It's hard now to imagine that kind of travel and the daily tasks they simply took for granted. If a wagon axle broke, you had to stop and carve a new one. To cross a river, you sometimes had to build a raft.
I will pick a raft of cartoons. And then later, it'll come time to run this cartoon. And I'll look at it, and I won't quite get it anymore. Because sometimes the grenade goes off in the moment, and then it doesn't repeat down the line.
Today I can announce a raft of reforms that we estimate could save over 2.5 million police hours every year. That's the equivalent of more than 1,200 police officer posts. These reforms are a watershed moment in policing. They show that we really mean business in busting bureaucracy.
It's easier in some ways being on the life raft and the other guy's in the boat and you can row alongside and be supportive. In some ways, that's an easier role.
When you're on a raft, you pray like in a foxhole.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAFT»
Discover the use of
raft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
raft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Stephen Baxter's highly acclaimed first novel and the beginning of his stunning Xeelee Sequence.
Robbie's last-minute flight to the Midway Atoll proves to be a nightmare when the plane goes down in shark-infested waters. Fighting for her life, the co-pilot Max pulls her onto the raft, and that's when the real terror begins.
3
A Yellow
Raft in Blue Water: A Novel
Moving backward in time, Dorris's critically acclaimed debut novel is a lyrical saga of three generations of Native American women beset by hardship and torn by angry secrets.
Every year for over a decade Howard Goldenberg, a white middle-aged doctor, has spent numerous periods working as a relieving doctor for Aboriginal communities in remote places.
5
Huck's
Raft: A History of American Childhood
Explores many aspects of the changing societal role of children throughout American history, and credits the impact that children have had on major historical events.
6
Raft Foundation Design And Analysis With A Practical Approach
In Actual Practice Rafts Are Rarely So. A Structural Designer Engaged In The Design Of Raft Foundations Finds It Hard To Select The Method That Can Be Carried Out Within The Time And Cost Available For Design And Give Adequate Safety And ...
Sharat Chandra Gupta, 2007
When a plane carrying three airmen fails to return from its bombing mission on January 16, 1942, the U.S. Navy can afford only a brief search before giving the men up as dead.
8
Design Applications of
Raft Foundations
This book examines alternative design procedures for plain and piled raft foundations. Chapters are written by leading consultants and contractors from around the world who draw on their extensive experience in the UK and overseas.
9
Handbook of
RAFT Polymerization
Edited by a rising star within the community, this Handbook assembles the latest knowledge about RAFT, ranging from its mechanistic underpinnings to practical applications, providing high value for researchers and research managers seeking ...
Christopher Barner-Kowollik, 2008
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Pretending the Bed is a
Raft
Set in the present-day South, eight short stories by the award-winning author of Crossing Blood feature women locked in doomed but desired romances, including the tale of a young woman who watches as her mother cheats on her husband.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAFT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
raft is used in the context of the following news items.
River Guide Carries Malnourished Bear Cub To Safety In Raft
Rafting guide Danny Allen of High Mountain Expeditions was photographed last week paddling down the Nolichucky River near the North Carolina and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Mexico rescues 12 Cubans from makeshift raft
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Navy says it has rescued 12 Cuban men who were found aboard a makeshift raft off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
USS Rushmore rescues 65 stranded at sea near Indonesia
(CNN) The San Diego-based USS Rushmore spotted and rescued 65 people who were stranded on a makeshift bamboo raft while transiting through the ... «CNN, Jun 15»
Search Continues For Boy Who Fell Out Of Raft On Arkansas River
Two of the three rafters were pulled out of the class 3 section rapids by other people in the raft. The third occupant, an 11-year-old boy, was not recovered. «CBS Local, Jun 15»
Five Survive Bahamas Plane Crash, Rescued After Hours in Life Raft
Five people — including an eight-month-old baby — survived a light plane crash in the Bahamas late Monday and were rescued after drifting in a life raft for ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
Rafting death a reminder of need for caution
GRIZZLY CREEK — The roiling Colorado River was no deterrent Monday for Tyler Smith and his girlfriend, who were poised to take their raft out from Grizzly ... «Aspen Times, Jun 15»
A Raft Capsizes; Can Spanish Rescuers Reach Everyone In Time?
I was on a tour of the Spanish maritime rescue service's headquarters in Tarifa, a Spanish town at the very southern tip of Europe, when the radios all started ... «NPR, Jun 15»
Steve Aoki Sued for Breaking Someone's Neck with His Raft
Steve Aoki didn't invent life raft riding, which was a move Girl Talk would pull as far ago back as seven years ago, but in recent times, Aoki has become known ... «Radio.com Music and Entertainment News, May 15»
Kansas lawmakers pass raft of bills before deadline
Kansas state Reps. Broderick Henderson, left, and Valdenia Winn, right, both Kansas City Democrats, confer following the chamber's session, Thursday, Feb. «Washington Times, Feb 15»
Film tells horrifying tale behind Louvre painting
Theodore Gericault's desolate depiction of survivors washed out on a raft in the West African sea is admired for its ground-breaking use of Romantic swirls and ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
