ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RIGHT
Old English riht, reoht; related to Old High German reht, Gothic raihts, Latin rēctus.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RIGHT
PRESENT
Present
I right
you right
he/she/it rights
we right
you right
they right
Present continuous
I am righting
you are righting
he/she/it is righting
we are righting
you are righting
they are righting
Present perfect
I have righted
you have righted
he/she/it has righted
we have righted
you have righted
they have righted
Present perfect continuous
I have been righting
you have been righting
he/she/it has been righting
we have been righting
you have been righting
they have been righting
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 righted
you righted
he/she/it righted
we righted
you righted
they righted
Past continuous
I was righting
you were righting
he/she/it was righting
we were righting
you were righting
they were righting
Past perfect
I had righted
you had righted
he/she/it had righted
we had righted
you had righted
they had righted
Past perfect continuous
I had been righting
you had been righting
he/she/it had been righting
we had been righting
you had been righting
they had been righting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will right
you will right
he/she/it will right
we will right
you will right
they will right
Future continuous
I will be righting
you will be righting
he/she/it will be righting
we will be righting
you will be righting
they will be righting
Future perfect
I will have righted
you will have righted
he/she/it will have righted
we will have righted
you will have righted
they will have righted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been righting
you will have been righting
he/she/it will have been righting
we will have been righting
you will have been righting
they will have been righting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would right
you would right
he/she/it would right
we would right
you would right
they would right
Conditional continuous
I would be righting
you would be righting
he/she/it would be righting
we would be righting
you would be righting
they would be righting
Conditional perfect
I would have right
you would have right
he/she/it would have right
we would have right
you would have right
they would have right
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been righting
you would have been righting
he/she/it would have been righting
we would have been righting
you would have been righting
they would have been righting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you right
we let´s right
you right
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
righting
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 «RIGHT»
The term «right» is very widely used and occupies the
416 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «RIGHT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
right.
The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
In performance, you don't always feel that sort of family bond right off the top. It sort of develops and grows over time.
Your message is stupid. Iraq is not afraid of you or anyone else when it has a right to claim. What you warned about is not on Iraq's agenda. Iraq is vital and powerful. It is not an opportunistic country. Your administration has not learned from the past.
Risks are a measure of people. People who don't take them are trying to preserve what they have. Some risks have a future, and some people call them wrong. But being right may be like walking backwards, proving where you've been.
You are probably right when you say that I could get a role in any producer's film if I just asked.
Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.
As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be.
I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.
I don't smoke, I try to eat right, and I love doing yoga and going for hikes with my dog.
The only person to look out for me is me. I've got to make sure Corey Clark is all right.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHT»
Discover the use of
right in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
right and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Let the
Right One In: A Novel
And she only comes out at night. . . . Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, director Tomas Alfredsson’s film of Let the Right One In has received the same kind of spectacular raves that have been lavished on the book.
John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2008
In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with.
3
First Grave on the
Right
This is a thrilling debut novel from Darynda Jones, an exciting newcomer to the world of paranormal romantic suspense. First Grave on the Right is the winner of the 2012 Rita Award for Best First Book.
4
The Radical
Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis
The book argues that changes in social structure and the economy do not by themselves adequately explain the success of extremist parties.
5
Radical
Right: Voters and Parties in the Electoral Market
This book, first published in 2005, expands our understanding of support for radical right parties through presenting an integrated new theory which is then tested systematically using a wealth of cross-national survey evidence covering ...
6
Eat
Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution
Eat Right 4 Your Type provides a clear, simple life plan that anyone can follow and suggests the easiest ways to determine your blood type and diet for your blood type. Here is a breakthrough book that will change the way we eat and live.
Peter J. D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney, 1997
7
Dying
Right: The Death with Dignity Movement
Dying Right provides an overview of the Death With Dignity movement, a history of how and why Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide, and an analysis of the future of physician-assisted suicide.
Daniel Hillyard, John Dombrink, 2001
Always lively and provocative, this is the one book that conservatives and their critics must read to understand the past and future of the American Right.
9
Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the ...
Provides a guide to encouraging reading in teenagers and young adults, focusing on knowing the readers, the books, and the strategies for motivating students to read and assess their reading.
10
The
Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for ...
Blending historical and geographical analysis, this book examines the vital relationship between struggles over public space and movements for social justice in the United States.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
right is used in the context of the following news items.
What are your rights during a traffic stop -- and is it wise to exercise …
(CNN) No one can know what went through Sandra Bland's mind when she was pulled over last week for what a Texas police officer later said was her failure to ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Well | Getting the Diagnosis Right
Testing for every possible diagnosis is not feasible, so the doctor needs to ask the right questions, listen carefully to the answers, do the right kind of physical ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Right-to-die campaigners' case rejected in Europe
A bid by UK campaigners to overturn the law on assisted dying has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights. Applications by Jane Nicklinson, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide
WASHINGTON — In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
The right to die
The argument is over the right to die with a doctor's help at the time and in the manner of your own choosing. As yet only a handful of European countries, ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
Denmark's Far-Right Kingmakers
Both of them lost — leaving the leader of the far-right Danish People's Party, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, as the election's big winner and firmly in control of whatever ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
The Growing Right-Wing Terror Threat
One officer explained that he ranked the right-wing threat higher because “it is an emerging threat that we don't have as good of a grip on, even with our ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Finding the Right Balance
What seems like a simple act, in other words, is actually a complex and near-instantaneous calculation that enables you to place your foot in exactly the right ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Right side up
Education must water down imported notions of Western rights and stress duties to the state and the emperor. The group says that the nation should rearm, ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
Opinionator | Getting It Right
And it turns out you are right, but only because the other person in the cafe, the barista, owns a Bentley, which you have no reason to suspect. So you here have ... «New York Times, May 15»
