ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SET
Old English settan, causative of sittan to sit; related to Old Frisian setta, Old High German sezzan.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SET
PRESENT
Present
I set
you set
he/she/it sets
we set
you set
they set
Present continuous
I am setting
you are setting
he/she/it is setting
we are setting
you are setting
they are setting
Present perfect
I have set
you have set
he/she/it has set
we have set
you have set
they have set
Present perfect continuous
I have been setting
you have been setting
he/she/it has been setting
we have been setting
you have been setting
they have been setting
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 set
you set
he/she/it set
we set
you set
they set
Past continuous
I was setting
you were setting
he/she/it was setting
we were setting
you were setting
they were setting
Past perfect
I had set
you had set
he/she/it had set
we had set
you had set
they had set
Past perfect continuous
I had been setting
you had been setting
he/she/it had been setting
we had been setting
you had been setting
they had been setting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will set
you will set
he/she/it will set
we will set
you will set
they will set
Future continuous
I will be setting
you will be setting
he/she/it will be setting
we will be setting
you will be setting
they will be setting
Future perfect
I will have set
you will have set
he/she/it will have set
we will have set
you will have set
they will have set
Future perfect continuous
I will have been setting
you will have been setting
he/she/it will have been setting
we will have been setting
you will have been setting
they will have been setting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would set
you would set
he/she/it would set
we would set
you would set
they would set
Conditional continuous
I would be setting
you would be setting
he/she/it would be setting
we would be setting
you would be setting
they would be setting
Conditional perfect
I would have set
you would have set
he/she/it would have set
we would have set
you would have set
they would have set
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been setting
you would have been setting
he/she/it would have been setting
we would have been setting
you would have been setting
they would have been setting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you set
we let´s set
you set
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
setting
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 «SET»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
set.
I've been performing since I was very little, about three years old. I was inspired at first by the MTV artists of the '80s and started putting on 'shows' in the apartment, most of them set to Michael Jackson's 'Bad' album. In my mind, there was a full lighting rig behind me... but it was just a couch.
I often say television is not a job for grown men. You go to a set, they pick out your clothes for you, they tell you where to stand, what to say, and your chair has your name on it in case you can't find a place to sit.
'Attack The Block' is an alien invasion film set in South London. It's about a group of kids who are some petty thugs, who have to find the hero in themselves, when they attack.
'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A.
At the end of the day, it is about the album and book and also about setting the record straight, because 'American Idol' has done a great job of defaming my name and throwing a lot of mud at me for the past two years. So that set up a lot of roadblocks for me.
I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.
Me, I'm good at nothing but walking on the set with a pretty dress.
There are all kinds of addictions, and I've got every single one. If you set me in front of anything, I will do it until I ram it into the ground and it's done working for me.
The guy who sits in front of the TV set with headphones on has lost the capacity to react to the tactile environment.
I don't tend to offer up a critique unless I have a clearly formulated alternative, because there's nothing worse than people on a set or any kind of artistic life who critique something but who don't have anything to offer.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SET»
Discover the use of
set in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
set and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The reader should derive from this volume a maximum of understanding of the theorems of set theory and of their basic importance in the study of mathematics." --PHILOSOPHY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Geared toward upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, this treatment examines the basic paradoxes and history of set theory and advanced topics such as relations and functions, equipollence, more. 1960 edition.
This book starts with material that nobody can do without. There is no end to what can be learned of set theory, but here is a beginning.
Herbert B. Enderton, 1977
4
Discovering Modern
Set Theory: The basics
Recommended. --Monatshefte fur Mathematik This book is an introduction to set theory for beginning graduate students who want to get a sound grounding in those aspects of set theory used extensively throughout other areas of mathematics.
Winfried Just, Martin Weese, 1996
5
Elementary
Set Theory, Part I/II
This book provides students of mathematics with the minimum amount of knowledge in logic and set theory needed for a profitable continuation of their studies.
K.T. Leung, Doris Lai-chue Chen, 1992
This is a classic introduction to set theory, from the basics through to the modern tools of combinatorial set theory.
Andras Hajnal, Peter Hamburger, 1999
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Fuzzy
Set Theory—and Its Applications
Since its inception, the theory of fuzzy sets has advanced in a variety of ways and in many disciplines.
Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann, 2001
This book offers a new algebraic approach to set theory.
Andri Joyal, Ieke Moerdijk, 1995
9
Classic
Set Theory: For Guided Independent Study
Designed for undergraduate students of set theory, Classic Set Theory presents a modern perspective of the classic work of Georg Cantor and Richard Dedekin and their immediate successors.
10
Invariant Descriptive
Set Theory
By illustrating the relevance of invariant descriptive set theory to other fields of mathematics, this self-contained book encourages readers to further explore this very active area of research.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SET»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
set is used in the context of the following news items.
The Harper Lee 'Go Set a Watchman' Fraud
Called away on family business, I was afraid I'd missed the sweet spot for commentary on the Harper Lee/“To Kill a Mockingbird”/“Go Set a Watchman” ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee review – 'moral ambition …
If we accept for argument's sake that Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee's premature sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, has been intentionally published by its author, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
'Go Set A Watchman' Is A Revelation On Race, Not A Disappointment
Editor's note: spoilers ahead. I don't remember how old I was when I read To Kill A Mockingbird for the first time. But I do know that I loved it — which is why I was ... «NPR, Jul 15»
Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman'
The most dramatic feature of her “new” novel, “Go Set a Watchman” — written before “To Kill a Mockingbird” but published 55 years afterward — is the revelation ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Go Set a Watchman review – more complex than Harper Lee's …
Chronologically, Go Set a Watchman is, in Hollywood arithmetic, a sort of Mockingbird 2, depicting the later lives of the Finch family – lawyer Atticus, his daughter ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman': Read the First Chapter
In 1957, when she was 31 years old, Harper Lee submitted her first attempt at a novel to the publisher J.B. Lippincott. Titled 'Go Set a Watchman,' it was set in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
This teen snuck onto the set of 'Orange Is the New Black' and staged …
The Monroe, New York, teenager was able to walk right onto the set of "Orange Is the New Black," the Netflix show that centers around a women's prison in ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
Don't Set Process Without Input from Frontline Workers
You know those guys with the clipboards and checklists? Those annoying folks who drone on about compliance and procedure? Those sticklers who find ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jun 15»
What's wrong with this Target sign?
Appell pointed to the success of building sets geared toward girls -- like GoldieBlox, Roominate and Lego Friends -- as signs that the approach could make girls ... «CNN, Jun 15»
Companies Set Up Advisory Boards to Improve Digital Savvy
At least 50 Fortune 500 companies have set up digital advisory boards in the past five years, says George L. Davis, Jr., co-head of the global board practice for ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
