CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHORTEN
PRESENT
Present
I shorten
you shorten
he/she/it shortens
we shorten
you shorten
they shorten
Present continuous
I am shortening
you are shortening
he/she/it is shortening
we are shortening
you are shortening
they are shortening
Present perfect
I have shortened
you have shortened
he/she/it has shortened
we have shortened
you have shortened
they have shortened
Present perfect continuous
I have been shortening
you have been shortening
he/she/it has been shortening
we have been shortening
you have been shortening
they have been shortening
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 shortened
you shortened
he/she/it shortened
we shortened
you shortened
they shortened
Past continuous
I was shortening
you were shortening
he/she/it was shortening
we were shortening
you were shortening
they were shortening
Past perfect
I had shortened
you had shortened
he/she/it had shortened
we had shortened
you had shortened
they had shortened
Past perfect continuous
I had been shortening
you had been shortening
he/she/it had been shortening
we had been shortening
you had been shortening
they had been shortening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will shorten
you will shorten
he/she/it will shorten
we will shorten
you will shorten
they will shorten
Future continuous
I will be shortening
you will be shortening
he/she/it will be shortening
we will be shortening
you will be shortening
they will be shortening
Future perfect
I will have shortened
you will have shortened
he/she/it will have shortened
we will have shortened
you will have shortened
they will have shortened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shortening
you will have been shortening
he/she/it will have been shortening
we will have been shortening
you will have been shortening
they will have been shortening
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would shorten
you would shorten
he/she/it would shorten
we would shorten
you would shorten
they would shorten
Conditional continuous
I would be shortening
you would be shortening
he/she/it would be shortening
we would be shortening
you would be shortening
they would be shortening
Conditional perfect
I would have shorten
you would have shorten
he/she/it would have shorten
we would have shorten
you would have shorten
they would have shorten
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shortening
you would have been shortening
he/she/it would have been shortening
we would have been shortening
you would have been shortening
they would have been shortening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you shorten
we let´s shorten
you shorten
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
shortened
Present Participle
shortening
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 «SHORTEN»
The term «shorten» is very widely used and occupies the
23.042 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «SHORTEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
shorten.
I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing ways to shorten it.
In approaching our subject it will be best, without attempting to shorten the path by referring to famous theories of the drama, to start directly from the facts, and to collect from them gradually an idea of Shakespearean Tragedy.
Not long ago someone said I should shorten it to just Emma. But I really, really love my name. From as far as I can remember, my parents have taught me to be really proud of my name.
The aim is to postpone frailty, postpone degenerative disease, debilitation and so on and thereby shorten the period at the end of life, which is passed in a decrepit or disabled state, while extending life as a whole.
Richness in the world is a result of other people's poverty. We should begin to shorten the abyss between haves and have-nots.
As one ages, eventually, no matter what regime you've followed, no matter how fiercely you've fought the fight, good health becomes harder to maintain. It may disappear overnight or simply dwindle, but with every year that passes, the odds shorten.
A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail.
If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.
I'm not really a fashion designer. I just love clothes. I've never been to design school. I can't sketch. I can't cut patterns and things. I can shorten things. I can make a dress out of a scarf.
I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORTEN»
Discover the use of
shorten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shorten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shorten the Time to Doctorate: A Guide to Managing Your ...
The book is packed with practical and easy to apply tips about: How to plan your research and organize your daily tasks How to choose a topic and an adviser How to communicate with your adviser in a win-win style How to complete the ...
2
Tales and Stories to
shorten the way
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3
Easy Guide to Sewing Tops and T-Shirts, Skirts, and Pants
It's more efficient to lengthen or shorten your pattern before you add width so that
you'll be working only with the necessary length. You'll also be able to blend the
side seamlines easily and accurately as you smooth the jog that often occurs ...
Lynn MacIntyre, Marcy Tilton, 2009
4
10 Steps to Sales Success: The Proven System that Can ...
In Ten Steps to Sales Success, sales expert Tim Breithaupt both teaches and inspires -- providing a treasure-trove of practical tools and techniques designed to cover the entire selling process from A to Z. The book presents a complete ...
5
Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary
DON'T STOP WITH THE DEFINITION The editors of the dictionary advise us to
look up shorten if we want a better understanding of abridge, so let's do just that:
shorten (shôr'tən), v.t., 1. to make short or shorter. 2. to reduce, decrease, take in,
...
6
America's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero The Shield
Journey back to the Golden Age of comics - a period that defined and shaped the course of comic books for years to come!
7
New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Project 2003, Introductory
N After developing the initial project plan, project managers often face the
challenge of having to shorten the project without impacting its overall success or
quality. Now that you've 3 learned how to find, format, and display the critical path
, ...
Rachel Biheller Bunin, 2004
8
New Perspectives on Microsoft Project 2010: Introductory
After developing the initial project, project managers often face the challenge of
having to shorten the project without impacting its overall success or quality. You
can shorten the path by changing task information—working directly with task ...
Rachel Biheller Bunin, 2011
9
Concise Description of Islamic Law and Legal Opinions
given to him by a tyrant ruler then one must not shorten the prayer. One is also
not allowed to shorten the prayer if one is hunting for leisure or is on a journey for
enjoyment. However, if one is hunting to earn one's living or one's family's living,
...
Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan Ṭūsī, 2008
However, Shorten is still in use by some people because there are legally traded concert recordings in circulation that are encoded as Shorten files. Shorten files use the .shn file extension.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORTEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shorten is used in the context of the following news items.
Newspoll: Shorten support sinks deeper as ALP stretches lead
Bill Shorten's support has hit a record low 27 per cent as voters mark the Labor leader's performance as worse than Tony Abbott's, despite backing for the ALP ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Bill Shorten faces a destructive Coalition carbon tax scare campaign through to the next election after the damaging leak of draft Labor plans for an emissions ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Bill Shorten challenges Prime Minister Tony Abbott to debate on …
Labor leader Bill Shorten has challenged Tony Abbott to take the fight against ... Mr Shorten faced heat during two days of interrogation last week for declaring a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Bill Shorten bruised but trade unions royal commission yet to reveal …
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten was bruised but not defeated in his first appearance before the trade union royal commission, after admitting his failure to declare ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Bill Shorten outlines vision for Australia in passionate pub speech in …
In the video obtained by the ABC, rowdy Labor supporters cheer as an emotional Mr Shorten tells the crowd he dreams of an Australia where same-sex marriage ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
Bill Shorten brushes off government attack ad as 'propaganda'
The 3½ minute ad, released on the Liberal Party's official YouTube channel on Friday, says Mr Shorten is "not a leader" and uses clips from the recently aired ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
'I am kicking myself': Bill Shorten admits lying to broadcaster Neil …
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has admitted it was a mistake to lie to broadcaster Neil Mitchell about a secret meeting with Kevin Rudd during the 2013 Labor ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
Royal commission targets Shorten's ex-wife
The Abbott government's royal commission into union corruption has trawled through the personal affairs of Bill Shorten's ex-wife as part of its investigation of the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
Bill Shorten's union took hundreds of thousands from building …
East Link joint venture builder Thiess John Holland paid Bill Shorten's union nearly $300,000, shortly after the project started in 2005. Photo: Bloomberg. «The Age, Jun 15»
Greens pension deal: Di Natale exposes stranded Shorten, Morrison …
Richard Di Natale has exposed Bill Shorten as being “stranded on an island of reactionary politics” after the new Greens leader struck a deal to cut payments for ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
