ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUFFER
From Old French soffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- + ferre to bear.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUFFER
PRESENT
Present
I suffer
you suffer
he/she/it suffers
we suffer
you suffer
they suffer
Present continuous
I am suffering
you are suffering
he/she/it is suffering
we are suffering
you are suffering
they are suffering
Present perfect
I have suffered
you have suffered
he/she/it has suffered
we have suffered
you have suffered
they have suffered
Present perfect continuous
I have been suffering
you have been suffering
he/she/it has been suffering
we have been suffering
you have been suffering
they have been suffering
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 suffered
you suffered
he/she/it suffered
we suffered
you suffered
they suffered
Past continuous
I was suffering
you were suffering
he/she/it was suffering
we were suffering
you were suffering
they were suffering
Past perfect
I had suffered
you had suffered
he/she/it had suffered
we had suffered
you had suffered
they had suffered
Past perfect continuous
I had been suffering
you had been suffering
he/she/it had been suffering
we had been suffering
you had been suffering
they had been suffering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will suffer
you will suffer
he/she/it will suffer
we will suffer
you will suffer
they will suffer
Future continuous
I will be suffering
you will be suffering
he/she/it will be suffering
we will be suffering
you will be suffering
they will be suffering
Future perfect
I will have suffered
you will have suffered
he/she/it will have suffered
we will have suffered
you will have suffered
they will have suffered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
he/she/it will have been suffering
we will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
they will have been suffering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would suffer
you would suffer
he/she/it would suffer
we would suffer
you would suffer
they would suffer
Conditional continuous
I would be suffering
you would be suffering
he/she/it would be suffering
we would be suffering
you would be suffering
they would be suffering
Conditional perfect
I would have suffer
you would have suffer
he/she/it would have suffer
we would have suffer
you would have suffer
they would have suffer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been suffering
you would have been suffering
he/she/it would have been suffering
we would have been suffering
you would have been suffering
they would have been suffering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you suffer
we let´s suffer
you suffer
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
suffering
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 «SUFFER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
suffer.
Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them.
Everyone is different. We all suffer from the disease of being human. There are a thousand cures but no antidotes.
Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.
Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective. Most of the elite suffer from psychogenic amnesia. That means it's not organic amnesia, such as damage caused by brain injury. It's just a matter of psychology.
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.
I'm a triathlete. Running is when I do my best living and my best thinking. I love the discipline, pushing yourself to suffer as much as you can, because it leads to a form of redemption.
What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.
I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right.
It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.
Fairness has not been enhanced by the tax code, but lobbyists have been made rich, politicians have been re-elected, and the economy has been made to suffer.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUFFER»
Discover the use of
suffer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
suffer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why Do Good People
Suffer?: Guidance and Hope for Those Who ...
“Why me?” This is the universal question that haunts most of us when faced with a seemingly unanswerable problem or situation, or when we are struck with a long-suffering incurable disease.
A Christian Theology of God and Suffering
Thomas Gerard Weinandy, 2000
3
Suffer the Little Children: The Inside Story of Ireland's ...
Pages of newsprint were devoted to the issues raised by the series, and on the 11th of May, the airdate of the final segment of the trilogy, the Taoiseach issued an historic apology on behalf of the state to the victims of child abuse ...
Mary Raftery, Eoin O'Sullivan, 2002
4
Forever Will You
Suffer
Not a good idea. Because Abigail’s great at holding a grudge, some of her best friends are demons, and she’s dedicated to keeping a promise she made to Rick long, long ago. “Forever will I remember; forever will you suffer.”
5
Suffer in Silence: A Novel of Navy SEAL Training
A gripping novel of men training to become Navy SEALs who are pushed to their physical and mental limits---and what happens when those thresholds are crossed It’s the pivotal test faced by every Navy SEAL: one hundred twenty sleepless ...
The book explores where suffering came from and the role of evil in the world, using recent examples such as 9/11 and the Asian Tsunami with which a contemporary audience can connect.
7
Suffer the Little Children
Tells the true story of the crimes of abuser, murderer, and child molester Jesse James Cummings.
The children are disappearing, one by one. An evil history is repeating itself. And one strange, terrified child has ended her silence with a scream that began a hundred years ago. From the Paperback edition.
Somehow she must learn to survive the daily perversions . . . but how can Zoey survive? How could anyone? Somewhere between ecstasy and pain -- learn to SUFFER THE FLESH.
10
Suffer and be Still: Women in the Victorian Age
Essayists examine the social and economic position of Victorian women and their late-nineteenth-century struggles for social and political rights
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUFFER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
suffer is used in the context of the following news items.
Why Greece's Lenders Need to Suffer
There is definitive proof, for anyone willing to look, that Greece is not solely or even primarily responsible for its own financial crisis. The proof is not especially ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Boys suffer second degree sunburns at day care, says mom
(CNN) Two Oklahoma boys are in the hospital recuperating from burns after their mother said their day care took them to a splash park and let them play with no ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Cybersecurity job market to suffer severe workforce shortage
The shortage of experienced cybersecurity talent may explain why a cybersecurity software engineer earns more than a CSO. «CSO Online, Jul 15»
Animals can suffer, too — and here is how we know
And it is these unpleasant feelings that cause the suffering we humans associate with pain. The science of suffering is well documented in the book of the same ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
'London and devolved regions most likely to suffer in next wave of …
But the respected City consultancy warned that all regions will suffer at least some damaging impact, pointing to a widespread dip in regional growth rates next ... «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»
Europe wants Greece to suffer: The truth about the never-ending …
Europe wants Greece to suffer: The truth about the never-ending financial crisis & the cult of extreme austerity. Greece's financial nightmare has lasted five years ... «Salon, Jun 15»
Emerging markets suffer biggest weekly outflow in 7 years
Emerging market funds have suffered their biggest outflows since the financial crisis this week, as investors pulled billions of dollars from Chinese equities. «Financial Times, Jun 15»
Suffer the children
Bolivia's ombudsman reported that 34% of girls suffered sexual abuse before age 18. Studies suggest that up to 36% of Latin American adult women suffer ... «The Economist, May 15»
CA Green Stickers All But Gone; Will Plug-In Hybrid Sales Suffer …
All good things must come to an end, and so it is with the green stickers that give plug-in hybrid drivers access to California's freeway carpool lanes with just one ... «Green Car Reports, May 15»
It's Like The Story Of Job: Ebola Survivors Who Continue To Suffer
His mother named him Moses, but the story of Moses Lasana over the past year unfolds more like the story of Job: Adversity follows tragedy only to be topped off ... «NPR, May 15»
